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2007 Gaming Expo Exhibitor - IGT

September 14, 2007 on 1:55 pm | In Uncategorized |

IGT (International Gaming Technology) are the worlds largest slot machine maker and they do a great job of displaying their wares.

Exhibitor summary.
Overall rating :
(4.5 / 5 stars)

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

IGT had a large number of the blue chip range of slot machines on display this year. Some old favourites like “Blue Moon” have been updated with the latest technology, whilst others like last years “Money Chimes” jackpot range of machines also made an appearance.

We managed to accidentally break a couple of the machines, but this is likely due to the temporary installation setup. IGT reps arrived quickly to fix the machines.

There didn’t appear to be a huge variety of new games on display. There is a new Wolf themed game called “Wolf Run” on the way which will no doubt be popular:

Wolf Run also shows a trend towards 5×4 reel games - usually slot games are 5×3 reels. As slot players are maturing they are looking for more interactive and interesting gameplay - more reel images and paylines can add more excitement to gameplay.

A custom roulette system was also on display. Many Australian casinos have roulette tables and associated game terminals where a player can electronically wager on the outcome of the roulette wheel spins. This allows many more users to play a single table than can physically fit and play on the table itself.

The twist with these next generation roulette systems is that no dealer is required. The system is completely automated and draws are held about every 60 seconds. There are several advantages. The gambling venue does not have to pay a dealer is possibly the most attractive. There are also no delays - the system spins the wheel every minute of the gambling day and no table clearing is required. It was unclear how the machines pay out, but its likely to be a ticket based system.

Player trust is likely to be the only downside to automated roulette. Once punters acclimate though, autoroulette will take off.

IGT’s stand and staff are highly commended. If they can produce this quality at the Australasian level, we can only imagine what they can do at the annual Vegas convention.