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inside asian gaming May 2016 54 features linkable progressives in games featured in the Infinity Skybox product segment, as well as in numerous high performing core games. IT recently launched a new premium product segment, Infinity Skyb0x, which heightens their Infinity U23 cabinet with the addition of an integrated 55-inch vertical monitor to display local area progressives in an impactful way. Infinity Skybox debuted with two flagship titles; Crazy Money Deluxe and Money Rain Deluxe. Each game is outfitted with a linkable Sky Wheel; a massive digital bonus wheel displayed overhead to trigger progressive jackpots and other bonus awards. “Progressives have become an important element of product segmentation for Incredible Technologies,” says Dan Schrementi, Vice President of Gaming Sales & Marketing at IT. “Customers want to see depth in a catalog, and within that depth needs to be categories that touch on their players’ needs. Types of progressives and the form factor they’re shown in have become an important pivot-point in our product marketing mix.” Infinity Link launched with two progressive game families; Color Pays and GoldLink Progressives. “Color Pays and GoldLink are both innovative game families utilizing unique progressive triggers that players will find not only exciting but also easy to understand and approachable,” Schrementi says. In 2016 IT will be debuting ways in which they leverage the excitement of progressive jackpots to impact more players on a particular bank of linked games. KONAMI GAMING Konami Gaming
creates a wide variety of progressive slots; from SAPs that are integrated within select game themes to SAPs that exist a la carte, like Quick Strike and Jackpot Streams. Theseprogressives
are compatible across multiple cabinets and able to be placed on top of most any of their base game products, their linked products that work the same way and to their most common; the add- on extended ROM- style progressive. Konami allows casino properties
to own and create their own custom progressive games using system- delivered progressive functionality through its SYNKROS casino management system. “Because SPM can launch progressives to any slot machine on the floor with no additional in-machine hardware required, operators have the flexibility to deploy linked progressives to the exact banks or standalone machines they want,” says Michael Ratner, Director, Product Management, Systems at Konami. “In addition, future development of SYNKiosk Mobile will provide customers with real-time information on the casino’s own progressive jackpots, such as the current progressive values and the amount of time since they last hit, all via smartphone, so players can get the latest updates on their favorite jackpots from anywhere.” Konami’s latest progressive slot games are Wheel of the Imperial Eggs and Jackpot Ball. Both are the first standalone progressives offered on the new Concerto video cabinet, and can be combined with a variety of KP3+ platform base games on the bottom screen. With the enhanced power and speed of Concerto’s KP3+ platform, these new extended ROM games feature more vivid bonus animation across both video screens, which makes for a bigger, bolder celebration. “For the first time, we’re
also introducing an extended ROM to our Rapid Revolver video-mechanical hybrid cabinet that can be combined with most any KP3 base game on
the lower screen,” Walther says.
“It’s a game called Lucky Sticks ,
and the bonus awards are actually delivered through a combination of interactions between the lower video screen and six big mechanical reels stacked across the top box.” “Our R&D team is actively exploring a diversity of new opportunities to create games
that captivate casino audiences
like nothing else before,” Walther added. “We will continue to push the envelope to find new ways to bring engaging entertainment to the next generation of progressive slots, just like you saw us do with Titan 360.” Tech Talk Infinity Lin Lucky Sticks