Inside Asian Gaming

March 2012 | INSIDE ASIAN GAMING 11 Supplier Awards Best Multi-Terminal Product Multi-terminals—a product category that used to generate much of its Asian sales growth in smaller casinos in secondary markets such as Indochina—have now become a sales success in primary markets such as Macau and Singapore. That’s thanks to their operational efficiencies and ability to offer lower minimum bets and more decisions per hour than most live table games. Winner: LT Game – Live Table Multi-Game System LT Game’s Live Table Multi-Game System provides high quality live table gaming in an electronic format. Crucially, LT Game says its Macau patent means Live Table Multi-Game System is the only product allowed to offer live dealer baccarat on a multi-game electronic platform. The option of live dealer baccarat on an electronic multi-game and multi-terminal product is considered crucial for player appeal in Macau and to a lesser extent Singapore. Honourable Mention: Interblock – Organic Island Interblock’s Organic Island has one of the highest quality overhead displays for game decisions of any multi-terminal in the market. The display on the roulette option is particularly effective, combining pin-sharp video of the wheel in action, as well as an easy-to-read graphical representation of popular winning numbers. Games connected to Organic Island can be placed individually on the floor or even in different venues, as well as in groups. Best Multi-Terminal Innovation Selection in this category was at the judges’ discretion and features any product or product area they felt had provided an outstanding contribution to the development of electronic gaming in the Asian casino industry in the last year. Winner: Interblock – G4 Organic Live Pulse The newly launched arena-style version of Interblock’s Organic games platform can provide casino operators with anything from tens to hundreds of terminals served by only a handful of human dealers. It’s big news for casinos because it can produce more games per hour for more players at lower cost than traditional live dealer gaming. That’s especially useful in table games-focused, high turnover betting markets such as Macau and Singapore, with limited table space. G4 Organic Live Pulse also offers the high-quality, high visibility overhead display available with the Organic Island series. Honourable Mention: LT Game – Live Game Platform LT Game’s Live Game Platform supports multiple and concurrent table selection and betting. It can be connected by LAN (Local Area Network) or WAN (Wide Area Network). Nominees: Manufacturer Title Alfastreet SL-M3 Interblock Organic Island LT Game Live Table Multi-Game System Novomatic Novo TouchBet Multiplayer Shuffle Master Rapid Table Games LT Game’s Live Table Multi-Game System Nominees: Manufacturer Title Alfastreet SL-M3 Aruze Lucky Sic Bo Inspired Gaming Multi-Win Roulette Sabre Interblock G4 Organic Live Pulse LT Game Live Game Platform G4 Organic Live Pulse Digital technology has allowed slot peripherals such as printers and bill acceptors to become increasingly ‘smart’. It has also allowed them to become increasingly reliable, flexible and integratedwith the operator’s floor. All these qualities help to maintain and build casino profitability by reducing machine down time and reducing revenue leakage from technical error or fraud. These capabilities also make for a better player experience because there are fewer frustrating ticket- in-ticket-out (TITO) breakdowns or bill acceptance errors. The judging criteria are: * Operator floor feedback based on software stability, quality of hardware build, ease of servicing and upgrade, modularity (weighted at 60% of the final assessment). * Player friendliness based on ease of use, robustness, level of intelligence, player interaction (weighted at 20% of the final assessment). * Interoperability and integration based on ability to plug and play, linkage to operator’s back of house functions (weighted at 20% of the final assessment). Best Electronic Gaming Peripheral — Bill Acceptor ELECTRONIC GAMING PERIPHERALS Nominees: Manufacturer Title JCM iVIZION MEI CASHFLOW SC