DEQ Releases Real Link: Wireless Progressive Jackpot Solution
April 29 2008 - 8:00AM
Marketwired
LEVIS, QUEBEC , a leading provider of table game bonusing,
jackpot and loyalty solutions, announced today the official release
of its new wireless solution for linked progressive jackpots. The
solution, approved by Gaming Laboratories Inc ("GLI"), is called
Real Link(TM) and boasts "One Planet - One Jackpot" as a
positioning statement. The company also reports that a second
release is planned for G2E in Las Vegas that will specifically
target linked mystery prizes and awards (WAM -Wide Area
Mysteries).
Real Link(TM) is a highly secure distributed jackpot engine that
manages shared jackpot and prize values between tables regardless
of their physical location. The system itself is managed by DEQ's
G3(TM) and is seamlessly integrated within its game servers. All
accounting inputs and outputs generated by each game server and all
jackpot transactions are managed by a central server by
communicating through an encrypted tunnel using existing TCP-IP
infrastructure.
"For years now, the slot machine segment of the market has led
the way in building the global vision of mystery and progressive
bonusing. Almost all gamers know of IGT's Megabucks� slot machine
and the effect its global jackpot has in attracting players to the
slot machine segment," stated Earle G. Hall, DEQ's President and
CEO. "DEQ's patent portfolio is specifically geared to this
mentality for the table game segment and the G3(TM) has been
linking multiple tables within a single casino for several years
now," continued Hall. "Now with Real Link(TM), we are eliminating
the limits of the single property jackpot and the constraints of
cabling. Real Link(TM) provides a next generation platform to
connect tables with no geographical boundaries. Global jackpots are
bigger, grow faster and are a great attraction technique for
clients. Our main focus now turns to global mystery progressives
for table games following the proven business model in the slot
machine segment of the market," concluded Mr. Hall.
With the collaboration of its partner, DEK International, Real
Link(TM) is already operational in several partner casinos in Latin
America and Eastern Europe chosen among a select group of their
clients. An international demo environment is currently operational
within DEQ's VAR channels so that they can demonstrate the One
Planet - One Jackpot solution to their clients.
ABOUT THE G3(TM)
The G3(TM) is a linkable bonusing, jackpot and loyalty
server-based system that brings an entire suite of important
bonusing processes to table games, providing casinos with increased
revenues and additional player participation. With the G3(TM),
players can place multiple side bets on their own hands but also on
the dealer's hand. The system also has several bonuses such as the
Magic Card(TM) and the Lucky Player(TM) which are both high
frequency prizes, awarded to keep the players' interest. The G3(TM)
replaces existing bonusing systems with exciting, user friendly
applications and is adaptable to any live table game such as poker,
blackjack or baccarat.
ABOUT DEQ
Founded in 1998, DEQ Systems Corp. (TSX VENTURE: DEQ) is a
leader in the table game bonusing technology field. DEQ's patents,
products and features include side bet bonusing games with
progressive and random jackpot prizes, slot machine style mystery
bonusing, multiple credit and denomination betting flexibility,
dealer hand betting, electronic credit bank, electronic rake,
baccarat hand tracking, multimedia animation and sound effects. DEQ
has an extensive patent portfolio that is recognized in more than
50 countries such as the USA, Macau, Australia and Canada. DEQ's
bonusing solutions and products are present in more than 200
casinos in over 30 countries. For further information, please visit
www.deq.com
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Contacts: DEQ Systems Corp. Earle G. Hall President & CEO
418-839-3012 earle.hall@deq.com DEQ Systems Corp. Marco Estrela
Chief Marketing Officer 418-839-3012 marco.estrela@deq.com