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INSIDE ASIAN GAMING | August 2009 46 Briefs International Briefs Pacific Win TCSJOHNHUXLEY CANADA says it has won an order from the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) for the first Novo TouchBet® Live-Baccarat System to be installed in North America. The 12-terminal system will be set up at the end of August at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, British Columbia. Additionally, a substantial order has been placed by BCLC for Novo Unity TouchBet® Live-Roulette consisting of 72 terminals. They will replace the original NT System that was installed several years ago at all of the lower mainland casinos. The company says Novo TouchBet® Live-Baccarat and Live- Rouletteoffer all the excitement of livegameswith the addedbenefits of electronic betting. The system also has the ability to support up to 250 individual player stations simultaneously. TCSJOHNHUXLEY says it is the ideal solution for any operator who wants to offer live-table roulette and baccarat games to a wider audience while maintaining maximum flexibility for the casino floor. “Novo TouchBet® products have proven to outperform any other hybrid gaming product in the market and the entire Canadian based teamdidanoutstanding job securing theseorders,”says JillianRennie, Business Development Manger for TCSJOHNHUXLEY Canada. Sweet Home Nevada Bally Technologies, Inc., a leader in slots, video machines, and casino-management systems for the global gaming industry, has announced that it has leasedapproximately 77,000 sq. ft. of additional office space in Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada., creating new corporate campuses to accommodate company growth. “The acquisition of these two leased facilities demonstrates the strength of our business despite these challenging times,” said Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Haddrill. “These leases will allow us to achieve greater teamwork and work efficiencies for our engineering teams, and accommodate further growth.” According to Bally’s Chief Operating Officer Gavin Isaacs, the company has added 36,000 sq. ft. of space in Las Vegas, relocating 175 game development, advanced development, and project management employees to the former Carter Burgess building at 6655 Bermuda Road. Holland Casino Installs SlotTimer from Gaming Support Ne t he r l and s - ba s ed Gaming Support has won an order from Holland Casino for purchase and installation of SlotTimer. Under the terms of the agreement, Holland Casino will utilise SlotTimer across all 14 of its domestic casino venues in The Netherlands. SlotTimer is a system for reducing the amount of energy required by slot machines outside peak use times. With SlotTimer, operators can ‘power-down’ gaming machines safely and effortlessly, allowing major savings in operational costs. The system allows for multi-phase power regulation and the ability to separate power leads to machines and slot systems. The company says as a result there’s no need to worry about blown monitors or auditing blind spots. Gaming Support describes the system as “designed by slot managers for slot managers”, promising that every operational angle is covered. “In this period of challenging economic conditions, it’s more important than ever to devise and implement no-nonsense cost- cutting strategies,” states Robin Middendorp, Holland Casino’s manager Operations Support. “For us, the procurement and implementation of SlotTimer was an obvious winner. It’s fast, simple, secure and produces savings which are nothing short of astonishing,” continued Mr Middendorp. “Further, as a product which will alleviate excess power consumption across our network of 7,200 gaming machines, SlotTimer reinforces Holland Casino’s commitment to responsible corporate citizenry through the support of green commerce initiatives.” “Since launching SlotTimer commercially in the second Novo TouchBet ® Terminals Bally’s new Las Vegas campus Holland Casino