Part 1

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JCM’s iVIZION expands into European petrol market
JCM Global’s award-winning iVIZION bill validator is among
the most widely used and respected in the highly regulated
gaming industry throughout Europe. Now, thanks to a
cooperative relationship between JCM and Wayne, iVIZION
has expanded its European presence into the petrol industry
in Italy and in Sweden, thanks also to the development of
Italian distributor KF. Wayne is a GE Business and a global
innovator of fuel dispensers and forecourt technologies
2012 iVIZION bill validators have been integrated into self-pay
Ŝ JCM Global’s award-winning iVIZION bill validator is among the
most widely used and respected in the highly regulated gaming industry
throughout Europe.
kiosks that are manufactured by Wayne, today reaching nearly
these products to overseas markets, where extreme weather
1,000 customers in Italy and Sweden. The self-pay kiosks
conditions necessitate using our products, because of the
are designed to withstand a wide range of temperatures,
wide range temperature feature and high level of security.”
including Outdoor Payment Terminals (OPTs). Since late
from extreme cold to extreme heat. In certain environments,
The Outdoor Payment Terminal can be used in many outdoor
an internal heating element is deployed to stabilize extreme
payment applications. Its installation at petrol stations is
temperatures and optimizes component performance. JCM’s
the first deployment of OPTs with embedded iVIZION bill
iVIZION is built to withstand exceptional temperature stability
validators. The iVIZION bill validator has the most diligent
with outstanding levels of security. iVIZION’s high level of
counterfeit protection, an RFID ICB cashbox with encrypted
security makes it perfect for self-pay applications, including
and web-enabled data, 64 megabit FLASH memory, a self-
un-manned applications. “We have had tremendous success
calibrating sensor package, modular component design,
with our iVIZION bill validators inside Outdoor Payment
ability to read barcodes horizontally and vertically, two high-
Terminals. iVIZION’s unit’s ability to withstand a wide range
speed processors, sealed 85 mm banknote path, patented
of temperatures and its high level of security make it the
and proven removable stacker mechanism, “Blind Mate” and
perfect choice for operators,” said Payam Zadeh, JCM EMEA
“Hot Swap” design. iVIZION (without stacker), modi¿ed by KF,
General Manager. “Looking into the future, we plan on taking
has a wide range of operating temperature: -30ƶ to +60ƶC.
Canadian enterprise invests in amusement park in Zhejiang
Under the witness of Qiang Li, Governor of Zhejiang Province,
Industries and Zhejiang Zhoufa Group would cooperate
and Jingmiao Sun, Vice Governor of Zhejiang Province and
and establish a joint venture which integrates amusement
Director of the Zhoushan Archipelago New Area Management
park operation, amusement park equipment production, and
Commission, responsible person of Canada-based Empire
production of monorails and oil sands mining equipment.
Industries Ltd. and Junliang Xie of Zhoufa Group signed
And, the amusement park project investment would reach
an agreement for a large-scale integrated amusement park
RMB$6 billion. Junliang Xie pointed out that Zhoufa Group
project totaling an investment of RMB$6 billion. Empire
is one of the Empire Industries shareholders and that after
Industries is a global leading manufacturer of dynamic
Zhoushan became the national-grade new area, the two
steel structures, astronomical observatories and large-
companies both have con¿dence in the outlook for investment
in Zhoushan and see eye to eye, so they chose to build a
large-scale integrated amusement park in Zhoushan. In
in China, the facilities manufactured by Empire Industries
addition, supportive projects such as a hotel and a business
are used by famous theme parks such as Disneyland and
complex would be included. Empire Industries also said that
Universal Studios. According to the agreement, Empire
the outlook for Zhoushan’s growth is promising.
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sized amusement park equipment and also a publicly traded
company in Canada. Although the company is not well-known
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Wild Coast Winter Games in South Africa a winner for DRGT
The Wild Coast Winter Games that was hosted between 21st
and 24th July by the renowned gaming and resort operator
Sun International at its spectacular Wild Coast Sun Resort
& Casino once again enabled DRGT to underline its unique
bene¿ts to the African gaming market. With DRGT's system
presence growing substantially throughout Africa, there
was considerable interest in the demonstration installation
displayed at the event and in the ease in which the system
can be implemented in sites of just a handful of gaming
devices through to much larger properties without the need
for a conventional complex IT server infrastructure. As state
authorities throughout Africa seek the means to reliably
and efficiently monitor gaming operations to ensure game
Ŝ Charl Geyser of Simplicit-e and Jurgen De Munck of DRGT at the Wild Coast
Winter Games in South Africa.
integrity and revenue reporting, it was no surprise that the
sun for some golf or fishing, the relaxing setting and casual
DRGT monitoring and accounting features were a key topic of
format creates a unique but valuable professional networking
conversations held with the visiting regulators. The Wild Coast
opportunity. Mr. Jurgen De Munck, CEO and co-founder of
Winter Games is an increasingly important event that has
DRGT, was himself present at the show and commented,
become a highlight of the African gaming industry calendar. It
“The Wild Coast Winter Games is the perfect location for us
is attended by representatives of most of the region's gaming
to portray the complete systems solutions of DRGT. Systems
operators, manufacturers and regulators. Golf and fishing
are per se complex technology. We have taken this complex
form part of the daytime menu in a programme that in the
technology and made it extremely user-friendly. The more
evenings brings together the continent's industry decision-
user-friendly it is, the more operators will and can make use of
makers and opinion-shapers for informal discussions amongst
it. This is key as we offer a world of bene¿ts. Our partner here
the exhibition stands within the resort's conference centre.
Simplicit-e is doing an excellent job in enabling operators all
With many attendees taking full advantage of the warm winter
round Africa to make use of the DRGT systems solutions.”
GameFlier in cooperation with Korean game developer
Taiwan-based GameFlier and Korea-based Eyedentity Games
the crowding-out effect generated by mobile games, but the
jointly held a contract signing press conference in Taipei on
excellent-quality games released this year are expected to
August 26, 2013, which was attended by General Manager
lure back players. According to General Manager Rong-yi
Rong-yi Lin and Vice President You-lan Qian of GameFlier,
Lin of GameFlier, the chaotic situation in the game market in
and CEO Dong-hae Jeon of Eyedentity Games. With this
the past no longer exists and the ¿rm would discreetly select
cooperation, Eyedentity Games would authorize GameFlier
game products and deploy different types of games. And,
to publish its game “Dragon Nest”, whose original Chinese
three games would be released by the company
y in the second
name Dragon Valley would be changed to “Dragon Nest”.
half of the year.
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The MMORPG PC game market has recently experienced
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Aristocrat brings enterprise solutions to Pioneer Crossing Casinos
Leading land-based and online gaming technology supplier
Aristocrat Technologies Inc. has won a corporate-wide
systems contract at Pioneer Crossing Casinos. Aristocrat
will install its technologically superior and award-winning
Casino in Yerington, Nevada. Aristocrat installed Oasis
Ŝ Oasis 360 is a comprehensive casino management solution that offers casino
operators strength and versatility, while remaining Áexible enough to adapt
to their changing needs.
Oasis 360 casino management system at Pioneer Crossing
360 at Pioneer Crossing Casinos locations in Fernley and
360 will help us do that, as well as help to make casino play
Dayton, Nevada earlier this year. This is the third new Oasis
even more exciting and rewarding.” Pioneer Crossing Casinos
360 system contract Aristocrat has won in northern Nevada
will also soon upgrade its Oasis 360 installations at its locations
in this year. The installation will comprise several Oasis
in Fernley and in Dayton, Nevada to mirror the Yerington install.
360 bonusing modules such as the award-winning nRich,
Aristocrat’s Vice President of System Sales and Marketing
Ricochet Rewards and Play n Win and will also include
Kelly Shaw said, “We are thrilled to welcome the third Pioneer
the nCompass LCD, which will be installed on all devices.
Crossing Casino to the ever-growing community of Oasis 360
Pioneer Crossing Casinos owner Mike Benjamin said, “At our
partners. Casinos of all sizes have come to understand that
Pioneer Crossing Casino locations, for our players we live
Oasis 360’s powerful modules can help them gain considerable
by the motto, ‘You’re more than a guest – you’re a friend and
competitive advantage and increase loyalty, and we are excited
to help Pioneer Crossing Casinos move forward.” Aristocrat’s
Oasis 360 was rated the Most Widely Used System in the 2013
play and loyalty. And we know through experience that Oasis
Goldman Sachs Slot Manager Survey.
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a neighbor.’ We needed a casino management system that
would help us to reward our friends and neighbors for their
World
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Loop Racer GT - Asia Grand Prix
Organized by Saint-Fun International and sponsored by major
amusement centers across the world, the Loop Racer GT
Asia Grand Prix Final took place at the Mode Mall in Taichung
on June 30, 2013. Besides local Taiwanese contestants,
overseas participants from Indonesia and various regions
of China such as Shanghai, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Sichuan,
Hunan and Guangdong also participated in this grand
event that had been receiving a lot of attention from players
worldwide. Originally some players from the US, Hong
Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia were coming to
Taiwan for the competition. However, it was a shame that
they couldn’t make it and lost the opportunity for winning the
Ŝ Four winners of the “Loop Racer GT Asia Grand Prix” receive prizes from
Chairman of Saint-Fun, Kun-mou Lu (center).
grand prize of a BMW car. Featuring the biggest prize for
* Champion: Xiao-hao Huang (Guangzhou – City Hero);
arcade game tournaments, the event made all participants
feel extraordinarily nervous. Less than one hundredth of a
second can make the difference between victory and defeat,
and every element in the game can affect the ranking. A
switch between offense and defense can often decide the
outcome of the game. A Chinese player shed tears after he
was eliminated from the tournament, and some players had
an empty look for a long time and didn’t talk to other people.
a BMW car
* Runner-up: Jian-liang Tu (Taichung, Taiwan – Dino’s World);
NT$100,000
* Third winner: Xiao-tong Liu (Shenyang – Xinglong Outlets
Entertainment World); NT$50,000
* Fourth-place Winner: Hai-po Li (Shanghai – Atlantic City);
NT$20,000
After the tournament, the event organizers arranged the
Like being in the Olympic Games held every four years,
celebration dinner for contestants and special guests, and
the contestants had devoted a lot of efforts for two years
afterwards overseas contestants had a ¿ve-day Taiwan tour.
preparing themselves for the competition. We wouldn’t be
Before leaving Taiwan, every participant felt reluctant to leave
able to imagine their two-year experiences just through this
Taiwan and gave high marks to the tournament and tour
single tournament. After several rounds of nerve-breaking
arrangement. They promised to come back to Taiwan again.
battles, the tournament ended with cheers from the viewers
The organizers also said that they will continue to launch
and fans who packed the site. Below are the four winners
more fun games and host more exciting tournament activities
and prizes:
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It was reported earlier that a number of veterans from Blizzard
developing a whole new next-generation online gaming
Entertainment, Sony Online Entertainment and Relic Games
masterpiece, which is a free AAA-grade online game. It is
alleged that the company is backed by investment from the
Korean online game powerhouse NCsoft.
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founded a new company named Molten Games in San Diego,
California, USA. Molten Games announced that it is currently
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“Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4” debut in China
At the China International Comics Games Expo (CCG Expo)
held in Shanghai on July 11~15, the long-awaited “Wangan
Midnight Maximum Tune 4” had a magni¿cent presence and
received high marks from many players. Earlier our editorial
staff learned from Marketing Manager Yunjie Zhu of Wahlap
that “Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4” would make its
debut and start operation in the China market on July 31.
Wahlap is the ¿rst distributor of “Wangan Midnight Maximum
Tune 4” in China. The first batch of “Wangan Midnight
Maximum Tune 4” machines have entered various amusement
Ŝ “Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4”, the latest installment of the famous
racing game series, ofÀ
f cially debuted in China on July 31.
centers including Fundo Land (Shenzhen KK Mall Outlet), Fly
high-speed racing arcade game, “Wangan Midnight Maximum
High (Hangzhou Guoxin Outlet), Feng Yun Zai Qi (Shanghai
Tune” features extremely intense and action-packed car
Outlet), and Huanyou Paradise (Guangzhou Tianhe Outlet).
racing and authentic street racing culture. Supporting linked
“Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune” is a famous car racing
battles, the new title offers a 6-speed gearbox and realistic
arcade game and adapted from the Japanese comic of the
driving control to let players experience an adrenaline rush
and the total freedom. It is believed that “Wangan Midnight
Maximum Tune 4” will live up to expectations and continue to
racing. As a globally popular battle-mode new-generation
lead the car racing craze!
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same name, “Wangan Midnight”. In the game, players can
ride on Tokyo’s Inter-City Expressway and engage in street
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Devised by French designer Chris, the tree top adventure park
“Adventure Forest” made its debut in the Nanjing Hongshan
Forest Zoo and is now of¿
f cially open to tourists. Families and
friends can visit and experience tree top adventures together.
According to Min Wei, responsible person of “Adventure
Forest”, the directions of all courses were designed based on
the natural distribution of trees and every base was specially
Ŝ Pictured is a scene of visitors enjoying tree top adventure facilities.
devised to reduce the pressure of ropes to tree trunks.
travel back and forth between trees and experience a lot of
Also, the project was strictly built based on the European
fun. The operator emphasized that the equipment adopts a
Norms EN15567-1 for high rope courses, and passed the
special method, which doesn’t hurt trees and can entertain
authoritative international safety testing partner’s inspection
people. Installed on the trees at a height of ten-plus meters,
and certification. The “Adventure Forrest” theme park has
the equipment allows tourists to travel in the lush jungle like
f cult
designed ¿ve courses featuring different heights and dif¿
“Tarzan the Ape Man”. During the adventures, tourists use
levels for tourists of different ages and provides different
both their arms and legs, and can climb and quickly descend.
levels of challenge, greatly enhancing amusement value
According to responsible person Junxuan Cheng from the
operating side, although it’s named “Adventure Forest” but it is
steel bars tied to tree trunks and the installation of pulleys and
not dangerous; all equipment in the park is imported, and for
cables, the “tree top adventure” equipment allows tourists to
example, a safety buckle can bear the weight of 2.5 tons.
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during the thrilling and exciting courses. With reinforcing