Tuesday, December 6, 2011

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LOTTOMATICA GROUP SUBSIDIARY SPIELO INTERNATIONAL TO PROVIDE ALBERTA GAMING AND LIQUOR COMMISSION WITH ITS DISTRIBUTED GAME MANAGEMENT VALUE ADDED MODULE

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 12:59 PM PST


December 5, 2011 – Lottomatica Group S.p.A. announced that its subsidiary SPIELO International Canada ULChas been selected by the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) in Canada to provide SPIELO's Distributed Game Management Value Added Module for its INTELLIGEN™ video lottery terminal (VLT) centralsystem.

SPIELO International President and CEO Walter Bugno

As announced in July 2011, SPIELO International signed a five-year contract with AGLC to provide the INTELLIGEN Central System following a competitiveprocurement process. AGLC selected SPIELO International's DGM module as an addition to the INTELLIGEN agreement. As a result of a separate public procurement, SPIELO International has also signed a multi-year contract on Nov. 8, 2011 to provide the Alberta market with new VLTs and a set of compelling VLT games.

"We're pleased to enhance the functionality of AGLC's INTELLIGEN Central System with our Distributed Game Management module, which will provide AGLC with increased efficiency and decreased game deployment costs," said SPIELO International President and CEO Walter Bugno.

SPIELO International has been providing results-driven gaming solutions to AGLC since 2003. Its replacement VLTs represent the 4th generation of SPIELO International cabinets.

SPIELO International's cabinets are engineered specifically for the distributed market to be Game to System® (G2S®) interoperable, offering operators the flexibility and choice of open standard protocols.Its cabinet portfolio includes upright and slant-top video cabinets, such as the award-winning prodiGi Vu™ cabinet; the Vu Slant™ terminal; and the WinWave Vu™ VLT.

Combined with exciting, player-driven games, these products meet or surpass industry standards on performance and reliability. An application for INTELLIGEN, the DGM Value-Added Module will enable remote game switching, quick game validation and authentication to supported VLTs, including VLTs from multiple vendors.

Built on more than 20 years of proven central system experience, INTELLIGEN offers stable, secure command and control capability uniquely tailored to distributed and venue gaming environments. Its optional Value-Added Modules allow operators to invest only in the technology they need.

INTELLIGEN interoperates with a wide range of VLTs using multiple protocols, including the G2S® open standard protocol, and has advanced communication abilities.

Lottomatica Group is a market leader in the Italian gaming industry and one of the largest Lottery operators in the world based on total wagers and, through its subsidiaries including GTECH Corporation, is a leading provider of lottery and gaming technology solutions worldwide. Together, the companies are the only vertically integrated full service lottery group.

Lottomatica Group is majority owned by De Agostini, which belongs to a century-old publishing and media services group. Lottomatica is listed on the Stock Exchange of Milan under the trading symbol "LTO." In 2010, Lottomatica Group had €2.3 billion in revenues and approximately 7,700 employees in approximately 60 countries.

MANDALAY HOLDINGS CHOOSES QUICKFIRE POWERED BY MICROGAMING FOR CASINO

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:57 AM PST

ISLE OF MAN – QuickFire, powered by Microgaming (www.quickfiregames.co.uk), today announces its new contract to supply its market leading casino software to Mandalay Holdings Ltd.

The Isle of Man based company will be utilising QuickFire's software solutions to provide casino software for XBingo, its latest bingo site. Launched in June 2011, this outer-space themed website offers a variety of bingo experiences with a strong emphasis on community and social media.

Through QuickFire, XBingo players will not only have access to a huge selection of gaming content, but also new bonuses and incentives, as well as bigger jackpots. Players will be able to enjoy renowned Microgaming games such as Thunderstruck, Tomb Raider™ and the multi-million progressive jackpot game Mega Moolah.

Implementing QuickFire's flexible platform is an extremely swift process and will offer XBingo full system integration into a centrally hosted, shared infrastructure. The operator will also benefit from full access to financial reports through their existing reporting system, in addition to a secure and private authentication process to guarantee player security.

Alex Holt, Co-Founder at XBingo commented: "We are very pleased with integration of QuickFire's gaming solution. Its unique product allows us to integrate seamlessly in only a matter of weeks and benefit from monthly game releases with no further technical barriers. Having innovative casino games to supplement the bingo action is a real priority for us and we're confident our players will react well to Microgaming's huge suite of games."

Ashley Sandyford-Sykes, QuickFire Spokesperson commented "We are delighted to be partnering with XBingo and we look forward to helping them offer the best possible gaming experience to their players. The reputation of Microgaming's games combined with QuickFire's seamless integration process makes us the perfect partner for XBingo and we're confident this offering will continue to prove popular with current and prospective customers alike."