Scientific Games will showcase its complete portfolio of game and system solutions for slot and table game floors and state lotteries at its stand next week at the ICE Totally Gaming trade show and the ExCeL London center.
“ICE provides us with an unparalleled opportunity to present our newest innovations and transformative technologies for the international market,” said Scientific Games CEO Kevin Sheehan, “and is an important opportunity to connect with customers and demonstrate our groundbreaking solutions to drive player engagement, accelerate their revenue growth, and enhance operating efficiencies.”
Scientific Games will feature its newest slot platforms and a host of game content “to empower engagement and excitement across the casino floor,” said a company statement. The products to be displayed include:
• The TwinStar dual-screen cabinet platform for Bally and WMS games. Incorporating the next-generation ArgOS operating system, TwinStar features high-speed processing and video capabilities, along with features such as a larger iDeck multi-touch button deck, two 61-centimeter (24-inch) HD displays, a 55-centimeter (22-inch) full HD digital topper, premium sound and game-synchronized edge lighting.
The company will highlight engaging content for TwinStar, including its Lock It Link near-area progressive titles Lock It Link Diamonds and Lock It Link Night Life.
• The Dualos platform, a dual 58.4-centimeter (23-inch) HD screen cabinet with superior sound, OLED digital buttons, integrated ambient lighting, and a 47-centimeter (18.5-inch) digital topper. The cabinet comes with a rich game library of titles from Scientific Games’ leading brands Bally, Shuffle Master and WMS.
Scientific Games will display an engaging premium game library, featuring game titles based on popular licensed brands:
• World of Wonka, already a top performer in the United States, on the groundbreaking Gamescape platform;
• Cirque du Soleil Kooza, pairing the award-winning Alpha 2 Pro Wave 360 slot configuration with the acrobatic theme of the Kooza show;
• The Simpsons, on the pioneering Gamescape cabinet featuring breakthrough motion zone sensor technology that enables players to become part of the game;
• The Godfather, on the S32 cabinet, offering free spins with double the lines, a five-level near-area progressive jackpot, and random character symbols that award character upgrades, respins, multipliers or more credits;
• Spider-Man, on the Alpha 2 Pro Wave cabinet, featuring a three-level progressive jackpot and a wheel feature; and,
• Space Invaders, named Best Slot Product in the 2016 Global Gaming Business Gaming & Technology Awards, a new style of slot game that combines classic arcade fun with slot entertainment and skill-based play.
On the system side, industry leader Scientific Games will feature several innovations, including:
• iVIEW 4 In-Game Display Manager, major advancement featuring state-of-the-art web widgets and connectivity to web services; and,
• BOSS, which enables players to order drinks from the slot machine through an iVIEW or iVIEW DM touch-enabled player user interface.
On the table side, the global leader in shufflers, chip sorters and other utility products, introduces two new innovations at ICE:
• ShuffleStar is a groundbreaking, low-profile front-loading shuffler that shuffles four to eight decks continuously and features a revolutionary high-speed flat-dealing shoe and sophisticated card recognition using two cameras.
• Shufflink, a pioneering innovation that for the first time links shufflers, chip sorters and i-Shoes to the casino-management system to provide real-time data and reporting on table performance without dealer input, interaction or any manual data collection.
Taking center stage in electronic table systems innovation, Scientific Games will showcase the PRIZM Game Table, an industry-first in slot cabinet design and winner of Best Table Game Product at the GGB Gaming and Technology Awards at G2E 2016.
Other electronic table systems highlights include Fusion Hybrid , a terminal-based product that connects players with live Stadium Blackjack, Stadium Blackjack Casino War, Baccarat, Roulette and Sic Bo games through cameras at each live table that showcase real-time play.i-Table, wildly popular across Europe, will feature i-Table Blackjack with a new back-betting feature as well as the popular i-Table Roulette.
Rounding out Scientific Games’ display will be proprietary table games including EA Baccarat and DJ Wild; the launch of a new gaming platform for the U.K. market; and HD cabinets and platforms for the arcade and bingo markets; new games with mobile player engagement from SG Interactive; and SG Sports, an enhanced multi-channel solution for online, self-service and retail fixed odds sports betting.
