Saturday, March 17, 2012

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Aristocrat to launch first game for Spanish bar market at FER Interazar

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 10:04 AM PDT

Aristocrat Technologies today announced the debut public showing of its first game developed exclusively for Spain's Type B bar market. Desert Magic™ will appear on stand C19 at the FER-Interazar show in Madrid across 26-28 March.

Desert Magic has been designed to offer bar players in Spain a completely new gaming experience, Christian Colus, Aristocrat's Head of Sales for Southern Europe said.

"Desert Magic's complex maths and high definition widescreen animations combine to deliver a game that has all the ingredients set to change the gaming landscape in Spain," he said.

"Featuring an innovative dynamic paytable, the game has three trail paths leading to entertainment-packed bonus features, an enchanting scatter feature, exciting stretched-wild win combinations and the chance to gamble prizes won. There are four different ways to win the jackpot in total.

"The game is completely touchscreen-driven, adding greater interactivity, and it's housed in a sleek, new, high security cabinet with a very small footprint, along with dual hoppers and note recycler as standard. The cabinet is also future-proofed with options for ticket printers, card readers and online connectivity, ready for when legislation permits."

Mr Colus said this FER-Interazar marks a watershed moment in Aristocrat's Spanish presence. "Alongside this major street market development, we will also be demonstrating our proven solutions for video lottery and online gaming platforms. "Aristocrat also continues to support the important arcade-salon sector with popular 5-reel, 5-line casino-style games including Big Red™, Queen of the Nile™, Dolphin Treasure™, Mystic Mermaid™, Wicked Winnings™ and our range of multi-post offerings.

 

Cantor Gaming Announces It Will Accept Most Major Debit and Credit Cards for Race and Sports Wagering Account Deposits

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 10:03 AM PDT

LAS VEGAS, March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Cantor Gaming® announced today that it will accept credit cards from most major issuers, including Visa®, MasterCard®, and Discover®, to fund race and sports wagering accounts.  Cantor Gaming will also accept debit cards.  Commencing immediately, this initiative offers sports betting patrons a fast and convenient way to place wagers.

Mike Colbert, Race & Sports Book Risk Director at Cantor Gaming, said: “We are constantly looking for ways to enhance the enjoyment of our Cantor Race & Sports Books for sports wagering fans.  Making the method of payment more convenient marked a logical next step for our Race & Sports Books.”

Fans can visit Cantor Gaming’s race and sports books at: the M Resort Spa Casino, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, the Tropicana Las Vegas, the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and Las Vegas Sands’ The Palazzo and The Venetian Las Vegas.  Cantor Gaming will open a new race and sports book at Palms Casino Resort this May and meanwhile operates an ancillary sports-only book near the Mint High Limit Lounge located on Palms’ main floor.

Cantor Gaming’s Android™-compatible mobile sports wagering application enables gaming fans to place wagers on all Android devices, including cell phones and tablets.

About Cantor Gaming At Cantor Gaming, we have built upon Cantor Fitzgerald’s legacy of integrity and excellence and its unmatched financial technology to create an innovative and unique gaming system that we believe is revolutionizing the gaming experience in Las Vegas. Cantor Gaming is the first company licensed by the Nevada Gaming Commission to manufacture, distribute and operate a mobile gaming system in the state. We provide casinos with a complete mobile gaming solution, including a proprietary wireless gaming system, full back-office infrastructure and a portfolio of casino games. We are passionate about applying technology to transform gaming and we are continuously using innovations in the operation of our race and sports books, and enhancing our products and technology, to offer customers a unique and memorable gaming experience.

Cantor Gaming is an affiliate of the global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, which has over 65 years experience and unparalleled expertise of highly secure, real-time financial transaction processing, management, and execution.  Known globally for superior financial technology and real-time and secure execution of financial transactions, Cantor’s clients include the world’s leading banks and trading firms. Cantor’s technology drives over $500 billion in transactions for the world’s capital markets every day.

 

 

Frank Fahrenkopf Jan Jones Impress Crowd of More than 365 Regulators at Gaming Laboratories International’s Annual Roundtable

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 09:59 AM PDT

LAS VEGAS (March 15, 2012) – Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), the world's leading technical consulting and independent certification laboratory, welcomed more than 365 regulators from across North America and the Caribbean to its 11th annual Roundtable last week.

American Gaming Association President/CEO Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. and Jan L. Jones, Exec. V.P. of Communications and Government Relations for Caesars Entertainment Corp., delivered impressive and impactful keynote addresses to begin each day of the two-day event. The speeches garnered international media attention.

Additionally a consortium of experts from around the world comprised panels who addressed a wide range of today's most relevant gaming industry topics.

American Gaming Association President & CEO Frank J Fahrenkopf Jr

"We are thrilled to have been the conduit for bringing to the fore such timely dialog as was presented by Frank Fahrenkopf and Jan Jones and from all of our panelists," said GLI President and CEO James Maida.

"The feedback we received from regulators was extremely positive. We appreciated how many regulators from jurisdictions far and near told us that this event and the knowledge they gain here is a critical part of their business."

After Fahrenkopf's address on day one, the event continued with a presentation of the impacts of new technology on current regulation by Maida and GLI's Director of Compliance Patrick Moore. Later, GLI Interactive CEO Salim Adatia led a discussion on the latest

Jan L. Jones Exec VP Comm & Govt Relations Caesars Entertainment

tools of the trade that help regulators avoid common security pitfalls. Panelists included Michael D. Lipton Q.C., Senior Partner, Dickinson Wright LLP; Carlo Scappaticci, Director of Sales and Marketing, PokerAnalytics.com; and Éamonn Toland, President of Paddy Power North America.

James Maida CEO & President GLI

Jones' keynote opened day two, which was followed by a lively discussion of how regulators and operators can share common ground, and how new technologies can facilitate ongoing discussions between the two sides. Tom Neiman, Vice President of Global Marketing of JCM Global, moderated and panelists included Mark Brnovich, Director Arizona Department of Gaming; Tina Kilmer, Vice President Product Compliance, Bally Technologies; Grant Stousland, President and CEO, Gaming Informatics; and Randy Voss, Director of Sales, Capitol Logistics.

 

Adatia returned, leading a discussion about the complex challenge of implementing a multi-jurisdictional strategy for internet-based lottery, bingo, sports betting and casino-style gaming. Joining were panelists Vahe Baloulian, Managing Partner, eGaming Partners; Kevin Gass, Vice President Lottery Gaming, British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC); and Robin Le Prevost, Director of eCommerce Development, Alderney.

Next, GLI's General Counsel and Senior Director of Government Relations Kevin Mullally led a discussion about the legal challenges gray area games have caused, and how the industry might come to a better definition of these games. Speakers were Major Craig Durbin, Director, Oregon State Police; Kurt D. Freedlund, COO & General Counsel, Georgia Lottery Corporation; and GLI's Director of Engineering Richard LaBrocca.

The Roundtable ended with an eye focused on the future with a panel dissecting the internet cloud into its three major areas and discussing how regulators might make the most of the cloud. Leading the discussion was GLI Senior Director of Engineering and Client Services Ian Hughes, and participating were Paul Hogan, Director of Product Compliance Operations, IGT; Jamie Hummingbird, Director, Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission; and Manjit Singh, Sr. VP at Aristocrat.

The event is produced by the company's GLI University, an exclusive program that offers continuing education and training to regulators around the world, and regulators attend at no charge.

"We present the Roundtable free of charge to regulators, because we want to help regulators from every jurisdiction have the latest, most relevant information," Maida said.

GLI's Roundtable was staged March 7-8 at Treasure Island Casino & Resort in Las Vegas. CIOs, CTOs, gaming commission chairs and members, tribal regulators, security directors and slot operations directors were among those in attendance.

For more than 20 years, Gaming Laboratories International, LLC has been the world leader in providing independent testing, inspection and certification services to the gaming, wagering and lottery industry. GLI also offers independent network and information security assessments to its regulatory, lottery and supplier clients.  With 20 laboratory locations located across Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, North America and South America, GLI is the only global organization of its kind to hold U.S. and international accreditations for compliance with ISO/IEC 17025, 17020 and guide 65 standards for technical competence in the gaming, wagering and lottery industries. For more information, visit www.gaminglabs.com.

 

Aristocrat Technologies Launches its 13th App for iPhone® Tiki Torch™

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 09:04 AM PDT

LAS VEGAS (March 16, 2012) – Aristocrat Technologies today announced the launch of its 13th iPhone® game, Tiki Torch™, which is available now on the iTunes® App StoreSM.

Aristocrat's Tiki Torch for iPhone is a free-play adaptation of the popular 5-reel slot machine game.

Players can change bets, bids per line, and bonus spins in order to maximize their wins. Classic sound effects and animations have been faithfully adapted for the iPhone version, and bonuses unlock special animations and rewards in this play-for-fun game.

Players can also connect to the player network to compare scores and stats, as well as connect through Facebook, Twitter and the Apple® Game Center. Tiki Torch is available now on iTunes for $1.99 and can be found at this link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiki-torch-casino-slot-game/id498505470

Aristocrat Technologies is a premier provider of casino games and technologies and has recently started offering many of its most popular games for the iPhone. As the 13th app in the collection so far, Tiki Torch will join a host of other top performing games, and all of Aristocrat's iPhone casino games regularly hold the top positions within the gaming and casino categories.

Aristocrat Director of Mobile Development Scott Milford said Aristocrat's iPhone games give players a chance to play their favorite casino games."With the iPhone version of our games, we have faithfully recreated the slot experience, while also adding the benefits of mobile and social connectivity," he said.

Other top Aristocrat games for iPhone include:

iPhone versions of Aristocrat games have reached more than 250,000 downloads to date.

Aristocrat Technologies Inc. is a subsidiary of Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL), a leading global provider of gaming solutions. The Company is licensed by more than 200 regulators and its products and services are available in more than 90 countries around the world. Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines and casino management systems. For further information visit the company's website at www.aristocratgaming.com.

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