Spielo International and PopCap Games, a division of Electronic Arts, have entered into a licensing agreement and have developed slot games based on three internationally recognized PopCap franchises – Plants vs. Zombies, Zuma and Bejeweled.
Four slot games based on the brands – including Plants vs. Zombies Gargantuar and Plants vs. Zombies Backyard Showdown – were unveiled at the show, and included a spectacular choreographed flashmob including plants, zombies, and a number of plainclothes dancers that became the talk of the show.
Among the firm’s new content-driven titles for the International casino market, Egyptian Gold is the company’s first progressive link using Episodic Gaming. As the player progresses through the game during one session, he or she can save and reactivate their achieved status during the next play session. The player unlocks more features and additional bet options for more action to become available. When the player reaches the highest status, an additional award is randomly revealed by Tutankhamun. Egyptian Gold offers an exciting 5-Level Progressive Playoff, where the player is able to win multiple progressives.
Visitors to the show also got a sneak peek at Mega Kong, the exciting new follow-up to the widely successful King Kong Cash. With hundreds of installations, King Kong Cash has been a top performer for years. Now Kong is back and aiming to follow in those footsteps. Mega Kong offers the action of two bonus rounds: the Mystery Kong Bonus and the Mega Kong Bonus.
Mermaid’s Spell is an intriguing rapid hit 8-level linked progressive that will mesmerize players. Featuring three distinct titles – Great Reef, Magic Lagoon and Bay of Fortune – Mermaid’s Spell enables players to select “enchanted symbols” for re-spins and increased chances at the progressives. Five-of-a-kind line wins trigger the corresponding progressive. Players can choose their volatility by seeking their favorite progressive level.
Kitty Cash is the latest addition to Spielo International’s multi-level progressive links, and features the cuddly cats from the internationally recognized brand, the Artlist Collection’s “The Cat,” on the state-of-the-art Oxygen cabinet. On top of the two supporting game titles, this purr-fect multi-level progressive features two bonus rounds: the Mystery Cat Bonus and the Kitty Cash Bonus.
Spielo International has expanded its successful multi-game solution, diversity, with the introduction of Magic Maroon and Sweet Sunshine. Each edition offers players a choice of core game titles in addition to top-performing, stand-alone Doggie Cash progressive titles and at least one classic, low-line game. Extremely volatile versions of a top-performing game complete the offering in each suite, while Sweet Sunshine offers the added choice of Master Roulette.
On top of those titles, the firm is presenting a wide range of new core games with unique and innovative features. Meanwhile, its Casino Systems Division presented its wide range of powerful Galaxis casino systems management solutions at G2E Las Vegas with a special focus on modules designed to help casino operators attract, bonus, and reward their players.
A wide choice of bonusing tools is available including numerous mystery jackpot templates with Star Bonus Fever to bonus and reward players, and to target specific player groups when the conditions on the floor warrant it. Two of the newest tools, OnTarget Fever and TimeBomb Fever, permit operators to optimize their promotions by allowing laser-like targeting of player segments with features of Galaxis Star Marketing.
The Star Marketing Loyalty Club Management, Player Tracking and Player Management modules promote loyalty programmes and allow casinos to recognize and reward their most valued customers, providing operators with the tools to achieve maximum participation, and incentivize longer stays, repeat visits, and increased play.
Targeted rewards, player communications, as well as services can be delivered directly to the player through the Crystal.net platform touchscreen player interface on the slot machine, which has more powerful and attractive graphical multimedia capabilities. A suite of Player Services apps on the Crystal.net interface allows the operator to increase the time of play.
Attract players to the casino with myPromo, the latest tool from Spielo International to bring players to your land-based gaming venue. myPromo allows operators to design targeted promotions that can be sent by SMS or email for redemption to boost play during specified times. Credit vouchers, qpon cash tickets, raffle tickets or gift vouchers can be delivered to targeted player segments to support events that are part of the casino’s marketing strategy. This powerful tool appeals to a new generation of smartphone users.
The company also presented its full suite of cashless solutions at G2E, including cash wallet (magnetic stripe card), qpon cash (ticketing) and chip cash (smartcard). As one of the few gaming suppliers with a full cashless suite of solutions, it offers real choice to gaming operators, and it can provide considerable cost savings with cash wallet at a tenth of the cost of a smartcard.
Through their partnership with BIS², its Casino Systems will be featuring gameViz data visualization software for the casino industry. Integrated into the Galaxis datastore and product portfolio, gameViz provides a new way to visualize advanced business intelligence that helps operators to understand slot machine performance and customer preferences at a whole new level.
System2Go is a complete lower cost slot floor management solution alternative from Spielo International that is ideally suited to multi-site club markets and smaller casinos. It performs a range of essential functions, from core accounting and data reporting critical to decision-making, to jackpot management and control, with additional player tracking, ticket-in/ticket-out and card cashless functionalities. Because it’s web-based, management can remotely access real-time information from a single property, even a single machine, or an entire multi-site estate.