Red Hot Games Enters South African Slots Market Red Hot Games (RHG) is the latest slots supplier to enter the South African market after being awarded a National Manufacturer, Maintenance and Supplier Licence by the Gauteng Gambling Board. RHG WILL strive to live up to its name by bringing Hot Games to the thriving gambling industry in South Africa and other jurisdictions on the African continent. “We will initially supply Limited Payout Machines (LPMs), Sports Betting Terminals, Monitors and spare parts to the South African market, before expanding into the
African market and other sectors of the gambling industry,” says Hosea Malope. “RHG’s LPM product is an exciting multigame which consists of Red Hot Slots, Lucky Gems, the Genies Lamp, Valley of the Kings, Lady Luck and Diamond Fever. These games have proven to be popular in the UK and European street market and we certainly expect them to do well in our market.” RHG is managed by the former CEO of Zonke Monitoring Systems, Hosea Malope, who is also the Managing Director of Malope Monitoring Solutions. The two companies share offices in Jet Park. RHG is partnered by HC Terminals, a UK based company specialising in used and new gaming terminals and a massive stock of used
gaming parts which are all available to RHG. “We look forward to welcoming you at our offices at Unit 4 Gail Industrial Park, Jet Park,” says Hosea. For more info, contact RED HOT GAMES via email: maketsem@redhotgames.co.za or Landline: (010) 444-0184, Mobile: (+2782 338-0340).
Peermont Launches Ground-breaking Winners Circle App Rewards Programme App is first to offer Wallet Functionality to Casino Guests in South Africa CASINO AND hospitality leader Peermont has launched a ground-breaking app of its Rewards Programme, Winners Circle. The app is the first in South Africa and possibly world-wide to offer wallet and transactional functionality to its casino players. Winners Circle is the Rewards Programme to all Peermont’s resorts, including its flagship property Emperors Palace and the app now allows players direct access to their account from their mobile phone, providing convenience and ease of use. ‘We’re immensely proud of this milestone service has always been a priority to us,’ says Peermont CEO Nigel Atherton. ‘This pioneering breakthrough will make our players’ lives so much easier without having to queue at an ATM or the Cash Desk. Now all they have to do is log into the app and make a transaction and almost instantly they can enjoy themselves at our casino. Plus, with the reality of social distancing, we feel its our duty to provide an alternative to limit unnecessary
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person to person interaction.’ Not only is the Peermont Winners Circle app like having a Cashdesk at your fingertips, it also allows users to check their rewards points balance, receive notifications, upload required documents and participate in surveys. ‘The Winners Circle app is game changer for us,’ says Peermont Chief Information Officer Nick Truran. ‘With mobile banking and shopping becoming more prevalent in today’s tech-savvy society why not top adopt the same convenience with your casino account? Our focus continues to
be maintaining the highest security standards, so you can rest assured your information and funds are safe with us.’ The Winners Circle app makes use of reCaptcha and SSL encryption, as well as multifactor authentication all within the React Native Mobile App Development Framework to ensure guests have peace of mind. ‘This project with Peermont Resorts is a great example of the strong partnership that we have shared for many years,’ said Sethuram Shivashankar, Senior VP and General Manager for Gaming Systems at Scientific Games. ‘Their implementation of the Unified Wallet will enable Peermont to provide a frictionless Omni-channel gaming experience to players contributing to increased player loyalty and improving the efficiency at their resorts.’ ‘This is just phase one and we’re looking forward to many more innovative additions to this app to ensure our player continue to have exciting times. Watch this space!’ concludes Atherton. February / March 2021
