Opening Up Casinos

Mr. Massimo Meneghetti, General Director, tableswin chats to Peter White

n the era of Covid-19, basic elements of gambling such as cash, chips, cards and tokens have become a ‘hot zone’ of industry interest. How does keep them clean without impeding the casino experience? That’s one of the questions that Tableswin General Director Massimo Meneghetti has been contemplating. He’s developing holistic solutions to these problems and has already brought some to market. It’s an example of what Meneghetti describes as one of his decadeold company’s strengths: adaptability. I

The impact on Casino operations big and small has been devastating as it has been for most industries. What do you think are some of the biggest challenges for society and business in the months ahead?

The storm caused by the current global pandemic is proving to be the most serious and most complex problems to deal with as a global society; the whole world in every aspect, from health to the social aspect through to the economic, will have to be completely rebuilt and readapted to the new lifestyles that COVID-19 is imposing to everyone.

The need for distancing and hygiene etiquette will herald a new social order that will impact how we behave and interact as a society. Each industry will be affected to varying degrees by the new requirements for acceptable participation, for example the derisking of touch points for handling cash, cards and chips to provide effective safeguarding in the gaming environment is a big dilemma for operators.

We are talking about a huge challenge for businesses everywhere but we don’t have to be scared about it, we have to find the way to live together with this new dimension of life and, most of all, to find new business strategies.

Can you explain the Tableswin approach and the various steps you recommend that will enable Casino operators to restart.

Mr. Massimo Meneghetti

Our approach towards restart is to collaborate with our customers on ways to support exit strategies in such a way as to provide practical and cost-effective deployment.

Fast response to operator initiatives and immediate need is of primary importance and suppliers must be ready to support at every level with their experience and know-how to provide practical retro-fit options as a first-step to re-start. I’m pleased to say that Tableswin are already actively deploying a number of new applications designed to help its’ customers equip themselves with practical solutions and adapt quickly to the new safety and personal protection regulations; for example we can supply a new HYGIENE STATION MACHINE that can clean and defect Chips, cards or banknotes, and any other accessory in different quantity and size,

by using a natural element, the OZONE, so even in the total respect of the environment. This machine is already available and we are proud to say that it is the unique solution in this sector for now.

What else would you like to add about what tableswin can do in these times to assist Casino operator.

Certainly our focus has expanded to this new market need, concentrating on finding SOLUTIONS that help our customers to restart their business:

Tableswin are working closely with its’ client operators to understand their exit strategy and identify the key requirements such as DISINFECTION of chips and banknotes , but also DISTANCING PRODUCTS for example the SEPARATORS PANELS ADAPTABLE for slot machines and gaming tables already existing in each Casino.

Tell us about tableswin?

Tableswin was established in 2010 to manufacture and supply specialist gaming equipment to the Casino Industry. The primary focus of Tableswin is our capacity for designing custom solutions to ensure we create something for our customers that is perfect in form, feature and use.

In recent years, Tableswin expanded their core offering towards technology-related solutions and are now quickly establishing ourselves as an integrated gaming supply house with international reach.

Our quality assurance is underpinned by 40 years of high-end furniture design and manufacturing knowhow supported by experienced teams of creative artists and craft experts.

What is unique about tableswin?

I believe that what distinguishes Tableswin today is the ability to adapt to customer requests but also to the market: customization also in this moment remains our main feature: even the chips-washing machines are in fact customizable!

Is there anything else you would like to add?

The message we would like to give is that Tableswin are ready for this new challenge that we face from the changing market, and we would like to face this challenge TOGETHER with our customers; so STAY SAFE, BUT STAY READY!