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World News Clips 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. EPT. 20 9 13 G S sized amusement park equipment and also a publicly traded company in Canada. Although the company is not well-known World News Clips 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. EPT. 20 12 13 G S The MMORPG PC game market has recently experienced World News Clips 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. EPT. 20 13 13 G S a neighbor.’ We needed a casino management system that would help us to reward our friends and neighbors for their World News Clips 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: appealing to players. 1HZ¿UPIRUPHGE\WDOHQWIURP%OL]]DUGDQG6RQ\ 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. EPT. 20 14 13 G S founded a new company named Molten Games in San Diego, California, USA. Molten Games announced that it is currently World News Clips “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! EPT. 20 15 13 G S same name, “Wangan Midnight”. In the game, players can ride on Tokyo’s Inter-City Expressway and engage in street World News Clips 1DQMLQJRSHQVWKH¿UVWDGYHQWXUHIRUHVWWKHPHSDUN 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. EPT. 20 16 13 G S during the thrilling and exciting courses. With reinforcing