Innovative Table Games Begins Nevada Field TrialCDC Newswire · September 20, 2018 at 3:15 pmPrimm Valley Resorts to Feature Brand New Gaming Format Las Vegas, NV – Lifelong gaming veteran, Paul T. Harry, CEO of Innovative Table Games, has announced the Nevada field trial for Super Easy Aces, a new casino table game designed to revolutionize the gaming market. Designed with an entirely new playing card format, Super Easy Aces is setting the industry on its ear. With only five cards featured in the deck, the new game is fast, fun and easy, delivering over 400 hands per hour to the casino, making it easily the fastest casino table game to date. “There’s no right or wrong way to play Super Easy Aces,” notes Harry. “It’s a simple game offering both new and experienced players the chance to enjoy a new gaming experience while trying to beat the house.” A unique aspect of the game is the fact that the player receives only one… [continue reading]
East African law firm predicts key growth for African countries ready to invest in gamingCDC Newswire · September 17, 2018 at 9:24 amThe burgeoning gaming industry in Africa has been thrown into stark relief during 2018 with countries across the continent driving key measures to capitalise on emerging sectors and authorities keen to discuss the direct and indirect investment opportunities ahead. Talking ahead of the inaugural ICE Africa (24-25 October, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg), which is set to provide regulators and operators with an ideal platform to discuss the growing market, Amne Suedi, Principal at Shikana Law Group, a law firm operating within East Africa and based in Kenya and Tanzania, explores the where, how and who of investing in the diverse gaming industry across Africa. Why is there such a focus on Africa at this time? As a lawyer specialising in investment in Africa and being very active in the gaming industry in Africa, I think this is an investment area that has a lot of potential to grow further and… [continue reading]
GLI Certifies First Tribal Sports Book in the U.S. To GLI-33 Event-Wagering StandardCDC Newswire · September 11, 2018 at 5:03 pmLAS VEGAS, NV (September 11, 2018) – The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians made history on Thursday, August 31, 2018, at 10:00 am CST as the new sports book at their Pearl River Resort became the first tribal sports book in the U.S. to open with a system that is fully certified as compliant with Gaming Laboratories International’s (GLI) landmark GLI-33 Event-Wagering Technical Standard. At the request of the Choctaw Gaming Commission, GLI assisted the Commission’s technical and auditing staffs with on-site support to verify the internal controls and installation configuration of IGT’s Margin-Maker event-wagering system to GLI-33 standards. This helped ensure a flawless go-live of the sports book’s system from the moment the first wager was placed. Additionally, sports-wagering experts from GLI University provided two and a half days of on-site classroom-style training on the various aspects of sports wagering, from a technical, regulatory, and operational perspective. “The Choctaw Gaming Commission took… [continue reading]
GLI Renews Contract with Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) for On-Site Inspection, Consulting, and Training ServicesCDC Newswire · September 10, 2018 at 4:13 pmLakewood, NJ, September 10, 2018 – Gaming Laboratories International has renewed its annual contract with the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) for a wide range of professional services, including on-site inspections of gaming equipment tested within a laboratory setting and professional consultation pertaining to new technology, policy and legislation development, rule writing, field issues, player disputes, and forensic examinations. Under the renewed agreement, GLI will continue to provide the PRTC with a dedicated team of experts for on-site inspections of gaming devices and systems, as well as associated equipment testing and audits of gaming systems, devices, and kiosks. On-site inspection of gaming equipment ensures that the equipment is configured correctly and can properly communicate and report the required accounting and security information. “We are extremely pleased and thankful that the PRTC is continuing our successful professional partnership,” said GLI President/CEO James Maida. “We have been providing the PRTC with our testing,… [continue reading]
Aristocrat Installs Groundbreaking TrackIt System with Vouchers and RFID for Tables at Live! Casino & HotelCDC Newswire · September 10, 2018 at 12:03 pmLAS VEGAS (September 10, 2018) – Aristocrat and Live! Casino & Hotel continue to innovate together. Aristocrat has installed the first version of its TrackIt for Tables with Vouchers and RFID at Live! Casino in the newly- opened Orchid Gaming & Smoking Patio. The implementation is the first in North America. Live! is a long-time partner of Aristocrat’s Oasis 360 solution and was one of the first in the nation to launch ONE LINK bonusing as part of the Giant Jackpots progressive slot program in 2015, which has continued to evolve and drive excellent results. Live! Casino & Hotel CIO Beth Perlman said, “We have enjoyed a long partnership with Aristocrat, and we have been excited to be the site of first-in-the-nation installations. Now with TrackIt for Tables, our players can easily and freely move from slot to table and back again, enjoying all aspects of our casino without waiting… [continue reading]
Tachi Palace Donates $5,000 to Central Union School DistrictCDC Newswire · September 4, 2018 at 4:26 pmLEMOORE, CA – (September 4, 2018) –Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino recently presented Central Union School District with a check for $5,000 with funds raised at its monthly community breakfast. Central Union School District is comprised of four elementary schools in Kings County. More than 350 people attended the fundraising breakfast. A total of $1,792 was raised at the door and Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino and the Santa Rosa Rancheria Tribe contributed to bring the grand total of the donation to $5,000. Tachi Palace Assistant General Manager Mr. Bill Davis and Marketing Director Tribal Intern Rojelio Morales presented the check to Superintendent Tom Addington. “The money raised today will be put into great use,” said Addington. “It will assist with funding for day-to-day and extracurricular activities for the children.” Tachi Palace is proud to be celebrating its 35th anniversary of giving back to the community. The next community breakfast… [continue reading]
Wipfli/JOSEPH EVE Welcomes Seminole Nation Gaming Enterprise as New CasinoEdge Intacct ClientCDC Newswire · September 4, 2018 at 2:01 pmKALISPEL, Mont. (September 4, 2018) — The Seminole Nation Gaming Enterprise (Seminole NGE) has joined a continually growing list of tribal enterprises and casinos who are using the CasinoEdge Intacct (Intacct) accounting software solution from Wipfli/JOSEPH EVE (Wipfli), a top 20 national accounting and consulting firm. PC Magazine has ranked the Intacct solution as the number one cloud business application and as the number one user-friendly accounting solution. Tribes across the U.S. have benefitted from both its multitude of features and Wipfli’s extensive full-service business advisory support. In addition to CasinoEdge powered by Intacct, Seminole NGE engaged Wipfli/JOSEPH EVE to conduct a three-phase finance transformation and business process assessment. “When searching for a modern casino-specific accounting solution to replace Microsoft Great Plains, we were focused on four functional components — world class controls, multi-entity business intelligence, process automation and a solution that was highly user friendly,” says General Manager of… [continue reading]
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) Showcasing Solutions to Help Suppliers Enter Latin America at SAGSECDC Newswire · September 4, 2018 at 1:55 pmGLI’s Latin America Team Brings 20 Years of Supplier, Regulator, and Operator Experience to Booth #301 LAS VEGAS (September 4, 2018) – As the global gaming industry turns its attention to SAGSE, Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) will showcase solutions that help land-based, online, and lottery suppliers worldwide enter Latin American markets faster. GLI will be in booth #301. “Technology is evolving rapidly, and that makes the gaming industry incredibly exciting. We are very much looking forward to this year’s SAGSE, discussing new technologies with attendees and helping the LatAm gaming industry to grow,” said Karen Sierra-Hughes, GLI’s Director of Latin American and Caribbean Government Relations and Business Development. “Globally, suppliers know GLI is the only lab that can take them anywhere in the world, and our quality means they get to market faster. We offer suppliers more markets for less, and our locally based experts provide our clients with deeper… [continue reading]
JCM Global Brings Innovations that Connect Operators and Players to SAGSECDC Newswire · September 4, 2018 at 1:55 pmJCM Exhibiting in Booth #200 LAS VEGAS (September 4, 2018) – The gaming market in Latin America changes continuously, and JCM Global will be exhibiting innovative products that help connect operators to players at SAGSE. JCM will be in booth #200 at SAGSE, showcasing bill validators, printers, and systems that increase security and player convenience across the casino. “JCM continues to innovate in the transaction space with products such our PromoNet floor-wide couponing system that empowers even better connections between operators and players,” said JCM Latin American Development Representative Diego Mejia. “Additionally, because bill validation is at the core of our business, JCM works diligently to stay ahead of technology being developed by counterfeiters and other criminals.” JCM’s secure bill validation solutions start with its award-winning iVIZION bill validator, which with its CIS technology scans more than 9.5 million data points of every note, twice that of the nearest competitor…. [continue reading]
Merkur Gaming welcomes Clarion’s prestige ICE brand to AfricaCDC Newswire · September 4, 2018 at 11:19 amClarion Gaming’s decision to extend its internationally recognised ICE brand outside of the UK with ICE Africa, which will be held at Johannesburg’s Sandton Convention Centre (24 and 25 October), has been deemed a landmark decision by event exhibitor Merkur Gaming’s Chief Executive, International, Athanasios Isaakidis, in light of what he claims is a time of opportunity across the continent. Commenting on the timing of the first ever ICE Africa, Isaakidis explained: “There could not be a better time to bring the ICE brand, and the weight it holds within the international gaming industry, to the African continent. For various reasons, both economic and political, conditions across Africa have been challenging in certain sectors and therefore it is hoped that a prestige event run under the ICE brand will stimulate interest and hopefully lead to further investment in gaming. “Obviously, there’s a lot more to Africa than South Africa,” he… [continue reading]
