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2007 Gaming Expo Exhibitor - Aruze Gaming

September 14, 2007 on 11:22 am | In Uncategorized |

Aruze Gaming are a Japanese slot machine and pachinko/pachislo concern.

Exhibitor summary.
Overall rating :
(4.0 / 5 stars).

Display area : large.
Gaming machine selection : large.
Staff knowledge/approachability : excellent.

Aruze gaming have been around for almost 40 years. With almost 1,000 employees, they are able to leverage their size into making good games and invest in new technology.

As with some other vendors, most games were repeats of what was on show at the prior years convention. Some newer games had very flashy 3D graphical animations on the LCD screens above the normal game screens.

Aruze had their new automated roulette game on display. Twelve roulette stations sit around a single roulette wheel which is computer controlled. A draw is held roughly every minute:

Roulette is a very popular game in casinos. Making it electronic brings a huge speed advantage to the game which can help offset the lower returns roulette tables bring over conventional slot machines.

The house edge on slot games is usually around 10 percent, but on a roulette table with a single zero, the house edge is less than 3 percent.

The Aruze autoroulette stations offered a maximum bet of $100 per wheel spin - much much less than is offered in most casinos. They were graphically excellent, with crystal clear sound.

The slot games on offer do look different to those of other vendors. They generally have a more cartoonish graphic style. The sounds and music are very vibrant, and the gameplay fairly standard.

To their credit, Aruze offer a greater breadth of game themes than some others - including games like “Warrior Queen” and “Electra II” which are worlds apart from the Egyptian themed games typically offered as standard fare.

Congratulations to this vendor for making their floor space stand out. Great layout, very attractive attendants (dressed as tigers no less, complete with tails!) and highly approachable staff made for a very successful presentation.