G3 March 2013 - Casino Technology

Review
CASINO TECHNOLOGY
performance and promotional activities
across every platform.
On the games side, Casino Technology
launched a treat for fans of South Eastern
Europe folk music with an agreement
with Planeta Payner, a Balkan-based
music house to launch a premium
branded slot series featuring the music
and stars of Planeta Payner. The slot
manufacturer has been delighted with the
sales of its first licence, Penthouse Slots,
which recently went into the Voodoo
casino in Riga, owned by the Baltics
biggest operator, Olympic, and has gone
down a storm in Latin America.
“Obviously we realise this niche market is
limited to Eastern Europe players but
we’re delighted to launch four Planeta
Payner slots at this show and are
convinced the series will be a top-seller in
many of our markets. Featuring popular
songs and music videos from the bestselling Balkan music stars in 2012, we’ve
already got superb feedback from the
BEGE 2012 in October in Sofia, where the
operators loved the concept. In terms of
our domestic and surrounding markets,
from Serbia to Slovenia, it has huge
potential.”
A DIFFERENT
PLANETA
The series currently includes Bad Girl,
Vampire Romance, My Half and a themed
multi-game called Sin and Temptation.
Each is based on a different chart-topping
song performed by Balkan popstars
Andrea, Galena and Emilia, featured in
the stories of the games and recreated
with 3D-animation. The games were also
presented in the Play Me grand piano
multiplayer platform.
Casino Technology delighted visitors with its
convergent gaming products at ICE 2013
Casino Technology’s stand was brimming
over with innovation at ICE with the SGT
convergent platform smoothing the path
between land-based, online and mobile
gaming, the Sensa II Arch bringing a new
shape to the slot floor and a deal with
Planeta Payner bringing the stars of the
popular Eastern European music house to
the casino. Convergence is something of a
buzz word in the industry at the moment,
but Casino Technology have put the word
into action with its convergent platform,
tailored to provide functional integration
among all known land, server-based, VLT,
mobile and online gaming platforms. The
solution is ready for launch in the
regulated remote gaming markets with its
three branded channels; SGT Online, SGT
Mobile and SGT ServerTech.
Vice President Rossi McKee said: “SGT is
a very interesting concept that we’re very
excited about. Every player that registers
is given a players account, from which
they can play the same games from the
casino pretty much wherever and
however they want. Each game linked to
the system can be played via the slot
machine in the casino but also on tablets,
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“SGT is a very
interesting concept
that we’re very
excited about. Every
player that registers
is given a players
account, from
which they can play
the same games
from the casino
pretty much
wherever and
however they want.
Each game linked
to the system can
be played via the
slot machine in the
casino but also on
tablets, smart
phones, PCs, either
at the same
location or from
different remote
locations.”
ROSSI MCKEE,
Vice President,
Casino Technology.
The sexy image is continued with the
launch of the new cabinet; Sensa II Arch,
developed for server-based and VLT
markets. Its sleek design comes with a
unique concave 40ins. vertical monitor.
smart phones, PCs, either at the same
location or from different remote
locations. The number of games on SGT
is constantly growing with many Casino
Technology titles being adapted for online
play. The platform allows easy integration
of third-party content and isn’t limited to
slots with live bingo, virtual betting and
live roulette also available. The idea is
that online can feed land-based with
players and vice versa.”
The whole system is brought together by
the Rhino management system so one
system provides accounting, tracking,
“It’s very elegant and sleek,” Ms. McKee
explained. “It creates a sense of rotation
like with mechanical reels.” Reminiscent
of a control panel from the future, the
Sensa Flex is the successor to the
company’s most successful slot line to
date in the Sensa.
Casino Technology has also launched an
intuitive player interface for its multigame offering on Gameopolis Highway
which offers 40 games of varying different
styles. “We wanted players to be able to
quickly and easily select what game they
wanted to play so we’ve designed a
navigation tool that allows them to select
games by the style of their bonus features,
free games, number of lines and
popularity. It offers a top 10 category and
differentiates between ‘time on device’
slots and ‘gambling’ games.”