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Top 20 Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products Winners Named |
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NEWSLAS VEGAS (April 26, 2005) – Casino Journal's Top 20 Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products Awards are recognized as one of the most prestigious honors bestowed on gaming products or services. Now in its eighth year, the competition recognizes the most innovative offerings in the gaming industry. Industry vendors were invited to submit product nominations for their newest, most creative products and services. A panel of expert judges evaluated this year's entries and have selected the 20 winners, which will be featured in the June edition of Casino Journal. Judges were Tim Stanley, Senior Vice President and CIO, Harrah’s Entertainment; John-Martin Meyer, Director of Slot Operations, Excalibur Hotel & Casino; Marshall Andrew, Vice President of IT and CIO, Station Casinos; and Michael Wood, President, The Natural Intelligence Group. Attendees to the Third Annual Gaming Technology Summit (May 26-26 at the Green Valley Ranch in Las Vegas) will vote for their favorite products and services from the Top 20. From that voting, platinum, gold and silver medals for the Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products for 2004 will be awarded to the top three vote-getters. The three winners will be honored during the keynote luncheon on Day 2 of the Summit, and featured in the August edition of Casino Journal. The Top 20 winners are (in alphabetical order): • Atronic Americas LLC – Tournamania™ • Bally Gaming & Systems – MindPlay MPBac™ Table System • Compudigm – Compudigm Gaming Power Suite • Cyberview Technology – Games Activation Scheduler • Cyberview Technology – Downloadable Games Platform • FutureLogic – GEN2 Ticket Printer (PSA-66-ST2) • FutureLogic – GEN2 VST Ticket Printer (PSA 66V-ST2) • IGT – Wheel of Fortune® Super Spin™ • JCM American – Universal Bill Acceptor • KIC Products – Waffletechnology™ Bill Acceptor Cleaning Cards • Konami Gaming – HDStream/NAMB II player tracking panel • MotorCity Casino – “Club Metro™” Coinless Wager Account Transfer (W.A.T.) • Shuffle Master Inc. – Intelligent Shoe™ for Baccarat • Standing Stone Gaming – Oneida II Account-Based Gaming System • Standing Stone Gaming – Oneida II Advanced Customer Registration Application • Stargames Corp. – “Vegas Star” Multi-Terminal Gaming Machine • TransAct Technologies Inc. – Ithaca® brand Epic 950™ Thermal Ticket Printer • United Tote – F4 Wagering Terminal • White Conveyors Inc. – “U-Pick-It” delivery system • WMS Gaming – Cascading Reels™ Video Slots Slot Manager Institute precedes Gaming Technology Summit on May 24. Register for either or both events at www.slotmanagerinstitute.com or www.gametechsummit.com. Gaming Technology Summit is presented by Ascend Media Gaming Group and WhiteSand Consulting. About the producers WhiteSand Consulting is a team of diversified, experienced and knowledgeable gaming veterans who also have significant consulting experience with firms such as KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte & Touche. Members of WhiteSand project teams have worked for casinos and hotels throughout the U.S. and Internationally, providing clients with a team that is intimately familiar with the intricacies unique to the gaming industry and casino operations. WhiteSand provides a wide array of consulting services, including IT assessments and strategy, project management, package selections, Internet strategy, financial projections, business planning, casino pre-opening consulting, acquisition due diligence, research and analysis, and marketing strategy consulting. Some of WhiteSand’s recent clients include the Borgata, Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority, Harrah’s Entertainment, Cache Creek, Wynn Resorts, Hyatt Gaming and Microsoft. Ascend Media Gaming Group is the leading producer of trade magazines, newsletters and trade shows serving the gaming industry around the world, and offers the only BPA-audited business-to-business gaming magazines in North America. Ascend’s publications include IGWB, Casino Journal, Slot Manager and Indian Gaming Business. Ascend produces leading trade shows Slot Manager Institute, BingoWorld, New York Gaming Summit, Southern Gaming Summit and Casino Marketing. Learn more at www.ascendgaming.com. # # #
Media contact Stephen Gibbs, Ascend Media Gaming
Group Marketing Manager, Exhibitors/sponsors contact Lesley Grashow, Ascend Media Gaming Group Trade Show Sales Manager, (203) 938-2782; lgrashow@ascendmedia.com WhiteSand Consulting contact James Nickerson, Director, (609) 677-8253; jnickerson@WhiteSandConsulting.com or www.WhiteSandConsulting.com |
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