SUPPLIER SPECIAL REPORT 40 1XBET
Looking forward to the summer’s sporting delights
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fter last year’s sporting hiatus, 1XBet is looking forward to a packed sporting calendar this year, including the European Football Championships and the Tokyo Olympics, which at the time of going to press are still going ahead. The company is working on promotions and special offers to keep the audience engaged, as well as technical improvements to improve the player experience. It’s also keeping a close eye on regulatory developments in Japan. Do you have any new products/ initiatives focused on the Asian markets? In the development of the 1xBet product, we always cater for individual approaches. For different regions, we are implementing adjustments that will make the experience of playing at 1xBet unique and enjoyable. Often in each country, there are specific sports that are especially loved. For example, for the Japanese version of the product, we have added several sports that are popular in this country. These include a variety of racing types - keirin (bicycle), keiba (horse), motorboat and motorcycle. We have applied a similar approach for slot lovers. At 1xBet, Japanese players can enjoy games
from a provider like JTG, which is particularly popular with local audiences. To top it off, we would like to note that our promotional offers are also geared towards regional specifics. Therefore, players receive unique offers that are not found in other regions. For example, Indian players are regularly offered cricket promotions. And this is just one example. What are you expecting for the second half of the year? The previous year was rife with match cancellations and postponements of various sporting events. This year, the world of sports has seen far fewer such force majeure events. For us, as a bookmaker, this is a big plus. We are looking forward to the second half of the year: summer will delight everyone with major tournaments. These are the Tokyo Olympics and the European Football Championship. Such competitions are in the focus of the whole planet, and 1xBet is here to keep the audience interested. We are preparing promotions and special offers for the top events so that our players not only enjoy the competitions but are also able to win valuable prizes. In addition, we continually work on improving the product. This year, many technical innovations
will be implemented to make your stay on the site and in the application even more pleasant. There is discussion about opening to sports betting in Japan. How significant is this? The regulation of the gambling industry at the legislative level is a very good step on the part of the government. We always support such initiatives because it contributes to greater transparency, creates new jobs and brings money to the state budget. Bookmakers are interested in all these processes being regulated and for players to have free access to their products. Such a step will give a huge impetus to the development of gambling in the entire region as a whole, because Japan has every chance of becoming one of the centers of the industry. But, of course, the final word is with the authorities. And they will certainly make a well-considered decision.
ADVANTECH-INNOCORE
High performance gaming systems meet modern needs
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dvantech-Innocore, the gaming-focused business group of Advantech Corp, has launched two brand new DPX Products, The DPX-E145 as well as the DPX-J100. The DPX-E145 is a passive-cooled, complete gaming system for the regulated casino and AWP gaming markets, combining all the hardware features necessary for a gaming platform together in a high performance industrial-grade system. Breaking new ground in integrated graphics performance, the new 11th generation Intel Core processors with Intel Iris Xe graphics allow the DPX-E145 to meet the ever-increasing demands placed on casino slot machines for a multi-screen, high resolution, immersive player experience. At the heart of the DPX-E145 is the 11th Generation Intel Core processor, which includes high performance CPUs up to Dual Core at 3.0GHz (3.9GHz maximum turbo), Quad Core at 2.8GHz (4.4GHz maximum turbo) and sporting massive cache up to 12MB. The system can be supplied with up to 64GB DDR4
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PC3200 system RAM. The “Discrete-level Graphics” core outputs to four independent monitors via four DisplayPort DP++ ports. The graphics engine features the latest Intel Iris Xe architecture with up to 96 graphics execution units, providing unrivalled performance and features including Direct X 12, OpenGL 4.5, OpenCL 2.2 and support for video decoding HEVC/VP9/SCC (10 bit). The new display engine is optimized for four 4K displays at 60Hz but also supports two 8k displays at 60Hz. The DPX-E145 is designed with the same format as the other E series products (DPX-E135, DPX-E140) and has the same “Cabinet-ready I/O”. This innovative design puts all the connectors conveniently in one area and uses typical slot machine industry connectors to provide an economical, robust harnessing design. The need for additional connector boards or backplanes is eliminated saving costs and simplifying cabinet layout and harnessing. As well as the DPX-E145, Advantech is
pleased to launch the revolutionary DPX-J100, which is a complete gaming system for the regulated casino, AWP, redemption and skillbased gaming markets. This product also combines all the hardware features necessary for a gaming platform together in a high performance industrial-grade system but at an incredibly low price point. These two exciting new products extend Advantech’s large portfolio of gaming platforms giving the slot machine OEM an even broader range of price, performance and formats to choose from for their next generation gaming machines.
