Part of a news release for G2e by Scientific Games who now owns Bally Technologies and WMS.
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Visitors to the Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) ("Scientific Games" or the "Company") booth #1126 at the 2015 Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Las Vegas Sands Expo & Convention Center, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, will experience how the Company can power the gaming world as a leading supplier of the industry's top gaming devices, table products, systems and interactive solutions, and lottery business products and solutions.
For the first time at G2E, Scientific Games will exhibit its Bally, Barcrest, Shuffle Master, Williams, and WMS branded products in the same booth. The 26,000-square-foot multi-level exhibit will feature products from the Company's gaming, lottery, and interactive divisions, and highlight the end-to-end solutions for gaming and lottery customers around the world. The Company aims to showcase why it is better-equipped than any supplier to address the increasing convergence of land-based, online, social, and lottery entertainment solutions.
"We are uniquely positioned as the provider of the industry's most robust solution suite to offer our customers more brands, more solutions, and more possibilities to excite their players," said Gavin Isaacs, President and Chief Executive Officer for Scientific Games. "Our customer partners will see how we can power their gaming and lottery world with our innovative products to help grow their business as we strive to be their partner of choice."
Derik Mooberry, Scientific Games' Group Chief Executive, Gaming, said, "At G2E 2015 we will demonstrate our continued commitment to innovation by introducing trailblazing new cabinets, exciting slot and table games, and award-winning systems and interactive solutions. We will also show how bringing together the industry's strongest brands has enabled us to share resources and content to empower our customers with the best gaming and lottery experiences."
TwinStar Cabinet Delivers Diverse Content from Bally and WMS
A highlight of the Company's slot offerings will be the new TwinStar cabinet, which features dual, vivid, 24-inch full HD displays and debuts the new ArgOS state-of-the-art operating platform that combines the best technology from both Bally and WMS. This for-sale cabinet supports Bally- and WMS- branded content.
Scientific Games' innovators have also developed exclusive new game titles for TwinStar to take advantage of the processing power of this trailblazing new platform. Game themes include player-favorite Bally and WMS brands such as Gold Fish, Quick Hit, Kronos, and Zeus, along with exciting new games like Quick Shot, Steam Dream, and Hot Blooded.
TwinStar also builds on the award-winning iDeck button deck by offering a 40-percent larger area for player interaction. TwinStar's 22-inch full HD digital topper will be offered in two distinctive styles. Both versions include chrome details, improved sound, and edge lighting, adding beauty and excitement to casino floors.
Hit Licensed Brands
At G2E 2014, Scientific Games announced a partnership with Playboy and global music superstar Pitbull. This year, the Company introduces Playboy Don't Stop the Party!, a progressive video slot featuring Playboy Playmates and Pitbull on the ALPHA 2 Pro Theater cabinet with a Pro Sound Chair. The game will entertain players with three hit songs from Pitbull, popular play mechanics, and a five-level progressive jackpot, including a life-changing wide-area progressive award on the Bally Cash Connection link that is sure to heat up casino floors.
The incomparable Cher performs five of her most popular hits in the CHER Live video slot, which will be featured at G2E 2015 on the Pro Series V22/32 platform with a Pro Sound Chair. A Concert Wheel Bonus awards credits and five Free Games bonuses: Believe, Turn Back Time, It's in His Kiss, All or Nothing, and Strong Enough. With hit songs, a variety of popular play mechanics, and a huge progressive award, this game gives players the chance to become the ultimate fan.
MARGARITAVILLE, featuring the music of Jimmy Buffett, will be presented on the Blade Stepper with a 42-inch curved LCD top box. This three-reel low denomination game includes six bonuses and plenty of tunes to keep players wasting away in Margaritaville. Not only is fabulous music featured, the massive LCD top screen will show concert clips, crowd shots, and plenty of the fun associated with Margaritaville.
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW and CADDYSHACK themes will make their slot debut on the WMS Blade cabinet.
Go golfing with the hilarious cast in CADDYSHACK, which features seven character bonuses from Warner Bros.' classic comedy. The game includes clips from memorable moments in the movie and proven gameplay features that will keep players in their seats. It'll be the best round of your life!
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW features clips from the cult classic movie, five Time Warp base-game features, and a wheel that awards credits, four jackpots, or a Free Spin Bonus. With all this zany fun, this game will have players doing the Time Warp again and again. The game also includes many of the famous songs to keep players singing along.
Additionally, Scientific Games will debut five follow-up titles to its hit licensed game library: Michael Jackson Icon on the Bally Pro Wave cabinet with Digital Wheel; THE WIZARD OF OZ Not in Kansas Anymore and ELVIS Lives on the Gamefield xD cabinet; FRIENDS I'll Be There For You, and TITANIC Heart of the Ocean on the Pro Theatre cabinet.
Bally Systems Adds Cutting-Edge Solutions to Robust Lineup
Scientific Games will offer demonstrations of some of our most popular casino and slot management solutions including BetVIEW, a secondary wagering application that generates incremental revenues while adding to the player experience. The award-winning Elite Bonusing Suite continues to offer more exciting applications that now includes Power Progressive Strike and Power Paytable Progressive, two new coin-in driven and pay-at-the-slot machine progressive applications. Also on display will be Social Link, a pioneering Elite Bonusing Suite feature that enables casinos to integrate the suite's bonusing events with their social media in real time.
Customer service is always a top priority for casino properties. Visitors to Scientific Games' exhibit can experience interactive demonstrations of BallyVIP, a comprehensive CRM (Customer Relationship Management) built to offer faster service to casino players and resort customers.
Scientific Games also will demonstrate its high-performing Bally CoolSign 8K Video Wall Controller, a new product that quadruples the previous power of CoolSign by enabling unprecedented 4x4 video with multiple regions of content playback using any 1080p monitor - with no loss of resolution. The CoolSign 8K Video Wall Controller can increase efficiency and decrease costs for casino operators because no intermediary device is needed.
Also on display will be the Bally Servizio suite of mobile service solutions; version 13 of the Company's core systems products including ACSC, SDS, CMP, and Business Intelligence; and the new InSite site controller for operators with multiple locations featuring a user-friendly interface.
Booth #1126 will also feature Tournaments Express, a stand-alone tournament system designed to offer exciting slot tournaments on more than 100 different cabinets from various manufacturers that easily and quickly converts stand-alone games to tournament games and back.
