Vol. 7 • No. 19 • May 25, 2009 - Print This Issue
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Vol. 7 • No. 19 • May 25, 2009, GOODS & SERVICES
IGT Installs Limited Server-Based Setup At Barona
The leading slot manufacturer is debuting “sbX,” a limited-scale server-based setup featuring more than 100 game themes from the IGT library.
International Game Technology is testing a microcosm of the networked slot floor of the future at the Barona Resort and Casino in San Diego, California. The slot-maker last week completed installation of “sbX Tier One,” a limited-scale server-based slot system featuring 100 game themes that can be interchanged and downloaded remotely on a total of 49 cabinets.
The installation, a prelude to several commercial installations of the small-scale networked system anticipated this year, allows the player to switch from three-reel to four-reel to five-reel games, and from slots to video poker games, all on the same machine, thanks to “REELdepth,” the exclusive 3D technology that mimics reel-spinning slot presentations and 3D bonus events using overlapping video screens.
Barona has more than 100 game themes to choose from in the IGT Game Library, which is included in the Tier One Package.
“We look to this evolution of the server-based gaming solution as another step in our continued testing partnership with IGT,” said Chuck Hickey, vice president of slot operations at Barona. “We hope that the operational and regulatory input we have shared with IGT is as valuable to them as the chance to be on the forefront of this long-awaited next phase of the gaming floor of the future has been to us.”
“Everyone involved with these installations is excited to be at the leading edge with this technology,” added Javier Saenz, vice president of network systems product management and marketing for IGT. “And with the recent submittal of our integrated property-wide solution to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, we are demonstrating our leadership and progress in bringing server-based gaming to market. No other manufacturer has reached this level of success with server-based initiatives.”
The installation, a prelude to several commercial installations of the small-scale networked system anticipated this year, allows the player to switch from three-reel to four-reel to five-reel games, and from slots to video poker games, all on the same machine, thanks to “REELdepth,” the exclusive 3D technology that mimics reel-spinning slot presentations and 3D bonus events using overlapping video screens.
Barona has more than 100 game themes to choose from in the IGT Game Library, which is included in the Tier One Package.
“We look to this evolution of the server-based gaming solution as another step in our continued testing partnership with IGT,” said Chuck Hickey, vice president of slot operations at Barona. “We hope that the operational and regulatory input we have shared with IGT is as valuable to them as the chance to be on the forefront of this long-awaited next phase of the gaming floor of the future has been to us.”
“Everyone involved with these installations is excited to be at the leading edge with this technology,” added Javier Saenz, vice president of network systems product management and marketing for IGT. “And with the recent submittal of our integrated property-wide solution to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, we are demonstrating our leadership and progress in bringing server-based gaming to market. No other manufacturer has reached this level of success with server-based initiatives.”
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