Shuffle Master receives top honors

CEM announced that the awards recognize gaming companies that manufacture and supply both traditional and electronic table games and table game products. Shuffle Master won four of the seven award categories for their products’ usefulness, innovation, ease of use and efficiency. The four winning products were:

•Best Electronic Innovation: Operator Wide Area Progressive for Table Games
Through a proprietary communication network, multi-property casinos in the same regulatory market can now offer players a single jackpot that increments in real time. Because it builds quickly and hits frequently, this inter-casino progressive jackpot is designed to deliver even more excitement to the table.
 
•Best Side Bet: “6 Card Bonus” for Three Card Poker
With frequent payouts and an enticing top award, 6 Card Bonus takes the classic game of Three Card Poker and creates a fun twist by offering more ways to win. 6 Card Bonus is an optional wager that combines the dealer’s three cards with the player’s three cards to make a five-card poker hand.

•Table Game Gizmos: i-Verify
Utilizing a small LCD touch-screen that sits flush in the table, the i-Verify is a random-number generator, house-way confirmation and commission calculator for the game pai gow poker. By instructing the pai gow dealer exactly how to set his or her hand according to the prescribed house procedure, the i-Verify eliminates the need for the dealer to memorize complex house rules. It is currently used on over 200 pai gow tables.

•Best Game Protection Product: MD3 Shuffler
Bringing an unprecedented level of security to multi-deck table games like blackjack and baccarat, the firm’s latest innovative card shuffler reads and verifies every card being shuffled. The MD3 has an impressive feature set designed to increase speed and security while at the same time decrease downtime and maintenance.

Winners were selected by a group of table game experts from around the world including operators and consultants who were chosen based on their expertise in the field.

“Shuffle Master has a long legacy of excellence and market leadership in the table games space. It is a great honor to be recognized by judges who are known industry experts and truly appreciate the products and the effort that goes into development,” said Gavin Isaacs, Chief Executive Officer of Shuffle Master. “We’re thrilled to have been a part of CEM’s inaugural event.”