Gaming Arts develops technology to protect gaming industry from COVID-19

At a time when most of the casinos in the U.S. are closed, Gaming Arts has significantly ramped up its R&D efforts to help the industry make its way back from this pandemic.

As announced by the casino technology provider and iGaming solutions inventor, they are in the process of developing a vast array of new products and have filed numerous patent applications directed to the use of UV lighting to disinfect and sanitize gaming machines and gaming equipment along with state-of-the-art slot, bar and table games protective shields. The science behind UV lighting to disinfect, sterilize and decontaminate is well known in the medical field but has never before been applied to gaming equipment.

"As the COVID-19 first began to emerge, the company shifted its focus in part to map out the future of safety for gaming machines and equipment in light of the current and future health crises facing our industry," the company explained in a statement. "The prime directive is that players and casino staff must be protected from the COVID-19 and future viruses; otherwise, the casino industry could be challenged for years to come."

The list of gaming machines and gaming equipment addressed in these efforts include but are not limited to UV disinfecting and sanitization of gaming machines, card shufflers, bill acceptors, card readers, printers, chip trays, playing card shoes, table games cash drop boxes, dice holding devices, ATMs, and more. The goal is to disinfect and sanitize virtually any piece of equipment or object that poses a risk to the gaming public. Gaming Arts is anticipating filing numerous continuation patent applications in the months ahead to cover the many variants it is working on.

Gaming Arts President, Mike Dreitzer commented, "Being an industry veteran for several decades, I am very pleased and proud that our team at Gaming Arts led by our CEO David Colvin, could move this fast to be an instrumental part of a solution to a generational problem that our industry faces.  This is a difficult and complex situation and we are grateful to have a role in bringing practical and helpful solutions to our customers worldwide.  We look forward to working with the industry to do everything we can to find the best path ahead."