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Gaming expo exhibitor - pokies manufacturer Aruze Gaming

September 26, 2006 on 6:05 pm | In Australasian Gaming Conference |

A medium sized exhibit with some interesting twists.

Exhibitor in a nutshell:
Display area: medium.
Gaming machine selection: medium.
Staff knowledge/approachability: good-excellent.

The staff at the Aruze display were informative and extra friendly. The themed American Indian girls were most well received as well. The range of games was large and the quality of the gameplay impressive.

There was only one real letdown with the games from this vendor - the odd scrolling used. The reels bounce back quite hard before they stop, which is different enough to most of the other pokies vendors that it really stands out.

This was the only exhibitor we found to have a shortcut combination to trigger a feature. Simply pressing three particular buttons at once would yield a feature on the next spin - every time. An excellent idea hopefully others will follow (IGT had a similar trigger for their linked jackpot - but it required a key).

There were more than just slot machines here - roulette simulations included automated mechanical wheels - no dealer required.

Also present were blackjack simulations, which were pretty standard, but included several different variations of a 3d dealer ‘personality’ - projected onto a large screen facing the players. The graphics were seriously well done and included animated backgrounds of casino activity.

Overall rating; 4.5 / 5 stars. Innovative products. Extra friendly staff. Half a star was for the feature trigger on command.