Thursday, January 19, 2012

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Ainsworth’s vision for the future of the industry lifts off at ICE 2012, Europe’s premiere gaming conference.

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 11:34 AM PST

Shooting onto centre stage are Ainsworth's brightest stars, beginning with the unbelievably exciting Dragon™ & Lights Camera Action™ link progressives, followed by the new GamePlus™ range featuring a kaleidoscope of unique brands and games. This stunning line-up of product innovations must be seen to be believed; come and see "A Galaxy of Options™".

Ainsworth will showcase a range of new link progressives Dragon™ & Lights Camera Action™, both available in the triple screen Super A560™ cabinet!

Dragon™ summons the magic of the show with another market first concept as scatter combinations not only trigger the free games feature, they create a double hit of excitement by simultaneously revealing any 1 of 3 potential big time stand-alone progressive levels. However, that's just where the real excitement starts as during free games the appearance of scatters really ramps up as they hit with rapid abundance and continue triggering both more free games and even more progressives, and all at the same time. There is nothing else like it. Dragon™ is a 20Line & 25Line game for the 1c market, available in the dual screen A560™ with an outstanding signage package and also the unique triple screen Super A560™.

Designed to wow audiences of all types, Lights Camera ActionTM offers three levels of progressives, a10 free games feature with a bonus 6th reel, and stacked bonus symbols offering big wins across all lines! With three exciting game titles to choose from: Hollywood HypeTM, Action PackedTM, and Sweet DreamsTM, players are sure to find a star to light up the stage and payout big money!  Lights Camera ActionTM is a 40/50 Line game for the 1c market, available in the dual screen A560™ with an outstanding signage package and also the unique triple screen Super A560™!  Lights Camera ActionTM will become player favourite on your floor.

And Introducing… Mega Top™, Ainsworth's newest A560™ cabinet stands above all others! Reaching for the stars is the stylish new 32" LCD top box with exciting event driven LED lighting. Standing over 7 feet tall with 6 levels of progressives, the Mega Top range offers an imposing centrepiece for any gaming floor. Most importantly, it launches with the all new progressive brand Players Paradise Platinum™, the next breathtaking extension in Ainsworth's phenomenally successful Players Paradise® jackpot series.

Ainsworth will launch two phenomenal packages: Multi-Win 1™ & Multi-Win 2™ that includes an array of Play 50Lines™ titles!

Ainsworth is set to expand their hugely successful GamePlus™ range with new standalone games including 2, 3 and 4 level stand-alone progressive brands: Double Hit®, Triple Shot™, Super Game™, Play 50Lines™ an all-new High Denomination game range and the revolutionary ante-bet product Hot Reel®. A Galaxy of Options™ is truly at your fingertips!

Ainsworth Game Technology CEO, Danny Gladstone, said "Ainsworth are very excited about ICE 2012." Furthermore, "With the strong success of brands such as Double Hit®, Play 50Lines™ & Triple Shot™, the exciting launch of Players Paradise Platinum™, Dragon™, Lights Camera Action™, Multi Win 1™ & Multi Win 2™ combined with our continued commitment for providing high performing, innovative and engaging games to the European market, Ainsworth really looks forward to an outstanding 2012 for all our customers."

To make your experience at ICE memorable, find Ainsworth at Booth #3230. For more information, contact Robert Dijkstra on +447 818 061 404 or email sales@ainsworth.com.au. Alternatively, jump online and visit www.ainsworth.com.au.

Contact Information

Robert Dijkstra  Managing Director UK Ltd. Contact: +447 818 061 404 Email: Robert.dijkstra@ainsworth-uk.com

Website: www.ainsworth.com.au

FutureLogic to Launch New Ticket2Go™ Ticket-Out Solution at Upcoming ICE and EAG Shows

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 09:06 AM PST

MAIDENHEAD, UK,—January 18, 2012—
FutureLogic, Inc. today announces that it will simultaneously demonstrate its Ticket2Go™ solution at two major UK gaming shows in January 2012. The innovative ticket-out solution for AWP (Amusement with Prize) games will be exhibited by FutureLogic at the ICE Totally Gaming show at the same time SUZO Happ, FutureLogic's UK distribution partner, will also exhibit at the European Amusement and Gaming Expo (EAG).

The Ticket2Go solution is designed and developed for small AWP operations such as pubs, bars, restaurants, service stations and smaller-size gaming arcades. The ticket-out solution operates on all AWP machines — both analogue and digital — that support the ccTalk® Hopper communications protocol and can be deployed on the huge number of legacy machines that are still in operation in the UK today. By replacing coin payouts with printed tickets, the Ticket2Go solution virtually eliminates the increasing problem of coin hopper starvation, increases machine uptime, and minimizes staff interventions while increasing game revenues and reducing operational costs.

"We expect a lot of interest in the new Ticket2Go solution and are pleased to partner with SUZO-Happ in the UK," says Anette Jauch, FutureLogic's Sales & Marketing Manager for EMEA. "Street market operators can use this intelligent, flexible ticket-out solution to reduce the burden of staff who must constantly replenish their coin-payout games. We have already lined up the first series of installations and are looking forward to the interest this solution will generate at EAG and ICE."

Also at the ICE show, FutureLogic will present its PromoNet® promotional couponing solution for its European debut. After passing review by GLI, BMM Compliance and the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the PromoNet solution is ready for sale and installation in casinos in Europe and around the globe.

The PromoNet intelligent promotional couponing solution is the only casino marketing solution available today that rewards both anonymous and carded players according to their actual behaviour. Once a patron is identified, the PromoNet solution links promotions to game-play and delivers coupons exactly where and when they are needed. By using the PromoNet solution, the floor staff's dependence on guesswork for determining and rewarding a player's actions is now replaced with consistent and automatic couponing information based on real-time data.

Also being exhibited at the ICE show will be FutureLogic's impressive range of printer products, including the GEN3 Evolution® and CouponXpress™ printers as well as the TableXchange® printer/scanner.

"We are very excited about the diversity of solutions that we will present on our stand at ICE," comments John Edmunds, FutureLogic's Vice-President International Markets. "It's the first time that FutureLogic will present a ticket printing solution for  multiple gaming segments from Casino to AWP markets and VLT operations. This range of solutions demonstrates how FutureLogic has evolved into a true partner for innovative printing and couponing solutions for all gaming markets."

For more information on the Ticket2Go solution, please call +44.1628.760.080.

About FutureLogic Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Glendale, Calif., FutureLogic designs and builds high-reliability electromechanical assembly solutions for nearly every printing need. As the undisputed leader in super-robust thermal printer technology, FutureLogic is the industry’s premier supplier of thermal printers for casino gaming, promotional equipment, kiosk, industrial, RTAL, gas pumps and medical applications. FutureLogic has shipped more than 1.5 million gaming printers worldwide. In July 2004 the company founded FutureLogic Europe, Ltd. to provide direct sales and engineering support for the growing OEM thermal printer markets in Europe. In October 2006 FutureLogic expanded its global support network into the Asia Pacific market, with a new sales and service center in Macau, China. In 2010, the company supplemented its service and support platform with the opening of an office in Sydney, Australia and in 2011 the company expanded its sales and marketing presence through Latin America. More information on the company is available at www.futurelogic-inc.com.

 

WMS TO UNVEIL NEW PLAYER ENGAGING, PERFORMANCE-DRIVEN, GAME PORTFOLIO FOR INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AT ICE 2012

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 07:08 AM PST

Waukegan, Ill. and London, UK January 18, 2012 WMS Gaming Inc., a subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc. (NYSE:WMS), will debut its strongest ever portfolio of new products and innovations for international markets at the ICE Totally Gaming 2012 ("ICE 2012") exhibition (Earls Court Exhibition Center: booth #3400), London, January 24-26. The WMS commitment to Engaging Players. Delivering Results.™ will be clearly evident with more than 80 new gaming machines featuring a broad array of unique and dynamic entertainment experiences designed to engage current players and attract new ones, while enhancing loyalty and driving performance for casino operators.

Brian R. Gamache, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WMS, said, "Casino operators in international markets must address market-specific player preferences when determining which slot games to offer customers. This year, our product-line up reflects a stronger focus to address local-market preferences throughout our game development and commercialization processes. ICE 2012 provides the perfect forum for WMS to launch its most diverse-ever range of new international gaming entertainment experiences designed to engage existing slot players and attract new players to our customers' facilities. We are confident that our 2012 product line-up will extend our record of delivering great new games that help drive player loyalty and revenue performance for our customers."

WMS products on display at ICE 2012 will include new, differentiated game play mechanics, more diverse math models, innovative reel arrays that offer players novel ways to win, and Player's Life™ Web Services, WMS' award-winning cloud-based application. In addition, new Portal themes, unique value-added, secondary integrated bonus applications that utilize visual and audio enhancements to bring new excitement to base game themes, will be on display. WMS will also introduce new participation and premium games, including innovative updates to performance-proven series and introductions of new games for iconic brands such as THE WIZARD OF OZ Journey to Oz, MONOPOLY Party Train, and BATTLESHIP.

In addition, WMS will debut the first participation games – the Super Team™ and Aladdin & The Magic Quest themes – that leverage the capabilities and functionality made possible by the Company's proprietary, next-generation CPU-NXT™3 platform. WMS will also demonstrate the business-to-business capabilities of its online casino platform, JackpotParty.com

ICE 2012 Product Highlights

The product line-up at ICE 2012 begins with innovations and exciting game play mechanics, coupled with industry-favorite game features. WMS will showcase 80 gaming machines for international markets with differentiated slot entertainment experiences, including:

  • THE WIZARD OF OZ: The new THE WIZARD OF OZ Journey to Oz: The largest adventure yet for THE WIZARD OF OZ brand, offering for the first time for THE WIZARD OF OZ brand, a spinning wheel — one of the most player-popular game mechanics in the industry. This exciting game is packed with exciting technologies, including Collaborative Gaming™ technology, surround sound gaming chairs, a wide-area progressive, a base game mini-wheel and a large community video spinning wheel on dual 52" overhead screens for unique Bigger Event™ bonus round action.
  • BATTLESHIP: Jumping straight from the classic board game to the slot floor are BATTLESHIP slots. These entertaining 5-Reel Video executions of the iconic brand are available in 20-, 30- and 40-Line configurations, launching with two base themes. WMS has amped up the series with bonus rounds unique to each base theme, awarding free spins or credits and multipliers. Games featuring Transmissive Reels™ technology for this series will also be on display.
  • Life of Luxury™ Deluxe: The new Life of Luxury Deluxe theme is the follow-up to the successful Life of Luxury Progressive series. The game features a Local Area Progressive free spin bonus randomly triggered during standard G+™ Deluxe and G+ Deluxe 5×4 base gameplay. In the progressive, free spin bonus round, a max wager spin guarantees a progressive award when the picking bonus is triggered.
  • CPU-NXT3 Games: The first CPU-NXT3 platform games for international markets are the Super Team theme, a Player's Life Web Services-enabled game with 15 heroes that travel through three different bonus features to unlock additional bonuses and hero customization opportunities; and the Aladdin & The Magic Quest theme, which also marks the launch of the Company's Sensory Immersion 2.0 technology platform.
  • MONOPOLY Party Train: The MONOPOLY Party Train theme takes player-popular mechanics from previous MONOPOLY slots and enhances them with additional features including a new dual machine marquee for heightened floor merchandising. Available in mechanical and video reel base game versions, the MONOPOLY Party Train theme introduces the random Move Feature that randomly takes players around the MONOPOLY board for mini-bonuses, free spin enhancements, bonus triggers and more.
  • G+ Deluxe: A proven performer on the slot floor, the new G+ Deluxe themes feature dual-level level standalone progressives where at the end of any winning base game spin (except progressive wins), the increment increases, and a progressive may award randomly. G+ Deluxe themes also include a Free Spin Bonus where players can receive free spins at the end of the bonus spin, as well as other enhancements. WMS expects to introduce up to 15 new themes for the global market for the G+ Deluxe series in fiscal 2012.
  • POWER SPINS™: A new family for the video Bonus Bank player featuring a base game with the look and feel of the popular G+ Deluxe series. Launching with four themes, each game enables players to activate an acquired POWER SPIN event at any time to increase the chance of winning. Players can accumulate POWER SPIN events higher than the maximum bet, which allows for a significantly more volatile experience.
  • Colossal Reels™: New to the WMS Innovation Series™ category, the Colossal Reels series utilizes the full widescreen power of the Bluebird™2 and Bluebird xD™ cabinets to feature two sets of reels – traditional and oversized – that transfer wild symbols between reels. The Colossal Reels series will launch with four themes.

In addition, WMS will showcase two participation games – the Pirate Battle™ and Castle King™ themes – featuring the award-winning Metascreen™ technology. Both themes are available on four side-by-side Bluebird xD cabinets with special 32-inch overhead monitors. These monitors form a massive, singular screen where bank-wide bonus rounds play out with assistance complemented by emotive lighting and Experience Design technologies.

Networked Gaming Functionality Offers New Gaming Experiences for Installed Base Games

WMS has game installations in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America that are realizing the benefits of Networking Gaming and Remote Configuration Download operational efficiencies and the seamless delivery of fresh, engaging content on demand. The WMS booth #3400 will also feature the Company's Networked Gaming Portal functionality with a special "Power of Portal" section highlighting WMS Portal products in a circular bank of Bluebird xD units with overhead LCD units illustrating the flexibility of this product. The featured Portal themes include the Ultra Hit Progressive™ (UHP) series, with the Jackpot Explosion™ and Piggy Bankin™ themes; the Mega Multiplier™ series with the Super Shot™ theme, with bonus action powered by a real-time physics engine; and the Winner's Share™ series, which enables players to collect credit awards ranging from 1 to 200 percent of the progressive jackpot with the Peng-Wins™ theme.

The commercial version of the WAGE-NET™ networked gaming system featuring the Player's Life Web Services and Remote Configuration and Download ("RCD") functionality will also be on display at ICE 2012. WMS WAGE‐NET solutions enabled by a networked slot floor are designed from the ground-up leveraging computer industry and GSA standards‐based architecture to enable cross‐vendor interoperability. These solutions provide customers with the freedom of choice and flexibility to utilize systems and applications best suited to their own needs.

Brian Gamache said, "Many of our international customers are embracing the power of our WAGE‐NET and award-winning solutions, which have the added benefit of significant operational efficiencies gained with the WMS Remote Configuration and Download solution. Recent and planned launches in international and domestic markets are evidence that a WMS networked slot floor can help operators realize a significant return on investment while delivering an unmatched gaming experience for the casino guest."

Jackpot Party™ Online Casino Demonstrations at ICE 2012

At ICE 2012, WMS will present to casino and lottery operators in regulated gaming markets the Company's Jackpot Party online casino Business-to-Business capabilities, which include managed services and game server integration solutions. As part of WMS' end-to-end online gaming solutions, the Jackpot Party platform features a fully interactive online casino that provides players with exclusive access to a diverse array of WMS premium licensed and proprietary slot games, as well as a number of player-favorite card and table games. In addition to its community-building and social features, WMS' online gaming platform enables players to enter the Jackpot Party Progressive™ – the first accumulating online jackpot in the world that can be hit on any game, with any stake, at any time – completely at random. WMS' UK-based JackpotParty.com has had a successful first year of operations and was recently designated as being Highly Commended in the "Slots Operator of the Year" category at the eGaming Review Awards.

Brian Gamache concluded, "Our talented game designers and engineers bring in-depth industry insights and an unparalleled focus on the player experience to consistently re-define and enhance gaming excitement on the casino floor. With several industry-unique game play mechanics and products including our Networked Gaming Portal capabilities and the first games for our newest operating system, WMS continues to introduce products that address the specific, near-term needs of international customers, while ushering in new paradigms of gaming entertainment to support their future gaming floor plans and WMS' long-term growth."

About WMS WMS is engaged in serving the gaming industry worldwide by designing, manufacturing, and marketing games, video and mechanical reel-spinning gaming machines, video lottery terminals and in gaming operations, which consists of the placement of leased participation gaming machines in legal gaming venues. WMS is proactively addressing the next stage of casino gaming floor evolution with its WAGE-NET networked gaming solution, a suite of systems technologies and applications designed to increase customers' revenue generating capabilities and operational efficiency. More information on WMS can be found at www.wms.com or visit the Company on Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.

Product names mentioned in this release are trademarks of WMS Gaming Inc., except for the following:

BATTLESHIP is a trademark of Hasbro. Used with permission. Ó2012 Hasbro. All rights reserved.

MONOPOLY is a trademark of Hasbro. Used with permission. Ó2012 Hasbro. All rights reserved.

POWER SPIN and POWER SPINS are trademarks used under license from their owner, Multi-State Lottery Association.

THE WIZARD OF OZ and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Turner Entertainment Co. (s12) Judy Garland as Dorothy from THE WIZARD OF OZ. (s12)

©2012 WMS Gaming Inc. All rights reserved.

R. Franco drives its corporate activities this 2012 by appointing María José Gallardo Herreros Vice President of the corporate group

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 02:39 AM PST

Jesús Franco, CEO of R. Franco, appointed María José Gallardo Herreros Vice President of the group. She will hold the highest executive position behind the CEO, and her duties include developing and implementing high-level strategies.

Gallardo is Vice President of FACOMARE and regular speaker in all events on technology and research in the gaming industry and in different technology forums. She is a reference as regards product development, she has headed the R&D division that launched more and the most popular models in the gaming industry. Holding management of Research, Development and Innovation, she has taken part in the company successes by actively participating in the most relevant trade shows throughout the world.

She has always declared that her strength is applied technology. Her communication and public relations skills have provided the company with a major institutional representative in essential events for the global market.

María José Gallardo, whose name is renowned in this industry, has endorsed R.Franco's distinctive policy: a passion for gaming.

A Bachelor of Physics from the UCM, she has been working since 1981 at R.Franco, where she has gained renown in the industry for her professionalism and participation in the company, by managing the R&D&I area, and in different forums and associations.

R. Franco starts its corporate activities this year in London ICE 2012 aiming to become internationally established and to consolidate its extensive product range for all segments of the gaming industry.

Madrid, January 17th

 

IGT Brings Game Changing Interactive Titles and Solutions to ICE 2012

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 01:44 AM PST

International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) is committed to delivering innovative and entertaining online and mobile gaming content to meet the demands of operators and players. IGT will unveil its distinctive lineup of interactive products and services at ICE Totally Gaming (ICE), Jan. 24-26, 2012 in London.

With an extensive offering of gaming products and services, IGT is the only company that can present an entire portfolio of gaming solutions for optimal operator performance for both land-based and interactive casinos. Online and mobile games showcased at ICE will include a full range of premium table and slot games, poker, sports betting and bingo.

"IGT is well known for innovation in gaming and at ICE 2012, we will prove that we are redefining the gaming industry yet again with an expanded online and mobile lineup highlighting the best products for our global casino customers," said Gideon Bierer, executive vice president of IGT Interactive, "This is the first show where we will be able to demonstrate the full range of products and services which our recent acquisition of Entraction has enabled us to do. All Entraction products will be shown under the IGT brand."

At ICE, conference attendees will see how IGT's poker network is a serious and competitive alternative for existing poker operators. They will also see how IGT Turnkey is a complete end-to-end systems solution for new egaming operators, which can offer the full suite of casino, poker, sports betting and bingo gaming verticals alongside the services required to operate an egaming website.

Boasting iconic names, award-winning games, famed for their unrivaled quality, IGT Casino rgs, a remote game server system, includes the best in blockbuster slot game titles such as MONOPOLY: You're In The Money, Star Trek and Elvis® alongside casino classics including Da Vinci Dual Play®, Cleopatra™ and Siberian Storm®.

IGT’s enticing portfolio of interactive gaming and services will be available at IGT’s Stand #3430 at ICE 2012. For more information about IGT at ICE 2012, please visit IGT.com/ICE2012.

About IGT International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) is a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of gaming machines and systems products, as well as online and mobile gaming solutions for regulated markets. More information about IGT is available at www.IGT.com or follow IGT on Twitter at @IGTNews or Facebook at www.facebook.com/IGT.

 

 

Britain’s largest casino chooses Dallmeier Aspers Westfield Stratford City Casino

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 12:52 AM PST

Opened in December 2011 and located at Westfield Stratford City, in the heart of east London, the Aspers Westfield Stratford City Casino represents a new model of casino in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. The Casino currently has 50 gaming tables, 150 gaming machines, 100 electronic gaming terminals, a sports book as well as bars and restaurants with views over the 2012 Olympic park.

Dallmeier, in partnership with Grace James Security, have installed the largest  CCTV system in any UK casino. The state-of-the-art Dallmeier SeMSy® system installed at Aspers' newest casino is both innovative and one of the most user-friendliest systems on the market according to David Livermore, Group Security and Surveillance Manager for Aspers Casino Group. He said that the product was specifically chosen for its user-friendly interface, its intuitive operation and the recognised after sales service provided by "a company that really knows casinos", as stated Livermore.

SeMSy® III is a high-performance and future-proof video management system with highest reliability, achieved through an elaborate redundancy concept. It offers a comprehensive range of functions, including the display of live images, various search options within the footage, the control of PTZ cameras and an easy archiving of relevant sequences.

The cameras' pictures are recorded on several DMX 1600 Smatrix. The Smatrix is a hybrid VideoIP appliance with integrated storage system. It is characterised by its space-saving design as well as by its low power consumption and low thermal output. It is ideally suited for applications requiring high-speed recording, expanded storage capacity and low power consumption while ensuring maximum security.

About Dallmeier Dallmeier has at its disposal more than 25 years of experience in transmission, recording as well as picture processing technology and is an outstanding pioneer of CCTV/IP solutions worldwide. This profound knowledge is used in the development of intelligent software and high quality recorder and camera technologies enabling Dallmeier to not only offer stand-alone systems, but complete network solutions up to large-scale projects with perfectly integrated components. Right from the beginning the company always focused on own innovative developments and highest quality and reliability. Dallmeier is the only manufacturer in Germany that develops and manufactures all components on its own. This includes the entire product range, from cameras to picture storage and transmission to intelligent video analysis and even individually adjusted management systems. Quality made by Dallmeier, made in Germany!

Over the years, Dallmeier has repeatedly given fresh impetus to the market with new developments and extraordinary innovations. The world's first DVR for example, which introduced digital recording to the entire CCTV industry, came from Dallmeier. The multi-sensor system Panomera will have a similarly groundbreaking effect: This unique and novel camera technology will revolutionise the market and open up completely new possibilities to the video security industry. This and the extensive experience in the CCTV and IP field have lead to Dallmeier gaining a premier position in the international market for digital video surveillance systems.

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