Leap Forward Gaming announced strategic alliance with Shuffle Master

“Operators are asking vendors to collaborate to address industry needs that will drive efficiency and their ability to do more with less. Shuffle Master and Leap Forward share a vision that the gaming floor of the future will be wireless, which allows for new opportunities and both companies are committed to working together to achieve this vision,” said Ali Saffari, CEO of Leap Forward Gaming. “Our groundbreaking, patented, highly-secure wireless technology provides Shuffle Master with the ability to seamlessly offer new levels of connectivity throughout the casino floor in an economical way.”

“Shuffle Master is committed to partnering with best-in-class companies to help solve important industry problems,” said Jim Jackson, Senior Vice President of Business Development for Shuffle Master. “Leap Forward’s wireless technology complements our table products and machines.  Our initial area of collaboration will focus on wireless progressive solutions for the casino floor. We strongly believe that the combination of LFG’s wireless technology and Shuffle Master’s innovation will redefine the way gaming properties interact with their customers.”

The first innovative product of a multi-phase effort from the collaboration is expected to be available to the gaming industry in spring 2011.

Leap Forward Gaming was founded by highly-respected gaming technology leader Ali Saffari, who is the driving force behind the company. Saffari has been credited with the creation and development of revolutionary products and some of the most widely-accepted and profitable technologies in the industry.