Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING | December 2011 28 service so that everything that happens on the table is in real time with no delays. If you can monitor every location in real time, that’s a tremendous security feature for your security and surveillance departments. I also see the market moving more towards bespoke five-, six-, and seven-shot [dye injection] chips with greatly increased security features. Casino chips will be seen as more than just a currency, they will themselves become part of a property’s branding proposition. Look at junkets in Macau, they are moving more and more into advertising, publications, billboards, branded transportation and clothing. Why not have bespoke casino currency—chips, plaques and jetons—with junket branding? We saw at G2E Asia the increasing role of portable security technology such as GPI’s portable chip authenticator. From your experience of operations, can you tell us why that is? This is a very important step towards achieving a total RFID solution; RFID needs to be embedded into every facet of the casino currency and operation; every cage, treasury, chip bank and gaming table should have the support of an RFID authenticator. The portable chip authenticator is a solution that enables operators to achieve an at-the- pit verification in real time. It gives flexibility through its portability. You can take the authenticator to the table as opposed to having to bring the table inventory to you. That’s a great step forward towards achieving a permanent table solution, which of course we now have through our RFID float trays and table top authenticators. “RFID has truly landed on its feet with GPI. This company is fully committed to making sure that RFID is developed to its full potential, and that potential is vast.” I myself have worked operationally with RFID technology for over five years now. To see the direction that RFID is taking is something that l am very proud to be a part of. The synergies and streamlining efficiencies that RFID holds for casino operators around the world is truly invaluable. CIS 2.0 and beyond through direct connectivity to the Casino Management System (CMS) will enable the operator to gather data in real time; and have dual-level float trays that record and trackevery chipmovement during livegame play. It will also allow measurement of table drop; table play optimisation and overall property performance optimisation; real time tracking; and limitless possibilities to harness live data. That will be to the benefit of every department involved in making a casino operation not only successful, but also making sure that it is running at its optimal performance level. On the subject of Macau’s gaming table caps, with the RFID suite, operators will be able to automate manual tasks that slow down productivity. Imagine being able to increase your hands per hour by not having to stop a game for fills and credits, and streamlining the buy-in process to a fraction of the time it currently takes. You’ll be able to automate player programme functions like table rolling, and increase customer GPI’s portable RFID-enabled chip authenticator GPI