LAS VEGAS, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shuffle Master,
Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: SHFL) ("Shuffle Master" or the
"Company") today announced that, with its broad-based products and
content-rich innovations, it will highlight the theme "A Better
Game" during the Global Gaming Expo ("G2E") at the Sands
Convention Center in Las Vegas,
October 2-4, 2012. Product
demonstrations will be available at booth #1241.
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"With over 50 products on display, our G2E lineup will
demonstrate why Shuffle Master is not only a driving force in
gaming technology and innovation, but also how our diverse product
mix sets us apart as a supplier and a partner to our customers,"
said Gavin Isaacs, Chief Executive
Officer of Shuffle Master. "With new innovation on display in each
of our five product categories, this year's show will underscore
Shuffle Master's consistent focus on developing cutting-edge
solutions and fresh content, which, in turn, leads to 'A Better
Game' for our customers and for their players."
The Company will feature new innovations in each of its five
product categories - utilities, proprietary table games, electronic
table systems, slot machines, and iGaming – and will emphasize how
it provides…
…A Better Shuffle: Faster, Securer, and More
Reliable
At this year's G2E, Shuffle Master will unveil the
DeckMate 2, which offers significant performance and
security improvements over its predecessor, the
DeckMate. Debuting in 2002, the DeckMate poker
shuffler has been a staple in the poker market and one of the
best-selling shufflers of all time. At 22 seconds, the
DeckMate 2's shuffle time is twice as fast as the
original and it features optical card recognition, which increases
game security and integrity. A new shuffling method reduces
wear on cards and minimizes the need for frequent shuffler
maintenance. Other exciting features include an on-board timer,
which allows operators to call the "clock", and a remote
touchscreen display with an intuitive user interface for card
verification.
Other Utility offerings highlighted at the show include the
MD3 baccarat and blackjack shuffler, which can count
and shuffle up to eight decks of cards simultaneously; the
one2six multi-deck continuous shuffler; the
i-Deal shuffler for single-deck specialty
games; the i-Shoe Auto optical
card-reading shoe for baccarat and blackjack; the new 24-inch
double-sided LCD i-Score baccarat
viewer; and the Easy Chipper D chip
sorter.
…A Better Selection of Entertainment for the
Pit
Shuffle Master will launch eight new specialty table games at
the show, including:
House Money, best described as an ordinary
blackjack side bet with an extraordinary twist, is expected to be a
major highlight of the booth. To win the side bet, the
player's first two cards must be a straight, pair, straight flush,
or Ace-King suited, but the winning doesn't necessarily stop there.
The player may opt to add all or part of their side bet winnings to
their standard blackjack wager and play continues like a
traditional game of blackjack. The main appeal of House
Money is that players receive such a unique level of control
over their side bet and operators receive the benefit of a higher
blackjack hold.
Fans of Let It Ride will love Raise It Up Stud
Poker, a six-card poker game where the player's three cards
are combined with three community cards to make a five-card poker
hand. The game is comparable to Ultimate Texas Hold'em,
except the player is betting against a pay table instead of a
dealer and can win with a pair of 10s or better.
Free Bet Blackjack begins like a regular game of
blackjack, but offers players the ability to double down and split
for free. Players may split any pairs, except 4s and 10-value cards
with free re-splitting. Free double bets may be placed on any hard
9, 10, or 11 and are allowed even after splitting. This game will
be featured with a Push 22 side bet, which wins if
the dealer busts with a point total of 22.
Featuring heads up play against the dealer, an optional
Trips bonus bet, and a progressive bet, Face Up Stud
Poker is sure to impress at this year's show. The player
and dealer each get seven cards to make a five-card hand, but the
player gets to see the dealer's entire hand before deciding whether
to play or fold. A stronger dealer's hand leads to a higher payout
if the player beats the dealer.
6 Card Fortune Pai Gow Poker is a variation of the
popular seven-card game. Both dealer and player receive six cards
to make a five-card high hand and one-card low hand. The player
wins if both of their hands beat the dealer's two hands.
Mulligans are no longer only associated with the game of golf.
Three Card Mulligan is a variation of the most
popular specialty table game in the world, Three Card Poker.
The player and dealer each receive three cards and, if the player
doesn't like their hand, they may replace it, while the dealer will
automatically re-draw their own hand if it's below a certain
rank.
…Better Technology for the Table
Also debuting at G2E is Game Manager 2, a new
progressive management system. The enhancements in this
next-generation software are a network-based system that allows for
multi-level jackpots and fully configurable multiple reserve pools.
Players are able to compete for multiple real-time
incrementing meters with just one wager on all of the Company's
poker-derivative specialty games like Three Card Poker, Fortune
Pai Gow Poker, and Ultimate Texas Hold'em. Previously,
players would only be eligible for one real-time incrementing
jackpot per round.
…A Better E-Table Lineup Than Ever
Before
The Company will be unveiling the most robust e-Table offerings
in its history at G2E, including a myriad of new features for the
Rapid line, which combines a live dealer with a touchscreen
betting interface, resulting in superior game security and
increased productivity for casino operators. Rapid
Multi Game includes a
multigame feature for optimal flexibility, allowing players to
switch between baccarat, roulette, or sic bo without ever
having to leave their seats.
Building upon the innovation of Rapid Multi Game, Rapid Fusion
takes it a step further, allowing for concurrent play of four games
at the same time (e.g. two baccarat, one sic bo, one roulette or
three roulette, one baccarat). The user-friendly interface
features tabs, which show table status, countdown, wagers, and
results from each game and allow for fast switching between
games.
Vegas Star Live Roulette provides
all the efficiencies of a fully electronic table with the added
benefit of a live electronic wheel and ball. The compact design can
accommodate multiple player terminals with flexible and
configurable bet limits.
Like Rapid Multi
Game, Vegas Star Multi Game allows players to select
between four games without ever having to leave their seats.
Players can select between roulette, sic bo, baccarat, and craps on
a fully electronic table with virtual dealers.
Further enhancing the Vegas Star and Rapid
platforms, the Company will introduce its new 22-inch
Widescreen display, which adds five inches to the
original terminal displays. Widescreen enables greater
player interaction and provides for a powerful and compelling user
interface.
In addition to highlighting the i-Table Roulette
at the show, Mississippi Stud will expand the
i-Table library and feature the successful 3
Card Bonus side bet. i-Table Ultimate Texas
Hold'em will see the addition of a progressive wager, which
will allow connectivity to existing felt table progressive
jackpots. Additional language options will now be available on the
i-Table.
…Better Slot Content – And More of it
With over 25 new and proven titles on display this year, Shuffle
Master's slot machine lineup will showcase the Company's deep
portfolio of content and highlight its growing success in
competitive locals markets.
Based on its debut at the Australasian Gaming Expo in August,
The Flintstones* slot machine is sure to generate
buzz at G2E. This three-level standalone progressive,
low-denomination product features a suite of exciting base games
and attractive jackpot prizes along with the Company's new
"mini-reel" feature trigger.
Adding to the appeal of the highly acclaimed
Equinox cabinet, the 32-inch LCD Super Top
Box add-on will be prominently displayed and includes four
interactive multi-feature games that are triggered randomly.
Shuffle Master's slot machine lineup will also feature:
Cats, Hats & Bats, Hubble, Bubble, & Trubble, Pink
Panther** Returns, Epic Quest, Random Magic, Karnak, Duo Fu Duo Cai
Linked Progressive, and many more of the Company's popular
titles. All of the titles offer unique features like new
mathematical models, new jackpot triggers, and new themes.
This robust roster of content is the driving force behind Shuffle
Master's momentum in gaining floor share in a growing number of
markets around the globe.
…A Better Online Gaming
Experience
Using thin-client, elastic cloud technology, Shuffle Master's
cutting edge online platform was built with integration in
mind. Being both customizable and skinnable, the Company's
online products are designed to fit seamlessly into a variety of
online operations, whether it's real-money gaming where legal or
free-to-play web, mobile and social.
Shuffle Master's online lineup at G2E will highlight over 10
renowned brands, including top-performing specialty table games
like Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Three Card Poker, Casino
War, and Let it Ride. Shuffle Master online games
can be embedded into the operator's website with only a few lines
of code, the free-to-play offering can integrate casino rewards
points to help drive people into brick-and-mortar casinos and
encourage new user sign-ups, or be directly integrated into a
customer's existing free to play social offering.
Content is designed for delivery on nearly every device
including PC, Mac, iOS, and Android. Play a demo now
at www.playSHFL.com.
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 strategy and ability for
innovation and exploitation of our technology, brands, and
intellectual property across all of our product lines, including
our Shuffle Interactive content; our anticipation that all of our
products and game titles will be accepted in all of our markets,
will be commercially successful and will be received and in-demand
by casinos and their customers; our expectation that our products
will perform as they are designed to do and to and will meet our
profitability, performance and innovation expectations; 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 and the regulation of
gaming in all markets.
*THE FLINTSTONES and all related characters and elements are
trademarks of and © Hanna-Barbera. (s12).
**THE PINK PANTHER and all related characters and elements
are trademarks of and © 1964-2012 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
SHFL, DeckMate, MD3, one2six, iScore, Easy Chipper, House
Money, Raise It Up, Fortune Pai Gow Poker, Three Card Poker,
Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Mississippi Stud, Rapid Multi Game, Rapid Fusion, Vegas Star, i-Table,
Equinox, Super Top Box, Cats, Hats & Bats, Hubble, Bubble &
Trubble, Epic Quest, Karnak, Random Magic and Duo Fu Duo
Cai are marks owned by Shuffle Master, Inc. (or one of its
wholly-owned companies) in the United
States and/or elsewhere.
SOURCE Shuffle Master, Inc.