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@IGTNews IGT installs sbX® Casino Management System at SALTO Hotel & Casino in Uruguay

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 09:42 AM PST

 

 

URUGUAY  January 24, 2013 International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT), a global leader in gaming and system technology for casinos, today announced the installation of its sbX® Casino Management System at the SALTO Hotel & Casino, in Uruguay.

"We are proud to have the privilege of installing IGT's sbX® server-based experience applications on the SALTO casino floor and seeing IGT's Floor Manager go live at the property," said Esteban Corio, IGT's Sales Director for the SOLA region. "With this world-class casino management solution, SALTO Hotel & Casino will be able to deliver unique entertainment experiences to their players, directly at the slot machine."

IGT Floor Manager allows SALTO Hotel & Casino to introduce changes to its floor mix, based on market demand and demographic conditions.  The property also will have access to IGT Analytics and the Company's extensive game library of IGT slot titles as well as the tools required to optimize game performance.

"We are very excited to adopt IGT's server-based applications as they will allow us to distinguish our property from other casino locations while improving our floor performance and management," said Juan Cosidó, Head of Marketing at Naranpark S.A. "We now are also able to offer IGT's outstanding themes, which give our current patrons the perfect blend of technology and fun."

SALTO Casino & Hotel's players will enjoy IGT's world-famous Core games, such as Thundering Buffalo®, Coyote Moon®, Golden Goddess®, Lil’ Lady®, Black Widow®, Cleopatra® and IGT's MegaJackpots® premium game line up.

 

@Bally_Tech BALLY TECHNOLOGIES LAUNCHES SUPPORT FOR NEVADA CHILDHOOD CANCER FOUNDATION AT 9 A.M.

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 09:22 AM PST

LAS VEGAS, January 24, 2013  Bally Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BYI), a leader in slots, video machines, casino-management, interactive applications, and networked and server-based systems for the global gaming industry, announced it will support Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation (NCCF).  To raise awareness and funds for the local non-profit organization, Bally's hit Pawn Stars™ slot machine will be on the redesigned KVVU FOX5 MORE show "Celebrity Spin Zone" starting Jan. 28 on MORE's 9 a.m. broadcast.

Gary Kapral Bally Technologies' Senior VP Operations & Human Resources

"Bally Technologies is committed to supporting cancer causes in the Las Vegas community," said Bally Technologies' Senior Vice President of Operations and Human Resources Gary Kapral.  "We will continue this mission by working with the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation. Children are our most precious gift, and we want to do all we can to support organizations like NCCF that provide hope and help during the journey with cancer." NCCF provides financial, social, emotional, educational, and psychological support services and programs to families of all children diagnosed with life-threatening or critical illnesses including cancer, HIV/AIDS, and immunologic diseases.

One of NCCF's key programs, The Caring Place,  provides no-cost programs and services for children and adults in treatment for, or recovering from, cancer, as well as provides support programs for patients' families, friends, and caregivers. "We are thrilled Bally Technologies has selected our organization as the beneficiary of the Celebrity Spin Zone," said Jeffrey Gordon, President and Chief Executive Officer of NCCF. "This will help us continue to positively impact this community with ongoing support programs and educational forums for children, adults, and family members impacted by cancer and other life-threatening illnesses." Each day, during the MORE broadcasts, a celebrity guest on the show will step into the Celebrity Spin Zone and play a Bally Technologies slot machine. Bally will donate whatever amount is won to NCCF.

The segment airs live weekdays at 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Bally first teamed up with KVVU FOX5 Las Vegas in 2009 when the Las Vegas-based slot manufacturing giant spotlighted its award-winning Cash Spin™ slot machine in the MORE show's Celebrity Spin Zone. Since then, more than $330,000 has been raised for charity on the show, as a host of celebrities have played a handful of different Bally Technologies games featured on the set.

Among the visitors to the Celebrity Spin Zone have been Tito Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, and Marlon Jackson, of the Jackson 5, comedians Joan Rivers and Martin Short, boxer Evander Holyfield, Playboy Playmate Holly Madison, and former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman. Bally's Pawn Stars video slot hits casino floors this month.  The game is based on HISTORY®'s smash hit television series about the family-owned Gold & Silver Pawn Shop on the Las Vegas Strip, and features the show's main characters, shop owners and employees Rick Harrison, grandfather Richard (Old Man), grandson Corey, and Corey's loveable sidekick Chumlee. The game begins when a player chooses their favorite character from the show. With its giant wheel, free games, 11 wheel-bonus prizes, wilds, pick-'em features, and iDeck™ interaction, this game promises to be as popular as the show itself.

Millions of viewers in more than 150 countries enjoy the program, which has been translated into 37 languages and rated as a top cable show in the United States, Europe, and Latin America. The Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, where the show is filmed, has become one of the top tourist destinations in Las Vegas.

About Bally Technologies, Inc. With a history dating back to 1932, Las Vegas-based Bally Technologies designs, manufactures, operates, and distributes advanced gaming devices, systems and technology solutions worldwide. Bally's product line includes reel-spinning slot machines, video slots, wide-area progressives, interactive and mobile applications, and Class II, lottery, and central-determination games and platforms. Bally also offers an array of casino management, slot accounting, bonusing, cashless and table management solutions. For more information, please visit http://www.ballytech.com.  Connect with Bally on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.

About the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation A local non-profit organization providing services in Southern Nevada since 1993, the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation (NCCF) provides social, emotional, educational, and psychological support services and programs to families of all children diagnosed with life threatening or critical illnesses such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, sickle cell, hemophilia, renal disorders, and immunologic diseases. The organization also provides healing arts and wellness programs to adults touched by cancer and to chronically ill children and their caregivers. For more information please visit http://www.nvccf.org/

About FOX5's MORE Show MORE is produced by KVVU FOX5 in Las Vegas. The Emmy®-nominated entertainment television broadcast is is hosted by Monica Jackson, Jason Feinberg, Rachel Smith, and Sean McAllister. MORE covers the most important entertainment events in Las Vegas and around the globe and continues to be on top of the entertainment scene with live reports from Las Vegas, Hollywood and anywhere entertainment news is breaking. On September 12, 2006, MORE debuted making television history as Las Vegas' first local, live, daytime talk and entertainment show produced by and inside a local television station. Since the show's debut, ratings have soared often placing MORE ahead of such national juggernauts as "The Today Show," "Live with Regis and Kelly," and "Oprah." On September 14, 2009, FOX5 launched a second MORE show. MORE airs weekdays at 9 a.m. and MORE Access is on weeknights at 6:30 p.m. only on FOX5.

VERNONS LAUNCHES A TWIN TV CAMPAIGN

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 06:31 AM PST

January 25, 2013  One of Britain's oldest and most trusted gaming firms has launched a twin television campaign in a bid to banish the winter blues. Merseyside-based Vernons have created commercials for both their online casino and bingo brands which made their debut earlier this week. The adverts will now be rolled out on terrestrial channels ITV1 and Channel 5. They'll also be aired on ITV2, ITV4, Sky Television and Dave, as well as a host of other satellite channels throughout 2013.

Featuring a futuristic townscape with famous gaming icons, the casino ad showcases the company's £10 sign up offer and their first deposit bonus of upto £200.It also highlights their blackjack, roulette and video poker games, along with hundreds of big-name slots and the £1.5 million worth of jackpots available to players, which is growing all the time.The bingo adverts, which feature Stan the Pug dog, a popular feature of earlier commercials, focuses on three women discussing the site's great offers over tea and bingo ball cup cakes.It showcases the £2.5 million worth of prize money guaranteed every month,as well as the offer of £30 to all new customers when they spend their first£10.

The adverts, which allude to the firm's near 90 year history of creating winners, are set to be supported by a host of social media activity and Facebook promotions. Sportech Alderney Director, Paul Munro, said: "January is such a miserable month, made worse by all the terrible weather we've been having, so it's great to be able to spread a bit of good cheer with these two brand new commercials."We're delighted with the way they look and the fantastic offers they showcase, and we're very confident that our customers both new and old will like them too."There are obviously very different audiences for bingo and casino and I think the differing styles reflect that perfectly."

About Vernons Vernons has been a trusted name in gaming since it launched its famous football pools in 1925. Based just a stone's throw from Aintree – home of the equally famous Grand National steeplechase – the firm continues to operate what is now called The Football Pools on behalf of over half a million customers a week, along with a variety of other innovative e-Gaming and betting services including online bingo and casino.

About Sportech Alderney Sportech (Alderney) Limited has its registered offices at Millennium House,Ollivier Street, St Anne, Alderney GY9 3TD. Sportech eGaming operates some of the world's most trusted and established brands in eGaming,including household names such as Vernons and The Football Pools.

Watch our ads on YouTube:Casino:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmsKpULDgYIBingo:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHzCrn9DyTI&feature=youtu.beNB: The bingo campaign will have an associated viral campaign involvingfootage of Stan the Pugt.

You can download this from here -http://mbf.cc/gSnu4Both campaigns will be supported by Facebook activity and promotionshttps://www.facebook.com/VernonsGaming?ref=ts&fref=tshttps://www.facebook.com/VernonsBingo?ref=ts&fref=ts

Aspers Casino Celebrates Chinese New Year with £25,000 Prize Giveaway

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 06:19 AM PST

 

 

To celebrate Chinese New Year, Aspers Casino, Westfield Stratford City will be giving away a share of a £25,000 jackpot as well as a host of additional glittering prizes, with winners to be announced on Tuesday 12th February.

From the 28th January, guests can enter the free, daily prize draw, leading up to an evening of traditional Chinese New Year celebrations on the 12th February. Festivities will include a lively Lion Dance, starting its journey in Westfield Shopping Centre and leading guests to the casino ahead of the live prize draw at 9pm, where eight lucky winners will walk away with a share of the £25,000 as well as other prizes.

During January, in the lead up to Chinese New Year, Aspers will provide guests with a complimentary buffet each Monday evening from 11pm, serving authentic Chinese dishes, freshly prepared from Clary's, the casino's in-house restaurant, as well as free on-site car parking, ensuring the celebrations last for weeks . A Gala Chinese Buffet will also be held on Monday 11th February, in the lead up to the draw.

Chinese New Year 2013 – Year of the Snake, is regarded as the most important festival in the Chinese calendar, celebrating good fortune, happiness, wealth and longevity.

2013 itself is a significant year in the Chinese calendar. Chinese tradition links numbers to pronunciations of the associated words, first looking at how a number is sounded, then associating it to words that share similar pronunciation. The digit '1' when positioned in tens sounds like the words 'definite' (shi); while the digit '3' sounds like 'life', 'living' or 'birth'. As a result the number 13 which is pronounced as 'shisan' in Mandarin can mean 'definitely vibrant' or 'assured growth'.