WMS showcased its global vision at SAGSE Argentina 2008

WMS and Orion showcased a variety of new games, covering major product categories: Video Reels Sensory Immersion – Breakthrough games, including Wizard of Oz and Dirty Harry 2 featuring BOSE 3Space audio system, LCD touch screens and CPU-NXT2 technology were on display at the show. Re-live a trip down the Yellow Brick Road with Dorothy and her friends.

Transmissive Reels – This year, 5 Reel Transmissive Reels game Bruce Lee were on display at SAGSE. This game features three local area progressives, two unique bonuses and an in-game multiplayer feature. Innovation Series – WMS showcased games featuring unique player interfaces and revolutionary game mechanics that add completely new dimensions of game play to video reel players.

The SAGSE display included The Rotating Wild series with Houdini. This provided a new twist on spinning reel symbols by combining a traditional reel spin with a rotating spin in a unique interface featuring individual round reels. In addition, Glitz and Dean Martin’s Wild Party were on display. These were 5-Reel Video Slot’s and two of the first products in the Money Burst series.

G+ – WMS had an array of G+ spin-based video reels on display at SAGSE - streamlined games specifically designed to celebrate the win and present something for everyone. Some games included Egypt, a high volatility, free-spin based game; Gem Hunter, a community game that contains the Hot Hot Penny mode; Zeus, a 5-reel video where the free spin features were triggered with three or more scattered hand symbols.

WMS showcased all new Dirty Harry 2. This game is a five-reel video slot also available in Stand Alone as a 15 line game with a max bet of 76; WAP available as a 15 line game with a max bet of 46 coins. This game features a variety of bonus rounds – to play the bonus, the player chooses one of the symbols to receive a credit award.

Besides, various Orion categories featured at the show included the following: Game Pack – This is Orion’s first multi-game format, which offers up to five games in one cabinet and allows greater variety. It is available with TwinHit dual-level standalone progressive in 2009.

Orion Deluxe – This player favorite and video reel features an entire series of Orion’s classic 9 and 25-line games. It features enhanced graphics, premium game mechanics, and is available with with TwinHit dual-level standalone progressive Anyway – Offer 243 ways to win through scatter pay combinations. Featuring straightforward play, these games create a high volatility game experience. Available with TwinHit dual-level standalone progressive.

Line Plus – This features a series of 50-line games and is designed to bring volatility back to low-denomination play. Available with TwinHit dual-level standalone progressive Twin Hit – Orion’s unique, dual-level standalone progressive available on all video reel games. TwinHit available on games in the following categories: Anyway, LinePlus and Orion Deluxe.

“The Latin American market is amongst the fastest growing markets for WMS in recent years and we will continue to invest in growing our market share and presence throughout the region.” said Brian R. Gamache, chairman and CEO of WMS. “Our sales numbers demonstrate our successful team and creative products as global unit shipments of gaming machines grew to 9 % and the installed base of participating gaming machines rose 20 %.”

WMS’ continuous strength to produce localized products and applications for customers around the globe showcases the ability to develop creative and successful products for different markets. Its capabilities provide international customers with fully integrated, turnkey gaming solutions as a result of recent successes and expansions including the introduction of the Bluebird 2 unit and the CPU-NXT 2 operating system. These innovations allow WMS to introduce a series of new games and products that put a new spin on gaming and take advantage of their leading edge technology and give players exciting, personalized gameplay experiences.

To capitalize on global opportunities, WMS offers Austrian-based Systems in Progress (SiP), a highly-flexible SBG solutions that power a range of products including: local-area, wide-area, and networked executions, player tracking and cashless gaming, and player loyalty bonusing/comps. Since its inception, SiP has delivered serverless systems to Asian, European and African casinos. Specifically, more than 200 gaming venues installed in 45 countries.

WMS’ successful global sales and service network enables the firm to provide localized product faster and better respond to the changing gaming needs of players and casino operators in more than 70 countries. WMS’ international offices include Macau, Argentina, Austria, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, South Africa and the United Kingdom.