PRODUCT REVIEWS

WHAT'S NEW

Gaming America takes a look at some of the market's newest and most exciting gaming products, available for both online and land-based players across the country.

VIP PREFERRED & VIP MOBILITY

VIP Preferred is Global Payments’ e-check and ACH network, and serves as the engine that brings the company’s product suite to life. VIP Preferred provides several benefits to patrons including hassle-free cash access, higher limits and lower fees. After a one-time enrollment, VIP Preferred members have access to more than 400 North American, land-based, mobile and online gaming locations. Patrons can transfer balances from one operator to the next using a single account. VIP Preferred is made up of multiple platforms that add to the gaming experience.

Global Payments’ VIP Mobility is a mobile solution enabling true cashless gaming. By harnessing the flexibility and ease of Global Payments’ groundbreaking VIP Preferred account network, plus functions like eCheck and Choice 4 deferred settlement, patrons can directly transfer funds from their VIP Preferred balance to their favorite online game or casino game with the touch of a screen. VIP Mobility’s intuitive user interface takes the legwork out of the funding process, ensuring that playing is never interrupted. VIP Mobility is a solution providing convenient self-service TITO tickets, bill-breaking, e-check, ATM and cash advance capabilities to casino guests who prefer to use cash. The solution equips casino operators with robust service capability, high dependability, easy serviceability and enhanced security. This enables casinos to achieve maximum value for the floor space occupied by their kiosk solution.

Delivering a single source for self-service ticket redemption, cash access and cashless gaming capabilities, Global Payments’ solutions provide patrons with safe, secure and trusted cash access at the cage, on the casino floor and online.

FOUNDATION

Acres knows how important it is for casinos to access their data and makes it its goal to make gaming technology work for them, and their customers. That’s why the company developed Foundation, allowing casinos to access real-time data from every slot machine to a transaction engine that can interface with any other data source; allowing a new dynamic between real-world and in-game events. Casinos can optimize the gaming experience by changing the credit meter balance on any game, for any reason, at any time.

Foundation offers more than 1,000 times more data reporting power than any management system and installs in just two minutes per game, without disrupting existing technology. Casinos can leverage

CURLX

Gaming hardware and software manufacturer Velvix has announced the launch of its cabinet product, “CurlX”, into the North American market. The cabinet is part of a series of three individual cabinet products, offering some of the latest in design aesthetics and usability. Launching in Q3 2022, Velvix’s “CurlX” product will offer a top-line experience for players. The cabinet includes a 43-inch C-curve screen that will project in 4K resolution, including touchscreen functionality on the main screen.

The button deck is almost completely virtual, apart from a single press button. All digital buttons offer fully configurable bet configurations. Adjacent to the virtual button deck is a wireless charging unit for players to rest their devices on for an automatic charge. The cabinet’s topper screen is a 27-inch full HD display offering eye-catching visuals. The “CurlX” cabinet product will be available to North American casino operators from June 2022. It will be marketed alongside Velvix’s “Climax” and “Twimax” products, each offering portrait and landscape gaming experiences, respectively. A number of games will be available on this stylish cabinet, including BaoBao King and Gazillion Zone. the power of data to target bonuses to specific players or floor-wide, send rewards in the midst of a losing streak to ensure long-term brand loyalty, and send in-game promotions or add-ons to any display, mobile device or sound system.

Foundation eliminates the middle man and allows operators to decide

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which apps use their data, what they do with that data, how to increase or decrease their credit meter and more. It enables casinos to evolve with the times and keep up with current innovations. By embracing the tools that Foundation provides, casinos can dramatically increase their revenues and create a whole new generation of people excited to play their games. With Foundation, and the innovation it enables, casinos are able to adopt newer technologies and increase revenues by bringing in a new, and younger, generation of dedicated players.

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Pinwheel Prizes

VXP screen. Pinwheel spins can also be awarded throughout Free Spins, awarding extra credits and the possibility to retrigger additional spins, creating a thrilling, multi-feature event. Meanwhile, Majestic Oasis offers similar features but has the aesthetics of an opulent Egyptian desert bringing windswept reels of 40 lines to the 27” 4K main display. In this product, free spins are triggered by three Pyramid scatters or by landing on a Gold wedge during a Pinwheel spin. The VXP display jumps into action to make room for an additional reelset on top of the 40 line reels. Overall, these two offerings provide a unique and exciting slot experience for players everywhere. First founded in 1985, Incredible Technologies is based in the United States. The company is led by industry veterans such Elaine Hodgson, CEO, and Dan Schrementi, President of Gaming. Over the past two years, the company has made a number of important developments, including the launch of its Electronic Table Games offering and the appointment of Jim Esposito as Senior Director of Sales, North America.

without significant impact or irritation to themselves. Repuls will virtually immobilize the active threat until in-house responders intervene or law enforcement arrives. Security officers can deploy spray without contaminating clothes, indoor spaces, or game machines. Repuls has none of the adverse effects of pepper sprays. No residual effects. No smell. Almost immediate recovery with eight ounces of water; tested and purchased by law enforcement departments throughout the world. Repuls has been bought by Mystic Lake Casino and The Sands Las Vegas. This product works to complement Table Trac's casino management system that is live across a number of properties in the US. Recently, the company launched its CMS in the StageCoach Hotel and Casino in Nevada. Repuls

REPULS

With over 25 years in the gaming industry, Table Trac Inc continues to lead the way in bringing innovative solutions to casinos worldwide. Its security solutions Repuls, SentriLaunch and SentriZone offer casino security and surveillance officers the ability to take a hands-off approach; minimizing risk without compromising the safety of the casino. With the combination of Repuls, SentriLaunch and SentriZone, casino security and surveillance officers can effortlessly fill the gap of time from when an active threat takes control of your building, to when law enforcement arrives while reducing the risk for the casino and staff. Repuls is a water-based handheld spray that allows security officers to approach and detain individuals

PINWHEEL PRIZES

Incredible Technologies introduces two new slot products for its latest Prism VXP cabinet, the Pinwheel Prizes Majestic Oasis and the Pinwheel Prizes Cat & Tiger. Pinwheel Cat and Tiger utilizes a three game-integrated display for a combination of great visuals and exciting gameplay the 55” display of the Prism VXP. With five Pinwheels spinning overhead, players can win free spins and increased credits. The awarded 8 Spins take place on 40 additional Lines – made possible by expanding the main reels via the rising