LAS VEGAS, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shuffle Master, Inc.
(NASDAQ Global Select Market: SHFL) ("Shuffle Master" or the
"Company") today announced it will Deliver More with a wide
range of product innovations during the Global Gaming Expo ("G2E")
Asia at the Venetian Macao,
May 22-24, 2012. Product
demonstrations will be available at booth #801.
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"This year's exhibit at G2E Asia highlights the most extensive product
lineup in our company's history," said Gavin Isaacs, Chief Executive Officer of Shuffle
Master. "We look forward to a great show where we'll have the
opportunity to demonstrate how our products are designed to deliver
more profitability to Asian casino operators and more fun and
excitement to players."
The exhibit will spotlight key innovations from the following
product categories – utility products, specialty table games,
e-tables, and iGaming - and will serve to highlight how Shuffle
Master delivers...
...More Productivity from New e-Table
Developments
Front and center at the show will be Rapid Table
Games™ Multi Game,
offering anticipated superior flexibility needed in the busy
Asian casino environment. Combining a live dealer and a
touch-screen electronic betting interface,
the Rapid line of electronic table systems are
designed to significantly increase game security and
productivity. Rapid Table Games Multi Game is the
latest enhancement to the Rapid platform and
includes a multigame feature that gives players the flexibility to
choose which Rapid game – Baccarat, Roulette,
or Sic Bo – they would like to play on their terminal, without
ever having to leave their seat. Enhanced live statistics are
available at the touch of a button and seamless betting can be
conducted across multiple games. With the capability to accommodate
over 300 terminals per table and up to 6 tables of each game type,
betting limits can be easily configured to suit each betting
position.
Vegas Star Roulette Live™
("Roulette Live") will also be prominently displayed at the
exhibit, featuring a fully electronic roulette table with a
live wheel that sits in the middle of individual touch-screen
betting terminals. The compact design can accommodate up to
10 individual player terminals with flexible and configurable
bet limits. Roulette Live provides all the
efficiencies of a fully electronic table with the added benefit of
a live wheel and ball. Unlike most other roulette e-Table
offerings, Roulette Live offers an optional display with
live video dealers. The sleek, cutting-edge display makes it
an exciting addition to any casino floor that is looking for a more
efficient roulette solution.
Vegas Star Craps™ with Shuffle Master's latest
proprietary side bet, Fire Bet(SM), offers players
all the action of live craps with none of the downtime, plus the
chance to win 1,000 to 1 odds if the shooter makes all six distinct
points. Its touch-screen functionality allows players to
throw virtual dice and its attractive life-like video dealers
deliver the same kind of excitement available on a live
table. Help screens and pop-up tutorials serve to assist
novice players providing a fun and unintimidating way to learn
craps. Vegas Star Craps supports up to 64 player
terminals and features integrated surround-sound to create a
compelling gaming atmosphere.
...More Cutting-Edge Technology with New
i-Table™ Innovations
All i-Table games on display at G2E Asia will feature vivid, intuitive graphic
interfaces tied together with compelling new content. The
i-Table game's automated betting and wager resolution
process dramatically increases game security, accuracy and speed,
resulting in more rounds per hour over a basic felt game, while
eliminating errors, a key advantage on specialty table games that
have complex paytables with high odds and complicated
payouts. The i-Table can also connect to back-of-house
player tracking systems that allow casino customers to rate, track,
and comp their player base. The i-Table products on
display at G2E Asia include:
i-Table Roulette™- Shuffle Master will present the new
i-Table Roulette, which features a roulette table with a
live wheel, ball and dealer, and has an identical footprint to a
traditional table. The i-Table Roulette provides all the
added functionality and benefits of electronic wagering.
i-Table Roulette's graphically-enhanced central display
screen replicates a felt layout and virtual betting stations
resolve all bets accurately and instantaneously. Spins per
hour are significantly increased, virtually eliminating errors
while more than doubling table productivity. The i-Table
Roulette has stunning graphics, an intuitive interface, and its
inherent game-integrity enhance the experience for both the player
and the dealer.
i-Table™ for Specialty Games – Specialty games on the
i-Table offer multiple benefits for the operator, most notably the
elimination of errors that frequently arise on live felt versions
due to complex paytables and a high-transaction environment.
Utilizing the i-Deal card shuffler, the i-Table specialty games
Three Card Poker Progressive and Ultimate Texas
Hold'em(SM) dramatically increase game security, accuracy and
speed, resulting in significantly more hands per hour. The
progressive feature on Three Card Poker helps improve the
overall house edge of the base game by offering players an exciting
opportunity to win a continuously incrementing jackpot.
Additionally, due to the immediate resolution of wagers, additional
high house advantage side bets such as 6 Card Bonus and the
exciting Bad Beat Bonus can
all be offered concurrently, increasing player excitement while
offering additional profits for casino operators.
...More of an Edge with High-Performance Games for the
Equinox™ Cabinet
Housed in the stylish new
Equinox cabinet, Shuffle Master will showcase
its wide variety of slot machine titles that feature stunning
graphics, enticing progressive jackpots and rewarding free game
features. Since its introduction into the Australian marketplace,
the Equinox cabinet has witnessed phenomenal success,
doubling year-on-year ship share and branching into other non-U.S.
markets. This year's lineup will spotlight titles exclusively for
the Asian market, including:
DUO FU DUO CAI – FU™ - Pronounced: "Door
Foo Door Chai" and meaning "a lot of luck/fortune, a lot of
treasure/money", this link is an exciting addition to the Shuffle
Master Asian-themed game portfolio. This link delivers a unique
"All Up" Chinese-themed game style where all lines are always in
play even at minimum bet of one credit. As players buy more
gold symbols they access a higher-paying scorecard and more
opportunities to win progressive jackpot prizes.
Launching with the game 88 Fortunes™, DUO FU
DUO CAI – FU is a 4-level link progressive that is loaded with
entertaining game components such as stacked symbols, the ability
to offer players 10 free games, and a link jackpot win in the
feature.
Super Top Box - Guaranteed to make a statement on
any gaming floor, the Super Top Box includes four interactive
multi-feature games that are randomly triggered. Jackpot
prizes can be won in conjunction with bonus feature games and
combine the highly acclaimed Equinox cabinet with a 32" LCD
top-box surrounded by a stunning themed trim. Two Super
Top Box games will be highlighted at the show: Random
Magic™ and Legend of the Lamp™.
Yellow Emperor™ – Shuffle Master's latest
standalone progressive jackpot game combines the legendary Chinese
hero warrior with a proven, high-performance game formula. In
the Year of the Dragon, the flying dragon feature promises
to be a popular gaming floor addition.
Developed in Shuffle Master's new studio in China, a range of new Asian-inspired
standalone titles will also be showcased, including:
My Fortune Star™, God
of Wealth™, Monkey & Moon™, and Cash
Carry™. Each title offers its own unique features
such as increased subs, stacked symbols, more coinciding wins and a
free games multiplier.
...More Access to Content with Shuffle
Interactive(SM)
Shuffle Interactive will highlight Shuffle
Master's strong brands and compelling content leveraged across
multiple online and mobile devices. Superior quality,
security and accessibility will be standard on all Shuffle Master
online and mobile games. The Shuffle Interactive platform
seamlessly integrates into any online casino or third-party
platform and can deliver content through nearly any device
including PC, Mac, Betting Terminals, iOS and Android.
Shuffle Interactive will formally launch in the coming
months with free-to-play and for-wager versions of Three Card
Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold'em(SM), Fortune Pai Gow
Poker(SM) and Casino War(SM); however, demonstrations of
its advanced capabilities will be available in the booth during the
show.
...More Security through Enhanced Utility
Offerings
World-renowned for their exceptional engineering and
unparalleled performance, Shuffle Master's card shufflers are
designed to increase table game productivity, profitability and
security. The new MD3™ card shuffler
demonstrates advanced security features and utilizes the latest
shuffling technology. Using proven optical card-reading technology,
the MD3 scans and verifies pre-shuffled baccarat and
blackjack decks right at the table. Featuring an innovative
platform and gripper system, the MD3 counts and shuffles up to
eight decks of cards quickly and quietly, with significantly
reduced wear and tear, making cards last longer. The
MD3 also features an optional on-board ticket printer that
produces a receipt of the deck verification results right at the
table.
Other utility offerings highlighted at the show include:
Deck Checker™ – The latest Deck
Checker has been re-engineered and updated with all new
components, including touch-screen controls and Shuffle Master's
proven optical card recognition technology. The Deck
Checker provides a fast, effective alternative for customer's
card verification needs by checking and verifying up to eight decks
of cards in less than 2 minutes. The Deck Checker is
also able to identify missing, extra or unknown cards.
...More Fun with Popular Specialty Table Games
Brands
Three exciting specialty table games will be highlighted at the
show – Mississippi Stud(SM), Fortune San Lo Poker(SM)
and Crazy 4 Poker(SM) – in addition to Shuffle Master's new
Nexus Command(SM) table hardware for progressives.
Chip sensors embedded in the table allow players to place an
optional jackpot wager to potentially win fixed prizes or a
continuously incrementing progressive jackpot.
Live updates and pictures from Shuffle Master's booth at the
show will be available on www.twitter.com/shufflemaster and
www.twitter.com/shfl_news.
About Shuffle Master, Inc.
Shuffle Master, Inc. is a leading global gaming supplier
committed to making gaming more fun for players and more profitable
for operators through product innovation, and superior quality and
service. The Company operates in legalized gaming markets
across the globe and provides state-of-the-art, value-add products
in five distinct categories: Utility products, which include
automatic card shufflers and roulette chip sorters; Proprietary
Table Games, which includes live games, side bets and progressives;
Electronic Table Systems, which include various e-Table game
platforms; Electronic Gaming Machines, which include video slot
machines; and newly introduced iGaming, which features online
versions of Shuffle Master's table games, social gaming, and mobile
applications. The Company is included in the S&P Smallcap 600
Index. Information about the Company and its products can be
found on the Internet at www.shufflemaster.com, or on Facebook,
Twitter and YouTube.
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the
"safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. All statements included in this release other
than statements that are purely historical are forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements in this press release
include, without limitation: our expectation that our products will
perform as they are designed to do and to and will meet the
performance and productivity expectations; our anticipation that
all of our products and game titles will be accepted in all of our
markets, will be commercially successful or will be in-demand by
casinos and their customers; our belief that we will be able to
successfully leverage our Shuffle Interactive content across any
device and within our anticipated timing in legal iGaming markets;
our strategy and ability for innovation and exploitation of our
brands and intellectual property across all of our product lines,
including our Shuffle Interactive content; our belief that the
requirements of our privileged licenses will not be changed,
altered or revoked in a manner that would impact our ability to
conduct our business or market our products as currently conducted
or as we anticipate doing so. Our beliefs, expectations, forecasts,
objectives, anticipations, intentions and strategies regarding the
future, including without limitation those concerning expected
operating results, revenues and earnings are not guarantees of
future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from results
contemplated by the forward-looking statements, including but not
limited to: our unanticipated inability to accomplish our
innovation objectives or our inability to accurately gauge the
commercial appeal of our products; unexpected changes in the market
and economic conditions and reduced demand for or increased
competition with Shuffle Master's products; increased infringement
on Shuffle Master's intellectual property or proprietary brands;
unanticipated changes in the laws, rules or regulations governing
gaming and iGaming.
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