Industry's first G2S solution drives innovation and flexibility to casino
floors
RENO, Nev., May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Game Technology
(NYSE: IGT) announced today that it has successfully installed the sbX(TM)
Tier One Package at Barona Resort & Casino in San Diego, Calif. This is the
second in a series of installations that are launching as a prelude to
commercial installations anticipated in 2009. Last month, IGT announced its
first sbX(TM) Tier One installation at Ameristar Casino in St. Charles, Mo.
Now, in partnership with Barona, IGT continues to validate the order and
installation process, and also gain valuable customer feedback on the
industry's first Game-to-System (G2S) game management solution.
"We look to this evolution of the server-based gaming solution as another
step in our continued testing partnership with IGT," said Chuck Hickey, vice
president of slot operations at Barona. "We hope that the operational and
regulatory input we have shared with IGT is as valuable to them as the chance
to be on the forefront of this long-awaited next phase of the gaming floor of
the future has been to us."
As part of the Tier One Package, sbX(TM) Floor Manager is live on 49
machines at Barona, including 29 AVP(R) TrimLine machines, 10 G MLD(R)
machines and 10 S MLD(R) machines, featuring IGT's patented Multi-Layer
Display(R) technology on REELdepth(TM) games. MLD(R) technology allows the
player to switch from 3 to 4 to 5-reel games, to video slots to poker, all on
the same machine. REELdepth(TM) brings an exclusive 3-D visual experience to
slots. Barona has more than 100 game themes to choose from in the IGT Game
Library, which is included in the Tier One Package.
"Everyone involved with these installations is excited to be at the
leading edge with this technology," said Javier Saenz, vice president of
network systems product management and marketing. "And with the recent
submittal of our integrated property-wide solution to the Nevada Gaming
Control Board, we are demonstrating our leadership and progress in bringing
server-based gaming to market. No other manufacturer has reached this level of
success with server-based initiatives."
The sbX(TM) Tier One Package combines sbX(TM) Floor Manager with the power
and flexibility of IGT's new AVP(R) machine models and access to the
industry's largest G2S game library. This powerful combination revolutionizes
the game theme conversion process by allowing operators to change and
configure games in real time with no machine downtime - driving customer
loyalty and decreasing associated operational costs.
International Game Technology (www.IGT.com) is a global company
specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and sales
of computerized gaming machines and systems products.
SOURCE IGT
05/14/2009
CONTACT: Ed Rogich, VP Marketing of IGT, +1-702-669-8777
Web Site: http://www.IGT.com
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