City of Dreams, Macau Opens With GPI Casino Currency
June 18 2009 - 12:58PM
PR Newswire (US)
Macau's newest casino to utilize high-frequency RFID gaming plaques
LAS VEGAS, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gaming Partners
International Corporation (NASDAQ:GPIC) announced the successful
delivery of its order for the City of Dreams casino in Macau, which
opened earlier this month. The order, which included all of the
casino's gaming plaques for their 550 table games, was valued at
US$2.7 million. City of Dreams, a Melco PBL Entertainment property,
purchased GPI's Bourgogne & Grasset(R) (B&G) line of gaming
plaques fitted with high-frequency 13.56MHz RFID (radio frequency
identification device) micro chips. The plaques were provided in a
variety of styles, shapes and color combinations, available in the
B&G line. The RFID technology offered with all GPI's lines of
casino currency, allows casinos to verify the authenticity and
value of each chip, plaque and jeton almost instantly, reducing the
possibility of counterfeits, staff pilferage or errors in casino
currency counts. This technology enables casinos to track
individual chips, plaques or jetons throughout the gaming floor
and, with specialized readers and software, follow payments, fills
and credits, table drops, tips, and win and losses per table at any
time of the day. GPI's high-frequency RFID chips are compatible
with special player tracking hardware and software that allow for
accurate tracking of play data from tables so casinos can follow
player bets and accurately rate and reward players. "GPI is very
proud to have been a part of the successful opening of this
landmark casino," said Gerard P. Charlier, President and CEO of
GPI. "The City of Dreams' acceptance of RFID is a testament to the
advantages of this technology and our commitment in providing the
best solutions for casino currency security and tracking." City of
Dreams, Macau is just the latest Melco PBL property to implement
GPI's RFID technology with its casino currency. GPI has been
providing the Crown Macau and Crown Melbourne casino with RFID
Casino Currency Control(R) solutions since 2007. This latest
delivery maintains GPI's dominance in the Macau casino currency
control market. About Gaming Partners International Corporation GPI
manufactures and supplies casino table games and equipment to
licensed casinos worldwide. Under the brand names of Paulson(R),
Bourgogne et Grasset(R) and Bud Jones(R), GPI provides casino
currency such as chips, plaques and jetons; gaming furniture and
accessories; table layouts; playing cards; dice; and roulette
wheels. GPI pioneered the use of security features such as RFID
technology in casino chips, and provides RFID solutions including
chips, readers and displays. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada,
GPI also has offices Beaune, France; San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico;
Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Gulfport Mississippi. For additional
information, please visit http://www.gpigaming.com/. DATASOURCE:
Gaming Partners International Corporation CONTACT: Lauren Coombs of
Gaming Partners International Corporation, +1-702-598-2444, Web
Site: http://www.gpigaming.com/
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