Thursday, May 30, 2013

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MGM Grand Launches Leap Forward’s SaffariNet® Picture-in-Picture Multimedia Ecosystem

Posted: 29 May 2013 02:50 PM PDT

 

 

RENO, NV – May 29, 2013 – Leap Forward Gaming, Inc. (LFG), a leader in providing gaming industry solutions, announced today that it has installed its SaffariNet® Patron Display Interface™ (PDI) picture-in-picture multimedia ecosystem technology at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, an MGM Resorts International property in Las Vegas, NV.

PDI is a scalable, low-cost, turn-key solution that works seamlessly with all brands and generations of gaming machines and systems to develop, dynamically manage and present content to players.  It is a robust, completely customizable system utilizing existing machine displays and supports all screen sizes, resolutions and aspect ratios by utilizing the latest advancements in web-based technology.  PDI offers targeted marketing and bonusing campaigns, progressives, drink ordering and straightforward integration with multiple player tracking and CRM systems.  As part of the patented SaffariNet® ecosystem, PDI agnostically provides operators with high flexibility and agile content production and implementation utilizing web-based technologies such as HTML5, Silverlight®, Flash, etc.

Leap Forward's PDI product was recently selected as the industry's top new technology for 2013 in Casino Enterprise Management's seventh annual Slot Floor Technology Awards.  The awards honor new gaming technology products that bolster casino revenues.

Tom Mikulich, Senior Vice President of Business Development for MGM Resorts International, commented on LFG's PDI solution, "We are very pleased with the strength, flexibility and agility of the SaffariNet® ecosystem technology and the fact that MGM Grand is the first Las Vegas casino to utilize this game-changing system.  MGM Resorts International properties have always embraced leading-edge technology that provides our players with added-value and improves operational efficiencies.  We believe that the SaffariNet® picture-in-picture solution has great promise, as it allows us to seamlessly customize real-time marketing campaigns without impacting existing machines and systems, all while minimizing operational interruption.  We look forward to our continued partnership and expansion with LFG."

Ali Saffari, LFG CEO said, "LFG's PDI solution provides players with a greatly enhanced gaming experience and allows operators to utilize their existing machines and player tracking systems, consequently maximizing profitability.  We are honored to partner with such a progressive operator as MGM Grand and its parent company MGM Resorts International to transform their properties by enhancing the gaming experience, increasing player value, maximizing efficiencies and boosting revenue.  This is LFG's first Las Vegas installation and we will be announcing installations with additional major domestic and international operators soon.”

About MGM Resorts International MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is one of the world’s leading global hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort brands including Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and The Mirage.  The Company also owns 51% of MGM China Holdings Limited, which owns the MGM Macau resort and casino and is in the process of developing a gaming resort in Cotai, and 50% of CityCenter in Las Vegas, which features ARIA resort and casino.  For more information about MGM Resorts International, visit the Company’s website at www.mgmresorts.com.

About Leap Forward Gaming, Inc. Leap Forward Gaming (LFG), headquartered in Reno, NV, specializes in the innovation, development, design, manufacture and operation of the SaffariNet® multimedia ecosystem.  SaffariNet® promises to revolutionize how gaming devices, peripherals, wide-area progressives, player-tracking systems, mobile devices and server-based systems communicate wirelessly and interact across casino floors.  Patron Display Interface (PDI) is LFG's scalable, low-cost, turn-key picture-in-picture solution that works seamlessly with all brands and generations of gaming machines and systems to develop, dynamically manage and present content to players.  PDI offers targeted marketing and bonusing campaigns, progressives and seamlessly integrates with multiple player tracking and CRM systems.  As part of the patented SaffariNet® ecosystem, PDI agnostically provides operators with high flexibility, and agile content production and implementation utilizing the latest web-based technologies.  For more information, please visit www.leapforwardgaming.com.

 

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NET ENTERTAINMENT’S SLOT GAME MEGA FORTUNE PAYS OUT 5.3 MEUR

Posted: 29 May 2013 02:39 PM PDT

 

 

May 29, 2013 Mega Fortune™, the popular online slot game from Net Entertainment, paid out a 5.3 MEUR jackpot to a winner playing at the online operator BetVictor Casino over the Bank Holiday weekend.

This Mega Fortune™ jackpot is the fourth biggest in Net Entertainment's history with the World Record jackpot of 17.8 MEUR in January 2013 remaining the largest to date. Only in April, a Swedish winner landed a 6.7 MEUR jackpot playing Hall of Gods™.

Mega Fortune™ is a progressive jackpot and part of Net Entertainment's jackpot network, where the liquidity from players from many of the largest European online casinos is pooled. Net Entertainment's progressive jackpot portfolio consists of Arabian Nights™, Mega Fortune™ and Halls of Gods™ video slots.

"We are very happy to congratulate the lucky Mega Fortune jackpot winner and BetVictor for this life-changing win. The high liquidity that Net Entertainment's progressive slots offer helps drive player acquisition for operators through the ability to quickly build up jackpots. We look forward to making many more players millionaires in the future." Comments Per Eriksson, President and CEO of Net Entertainment.

About Net Entertainment Net Entertainment is a premium supplier of digitally distributed gaming systems used by some of the world’s most successful online gaming operators. The Net Entertainment casino is a complete gaming solution comprising both a complete management platform and a full suite of high quality games. Operators are provided a customized casino that is easily integrated ensuring short time to market and a cost efficient operation. Net Entertainment is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm (NET-B). More information about Net Entertainment is available at www.netent.com.

 

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SAGSE Panama – Did size really matter?

Posted: 29 May 2013 02:34 PM PDT

 

At SAGSE Panamá 2013 Novomatic presented the very latest products and market-specific innovations and attractions for Latin-American markets on booth number 200. The show took place from May 8-9 at the Centro de Convenciones Vasco Nuñez in Panamá City.

Max Lindenberg, Head of Marketing and Business Development AGI

SAGSE Panama welcomed its guests on May 8th and 9th and so too did Novomatic with a prominent booth position right at the entrance of the exhibition hall. Novomatic made a big effort to present a range of all new products available, including: the new slot machine model Dominator® as well as games, jackpots, electronic multiplayers with a variety of different games, the ACP online casino management system and the proprietary video content delivery system ADMIRAL Absolute Vision™.

First of all the new Dominator® cabinet had already been the major attraction in London and now continues to thrill operators wherever it is presented. The Dominator® was presented with a range of NOVO LINE™ INTERACTIVE single games, connected to the card-animated four level mystery progressive Magic Joker Jackpot™. The Dominator's innovative flexible 18.5" TFT topper was used for the jackpot animation and the machines' third screens for the display of the jackpot levels. Since its stunning premiere at ICE the Dominator® has thrilled operators and their guests alike with its stirring game-synchronized LED-effects, three 24" TFT screens for gripping graphics display and top sound which all combine to create an unforgettable in-depth gaming experience. Its optional independent 18.5" multi-purpose TFT topper provides room for all sorts of casino information or game-specific as well as jackpot displays. Casino staff will appreciate another new feature: the Dominator®'s main door opens upwards on gas springs, providing safe and easy access for maintenance work plus the optimum space between machines in a bank.

Further cabinet highlights in Panamá were the NOVOSTAR® SL 1 and SL2 for NOVO LINE Novo Unity™ II electronic live games as well as NOVO LINE™ Interactive single games. The Novo Super-Vision™ cabinet featured the latest Super-V+ Gaminator® and Premium-V+ Gaminator® mixes and the Super-V+ Gaminator® III machine was presented in combination with the iconic Novomatic Reel Tournament™.

Also eagerly anticipated at SAGSE Panama was the unique Pinball Roulette™ presentation. This is a single player Roulette terminal that uniquely combines the attraction of the traditional Roulette with the added amusement factor of a pinball launching mechanism. Pinball Roulette™ was presented in Panamá in single-zero as well as in double-zero configuration.

The range of Novomatic electronic live games based on NOVO LINE Novo Unity™ II presented at SAGSE Panamá comprised NOVOSTAR® SL1 terminals with a selection of fully animated ("Flying") versions of Roulette, Double Action Roulette, Baccarat, Black Jack, Poker, Bingo and Sic Bo as well as its slot mix 2 – all of the games being available on each of the terminals.

Octavian's casino management system ACP (Accounting Control Progressives System) connected all Novo Super-Vision™ machines at the show booth in order to demonstrate the various modular functionalities of the ACP system.

Max Lindenberg, Head of Marketing and Business Development AGI, comments on the show: "It has been quite a busy show for all Novomatic Group representatives who came to the show from Austria, Chile, Colombia and the United States and it has been very interesting to observe the ongoing developments in the Panamaian market and its various segments. The interest in our products was overwhelming und proved that we brought the right range of products for the various operations in Panama. The show was busy and we were pleased to welcome a great number of local operators. Nonetheless the show hasn't been able to attract many visitors from the surrounding countries."

Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH (AGI) a 100-percent subsidiary of NOVOMATIC AG (www.novomatic.com) is an integrated global gaming company specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and sales of electronic gaming machines and advanced technology products. As Europe’s leading manufacturer AGI delivers one of the broadest product ranges in the industry.

The NOVOMATIC Group is one of the biggest producers and operators of gaming technologies and one of the largest integrated gaming companies in the world. The group employs more than 19.000 staff worldwide (2,700 in Austria). Founded by entrepreneur Prof. Johann F. Graf, the group has locations in 43 countries and exports high-tech electronic gaming equipment to 80 countries. The group operates more than 215,000 gaming machines in its about 1,400 plus traditional and electronic casinos as well as via rental concepts. Part of the group is also Admiral Sportwetten GmbH, Austria’s leading sports betting operator with more than 200 outlets as well as the Vienna based online gaming specialist Greentube Internet Entertainment Solutions GmbH.

 

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FutureLogic’s GEN2 Universal™ Printer Selected Exclusively by Margaritaville Resort Casino in Bossier City, LA

Posted: 29 May 2013 02:27 PM PDT

 

 

GLENDALE, CA — May 29, 2013— FutureLogic, Inc., the world's leading developer of innovative ticket printing and couponing solutions, announces today that its GEN2 Universal™ printer has been chosen as the exclusive printer for all gaming platforms in Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Resort Casino scheduled to open this summer in Bossier City, LA.

Margaritaville Resort Casino is destined to become the premier casino resort in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA market. Situated on 19 acres next to the Louisiana Boardwalk Shopping Center, Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Resort Casino is set to open its 30,000 square foot casino with 1,237 slot machines and 54 table games. "When selecting peripherals for our slot floor, reducing downtime is our primary focus,” said Keith Dollar, Director of Slot Operations at Margaritaville Resort Casino. "We selected the GEN2 Universal printer because of its excellent design, its track record, and FutureLogic's outstanding technical support and commitment to the gaming industry."

"We are extremely pleased with Margaritaville Resort Casino's selection of the GEN2 Universal and the fact they recognize FutureLogic's commitment to delivering the best-in-class TITO printers," said Nick Micalizzi, FutureLogic's VP Sales & Marketing, North America. "Looking ahead, as Margaritaville Resort Casino looks to expand their marketing plans, the GEN2 Universal presents a seamless solution with our PromoNet promotional couponing solution."

Ready for promotional couponing, the printer can provide operators with separate and secure processing environments for both TITO and promotional couponing. Moreover, equipped with a 50% larger standard ticket capacity, the GEN2 Universal™ printer can save operators up to 20 refills or $200 per printer annually. Further reducing costs, the unit eliminates paper waste by consuming the ticket stack down to the last ticket. The GEN2 Universal printer is server-based ready, supports both SPC (IGT) and GDS protocols and can be configured to communicate with multiple hosts simultaneously, such as RS-232 or Netplex, and USB protocols.

About Margaritaville Resort Casino, Bossier City, LA
Margaritaville Resort Casino is destined to become the premier casino resort in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA market. Situated on 19 acres next to the Louisiana Boardwalk Shopping Center, Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Resort Casino is set to open around June. The 30,000 square foot casino with 1,237 slot machines and 54 table games, 395-room hotel, with 35 luxurious suites combined, variety of fine dining venues, tropically landscaped pool deck, and a state-of-the-art 900-seat performance hall, combine to make Margaritaville Resort Casino a fun and entertaining tropical paradise experience.

About FutureLogic, Inc.
Founded in 1983, FutureLogic is the leading developer of innovative ticket printing and couponing solutions to gaming technology providers and operators around the world. As the premier supplier of super-robust thermal ticket printers to the global gaming industry, FutureLogic has shipped more than 1.5 million printers for casino gaming, video lottery, AWP, LPM, SWP and kiosk applications worldwide. Headquartered in Glendale, CA and with offices across North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia, FutureLogic's sales and engineering teams are ready to provide direct support and local knowledge for manufacturers and operators around the world. For more information or to contact us, please visit futurelogic-inc.com.

 

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FANTASTIC FEEDBACK FROM tHE VISITORS AT INTERBLOCK BOOTH AT ‘g2e 2013 asia SHOW’

Posted: 29 May 2013 03:08 AM PDT

Interblock stand at this year's "G2E Asia 2013 Macao show" again received outstanding response from our dear customers with premier presentation for Asian market of ENHANCED 4th GENERATION of most advance multi-player platform available on the market – G4D – DIAMOND™ product range in modern design with technical improvements captured inside innovative gaming solutions:

·         G4D Wheel™ 07 with Big3Six game

·         G4D Roulette™ 12 in Football Shape with Goal! Roulette Side Bet

·         G4D Bubble™ 08 with Pop'n Poker game

Mr. Tom O'Brien, CEO at Interblock, commented the show: "It was another fantastic show for Interblock. This year we provided our customers with our newest exciting products and the response was overwhelming. I think the customer turnout was better than we had hoped and we are grateful to still be a part of G2E Asia. Thanks to our great staff for their hard work!"

Mr. Michael Hu, Sales Director Asia at Interblock Asia Pacific, added: "Nice to see that we caught up at the show with all our existing clients in the region, plus some new customers, who also expressed their strong interests on both G4 and G4D." "Definitely, through the show, Interblock brand awareness has been strengthened and our sales position has been strategically reshaped for further growth."

We look forward to meeting with you at our forthcoming shows!

Interblock team

 

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