Inside Asian Gaming

inside asian gaming May 2016 52 Tech Talk By incorporating the latest innovations in game play and system technology, progressive slot concepts continue to carve out space on land-based casino floors. By Joan Mantini their progressive banks and placing several different types of LAPs on their floor. Standalone progressive (SAP) technology has also continued as a common add-on for an individual machine. However, the difference between LAPs and SAPs is that SAPs usually incorporate engaging bonus entertainment in addition to standard play. This link can be within a local area network (LAN) or involve machines in a wide area network (WAN). “As the slot products evolved into video reel slots, multi-level progressives have become the dominant style of progressive games,” says Allon Engleman, Senior Vice President and Chief Design Officer at Scientific Games Corporation. “Now many types of traditional progressives and mysteries with three, four, five or more levels are the standard.” “We continue to see enthusiasm for multi-link progressives and standalone Progressives’ progress S lot manufacturers seem to agree that although it remains a demand, the progressive slot market is pretty mature. But in this day and age, “mature” does not mean progressive slots are forever unchanging and staid. Due to popular demand, slot manufacturers are continuing to produce a variety of linked progressive (LAP) games, which offer the same jackpot levels as traditional progressive banks but with fewer machines. Basically, operators are addressing the demand for LAPs by reducing the size of