Thursday, October 25, 2012

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VNE with leading change machine solutions at ENADA Roma 2012

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 11:19 AM PDT

 

 

The leading supplier of change machines to the Italian gaming market – VNE – once again presented a whole world of change machine innovations over their large stand at the Enada Roma that took place between 17th and 19th October.

Nino Verona, Valentina Santarelli and Lorenzo Verona of VNE at the ENADA Roma

The 'Ferrari' of the change machine industry, VNE, once again underlined why the company has grown to lead the market in the space of a few short years. The excellent quality, exquisite design and real-time after sales service continue to convince operators to look to VNE for their change giving solutions. There were indeed plenty of solutions on display.

One of the first things that visitors this year noticed on the VNE stand was the colour harmonisation. The VNE change machines have now been colour branded and the black / grey combination makes VNE change machines stand out even more in the crowd.

The motto 'security – simplicity – service' well characterises the product range and philosophy of VNE. The new Viking change machine weighs 150 kg – over almost three times the standard change machine weight. The double steel protection in the front door and the multitude of heavy-duty locking hooks explain this additional weight. Looking inside the Viking, the term simplicity hits the observer. The components are all well placed in a modular fashion. All cables are well fastened away from reach. The reason why VNE stands out so much – the focus on quality – is simple to see. The highest quality components are used – for example the banknote recycler Bill-to-Bill 200 from Crane (CashCode) or the Merkur Dispenser 100 from Merkur Gaming. Customers may also choose to implement a bank note reader instead.

Looking at service: The online monitoring and supervision of all VNE change machines makes the operation of VNE products viable anywhere around the globe. VNE offers full online support in real-time. Operators can thus see in real-time the transactions and any possible technical queries of all their VNE change machines regardless where they are in use. This information can be passed on to the VNE support team – guaranteeing the best possible uptime of change machines.

VNE change machines can be operated as a marketing tool due to the new possibility to place a TV screen over each change machine. Operators can use the screen for advertising / information or entertaining purposes.

The evolvement of change machines is well demonstrated by the new Two Pennies change machine, designed specifically for the UK 2p change market. The large touchscreen also can be used for advertising / information or entertaining purposes. Two Pennies can also play music as it has integrated loud speakers. Today a change machine from VNE is not just an ultra-secure change machine – it is a point-of-sale device, a juke box, an advertising medium. Operators get so much more from VNE. Naturally, the Two Pennies has an extensive two pence coin capacity at approx. 18,000 coins.

Returning to the local Italian market, VNE introduced a commercial innovation as well – the 'Rent Project'. Operators can now rent VNE change machines for a fixed monthly sum that includes all online, real-time service. This was particularly welcomed by operators in Italy who need to manage their business very leanly in times of economic crisis. Mr. Lorenzo Verona, Commercial Director of VNE explains, "We think that in this particular economic period it is important not just to offer products but several services: from maintenance of peripherals to online connection of machines for a remote control of money inside the cashbox".

The ENADA Roma was once again a resounding success for VNE and VNE continues to lead the Italian change machine market. International interest and success for this exceptional company is on the rise as well.

 

 

EUROCOIN NAMED ‘TOP PRODUCING DISTRIBUTOR OF 2012’ AT G2E LAS VEGAS

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 03:26 AM PDT

Eurocoin were honoured with the ‘Top Producing Distributor 2012′ award by industry-leading thermal printer manufacturer TransAct Technologies Inc. at the recent G2E Exhibition in Las Vegas. Eurocoin are the exclusive distribution partners for TransAct across Europe, Middle East and Africa, and supply, support and service the highly respected ‘Epic’ range of printers across all key market sectors.​

Colin Veitch of Eurocoin accepts the 2012 Award from Tracey Chernay of TransAct Technologies Inc.

“Once again, the Eurocoin team have delivered an outstanding performance, and all of us at TransAct are delighted to acknowledge their exceptional performance with our product lines” commented Tracey Chernay, Executive VP-Sales & Marketing at TransAct. “Our two companies have enjoyed a long and successful relationship built upon the successful introduction of the Epic range to Europe and Africa, and we are very pleased to be able to publically recognise their hard work and exceptional customer service”.

The Eurocoin team work with manufacturers and end-users across EMEA to integrate the Epic range of printers into machines and kiosks of all types and in multiple industrial sectors, including gaming, retail, VLT, kiosk and transportation.

“I am very pleased to see my hard-working team from our offices across Europe recognised by this Award” responded Eurocoin Sales Director Colin Veitch. “The Epic thermal printers are the undoubted market leaders across our territory, and their quality and reliability is complimented by Eurocoin’s renowned commercial support and customer service. Clearly, our clients believe this is a winning combination, too, and I would like to thank them for their on-going commitment to Epic and to Eurocoin”.

 

Wingo! achieves approval in Madrid

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 02:15 AM PDT

Wingo! The Electronic Bingo system from Unidesa has now been approved by the Autonomous Community of Madrid meaning that, once administrative procedures have been completed, it will be rolled out in a variety of halls.

Wingo! is consolidating itself as the benchmark Electronic Bingo system in Madrid with the participation of some of the largest operators in the sector, the network will grow as more halls and terminals are brought online. This is undoubtedly an important step in the Wingo! expansion process for Spain.

Wingo! from Unidesa is a networked gaming concept based on Bingo, offering a new gaming and leisure experience in a variety of formats for different types of players.

The Flat Wingo 4P table has a very large touch screen allowing 4 people to play simultaneously while connected to the Internet; we also have Tablet Wingo which is a latest-generation mobile terminal designed for the more adventurous and dedicated player.

Traditional players can choose the Hex Wingo 6P table, a natural evolution of the bingo table that offers, among other features, a light signal that shows the likelihood of winning a prize.

For players who are already familiarised with videobingo, the Wave Wingo and Star Wingo terminals offer maximum comfort.

Besides all this wide range of terminals, Wingo! is distinguished by its new prize structure, since it combines traditional shared prizes with figure individual prizes, which increases players' expectations and makes the game more thrilling.

Approval now opens the doors to the roll-out of Unidesa Electronic Bingo in Madrid, which will be added to the other networks already operating in Spain, including the Andalusia Bingo Network, the Canary Islands Bingo Network, Simultaneous Bingo in Madrid and Supertoc and Binjocs in Catalonia which, together, have been in operation for over 15 years.

 

SHERIFF GAMING LAUNCHES “BUGS” PROGRESSIVE SLOT GAME

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 01:25 AM PDT

EINDHOVEN, 23rd October 2012 – So soon after the release of its action packed slot game "Cars & Cash", Sheriff Gaming has today announced the launch of yet another innovative 3D progressive slot game – "Bugs".

Players are invited to join a clever little girl as she explores her garden hunting for special bugs and big prizes.  Colourful butterflies land on her window and they hide points or multipliers for players to catch as many of they can.  If a player is lucky enough to help the little girl catch a praying mantis, they are in with a chance of winning the MEGA Money Pool progressive jackpot.

The game also includes Sheriff Gaming's innovative expanding wild symbols, feature bonus games, scatter prizes and its unique "Click Me" bonus symbols which when clicked, show players the a range of prizes.  The game also has a "Double Up" feature that gives players the chance to double every prize won. If players play the max bet at all coin values and a combination of 5 jackpot symbols appear – then they will have won the Progressive Jackpot.

Eric Roskamp at Sheriff Gaming said, "This is a really fun and light hearted progressive slot game that combines the feature rich and engaging graphics that our 3D games are famous for with all the added excitement that playing a progressive slot brings.  The best possible player experience is at the heart of every one of our games and Bugs is no exception."

 

 

bwin.party Gaming Platforms to be Powered by Lightstreamer Real-Time Technology

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 01:20 AM PDT

MILAN, ITALY — (Wednesday – October 24, 2012) – Weswit, a global leader in real-time web solutions, today announced that bwin.party (LSE:BPTY), the global online gaming company, has re-selected Lightstreamer to power its world-class gaming and betting platforms.

bwin.party, which has millions of customers worldwide and pro forma net revenue in 2011 of €816.0 million, will progressively deploy Lightstreamer in its online poker, casino, and bingo product verticals.

Lightstreamer is a massively scalable solution for pushing live data over WebSockets and other web protocols, to millions of users. With a growing number of customers ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, the Lightstreamer technology enables the streaming of real-time gaming data and messaging across multiple channels and apps, including HTML5, Android, iPhone, iPad, and many other platforms.

"Lightstreamer was the clear scalable solution to handle the complex real-time data communication required by our state-of-the-art gaming products," commented Tod Martin, bwin.party's Group Technology Director. "We are confident the Lightstreamer solution will provide the highest quality gaming experience for our customers."

"We are honoured that Lightstreamer will be part of bwin.party's online gaming platforms," declared Mauro Fantechi, co-CEO and Chairman at Weswit. "Being deployed in such well-known, cross-platform gaming environments, our solution keeps confirming its value for the betting and entertainment industries, which are at the forefront of technological development and innovation."

"It is truly exciting to know that bwin.party has selected our Lightstreamer real-time web technology," added Alessandro Alinone, co-CEO and CTO at Weswit. "Lightstreamer takes care of all the complexity of delivering real-time data over the web, reducing the technological risks and drastically enhancing the pervasiveness of games."

Lightstreamer is made up of a high-performance server, which routes the real-time messages over the web protocols, and a rich set of client libraries, which easily enable any application to send and receive live data in an efficient and reliable way. Lightstreamer can reach any desktop and mobile client, whatever connectivity the user experiences, passing through any kind of proxies and firewalls. Features include bandwidth optimisation, adaptive throttling, data conflation, delta delivery, and total control over the quality of service.