Gaming supply giant Scientific Games has revealed a wide range of gaming products it will display to the Native American gaming market at this week’s National Indian Gaming Trade Show & Convention in San Diego.
For the first time ever in the U.S. and Canada, attendees will have the opportunity to witness the strategic benefits of the combination of Scientific Games’ Bally, Shuffle Master, WMS and SG Interactive brands.
“We are thrilled to present to the Native American gaming market a tremendous breadth of customer-favored gaming devices, systems, online solutions and related services, in a way that no other company can,” said Gavin Isaacs, president and CEO of Scientific Games. “At NIGA 2015, our combined company will have the opportunity to demonstrate our ability to leverage proven product brands and cutting-edge technology solutions that benefit our customers and help them grow their businesses.”
Bally products on display at NIGA 2015 will include the Friends video slot that reunites players with the beloved characters from Warner Bros. Television’s worldwide hit comedy. It is on the Pro Theatre cabinet, a new configuration built on the award-winning Pro Wave and topped by a massive 1080p 55-inch display. A U-Spin wheel, clips of the show’s many hilarious moments, and a huge progressive jackpot are featured.
The A&E Duck Dynasty branded video slot game by Bally in conjunction with G2 Game Design, also on the Pro Theatre, will have players hunting for more with a wheel feature jam-packed with six different bonuses inspired by the most-watched reality cable TV show in history. The Blob theme, on the striking Pro Series V22/22 with Hammerhead cabinet, will capture player attention with All Up, Reel Ways, a five-level progressive, and a U-Choose Free Games Feature.
Also on display will be Triple Cash Wheel featuring Quick Hit, a new title featuring the proven power of Quick Hit showcased on the Pro Wave with Digital Wheel, a striking new cabinet with a full 1080p high-definition wheel designed to attract attention on any casino floor.
America’s cartoon sweetheart is back in two new Betty Boop games—Betty Boop’s Firehouse game on the Pro Series V22/32 platform and Betty Boop’s 5th Avenue game, which is presented on the Pro V22/22 with a Cash Wheel and offers seven ways to spin the wheel.
The Bally Systems area will be highlighted by Tournaments Express, a stand-alone tournament system designed to offer exciting slot tournaments on more than 100 different cabinet types from various manufacturers, easily and quickly converting revenue-producing games to tournament games and back. Scientific Games will also demonstrate SDS, CMP and its award-winning Elite Bonusing Suite. The Elite Bonusing Suite, when combined with iVIEW Display Manger, enables play-centric bonusing events that add dramatic new levels of excitement and anticipation to the slot-play experience.
The Shuffle Master brand will demonstrate several e-table innovations, including Fusion Auto Roulette and Fusion Virtual Multigame, along with a selection of proprietary table games. Fusion Auto Roulette features a fully automated roulette wheel and custom lighting options, along with highly configurable terminal layouts. The fully electronic Fusion Virtual Multigame allows players to switch between roulette, sic bo and baccarat from the same terminal.
Among the portfolio of WMS products at NIGA 2015 is the Blade s32 cabinet, a player-focused hybrid slant cabinet. The Blade s32 cabinet features two 32-inch high-definition and comes with an exclusive content library that is enabled by an ergonomic 10.4-inch tablet-style button panel with a multi-touch screen designed for accurate inputs and improved gameplay integration. The Hot Hot 8 and Dragons Over Nanjing themes will be on display.
Scientific Games will also demonstrate a number of new premium participation titles, including the Elvis and Flintstones themes. The Elvis theme brings together three unique player-selected interfaces representing three different eras of the career of the King of Rock n’ Roll—Vegas Elvis, Hollywood Elvis or Memphis Elvis with Grand, Major or Minor progressives respectively. With The Flintstones theme, the town of Bedrock is brought to life thanks to a 42-inch horizontal screen over a vertical 32-inch screen with a mechanical wheel on the Gamefield xD added to the reels in The Flintstones mystery feature.
Scientific Games will debut the SG Universe product suite at NIGA 2015, a collection of platforms, technologies, and services designed to empower land-based casinos in their efforts to build deeper connections with their players online and on mobile devices. The SG Universe will be comprised of many integral components, including an award-winning Mobile Concierge, with over 150 distinct marketing features and functionality that allow casinos to place their brand and offers directly in the palm of their players’ hands, through native iOS, Android, and Kindle applications.
Also on display as part of the SG Universe is the award-winning Play4Fun Network, the B2B social casino platform currently providing more than 90 minutes of engagement with daily players.
A third product vertical featured at NIGA 2015 is the on-property wagering platform, which turns each player’s device into a potential gaming position when within a local area Wi-Fi network at a casino property—whether the player is in a sports lounge, poolside, or in line for a night club. Player entertainment within the SG Universe product suite is powered by the SG Interactive games library of slots and table games from the Bally, Barcrest, Shuffle Master and Williams game development studios.
“We are ‘Stronger Together’ through the combination of our time-tested brands and comprehensive and differentiated product portfolios that are created and supported by an extremely talented global team,” said Isaacs. “As a result, Scientific Games is uniquely positioned to offer new value to the Native American gaming casino operators as we seek to become their partner of choice and a one-stop shop for their gaming product and services solutions.”
