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Posted on January 14, 2021 by Cory - Other

Here's what's best for the new year according to those who supply products to the slots market

Over the past three years, this space has focused on the slots sector of the industry, highlighting the new slot games that are shown at the annual fall trade fairs and the new year trends that are announced at the end of the year.

This dual focus has also highlighted the slot manufacturers that have continued to innovate with new games and cabinets through the COVID-19 crisis, as well as new product areas fueled by the need to ensure safety and health as the industry begins to try and return to normal. However, articles about new slot games and technologies, and the slots sector trends for the new year, have been largely subjective until now.

So, as we enter 2021, we decided to hear the opinions of executives from major slot manufacturers that supply gaming machines to slot floors around the world. We asked executives from the industry's top slot suppliers to identify the best products they feel are most promising for recapturing revenue lost due to the unprecedented casino industry shutdowns in early 2020.

While not all suppliers responded, those who did can provide insight into what innovators think will be the best products for the new year, as well as trends that point the way to industry recovery. Below, we present what suppliers think will be the best products for the new year, listed alphabetically by manufacturer.

AGS Orion Portrait

AGS President and CEO David Lopez

For AGS, the slot product we are most excited about this year is the attractive Starwall display that matches the Orion Portrait cabinet and its variations. The product provides a self-contained video presentation for game banks, including eye-catching game-specific graphics. Since AGS also offers table games, we are also keeping an eye on the STAX Progressive table game side bet bonus.

“From our slot product portfolio, the premium Starwall x Orion, launched with the Golden Wins Deluxe and Jade Wins Deluxe games, will contribute to our revenue recovery,” said David Lopez, president and CEO of AGS. “The performance of these games is already fantastic, complemented by the immersive Starwall video canvas that captivates players and provides a cinematic playing experience.

"In the table products business, our STAX progressives are key to our growth. With its sure-win progressives and community features, STAX makes the game even more attractive to players as it gives players the chance to win life-changing prizes with a relatively small additional stake or side bet."

Aristocrat Technologies Neptune Double

Aristocrat's highlight this year is the Neptune Double, an impressive new cabinet that the company says is the follow-up to the popular Arc Double. Like the Arc Double, it is configured with two stacked curved monitors, each with a 49-inch display compared to the Arc's 43-inch display. The curve of the cabinet makes it easier to view the huge displays, and players can also see the progressive meter directly above.

"We have many exciting and powerful new product launches planned for 2021 across all of our business lines, but the product in the pipeline that I am most confident will help restore customer revenue is the Neptune Double," said John Hanlin, senior vice president of commercial strategy and business analysis at Aristocrat. "This game operation cabinet is a combination of compelling and innovative features, including an expansive virtual button deck, dual 49-inch 4K monitors, and a brand new iChair for a great gameplay experience.

"This cabinet features an incredible content roadmap, starting in January with the Crazy Rich Asians slot game and Timber Wolf Diamond.

Aruze Gaming America Roll to Win Craps

For Aruze, the standout product of the year is likely to be Roll to Win Craps. Roll to Win Craps is a video-enhanced electronic table game, which is actually a hybrid product. Players roll the dice just like in a regular craps game, but the dealer can operate it alone.

"Roll to Win Craps "As installations continue to expand at a rapid pace, casinos are finding that players are responding well to the many ways they are safer than traditional tables. With the use of virtual chips, there are fewer touch points, player terminals can be easily wiped down between player sessions, and physical barriers are also available to enhance player safety.

"Roll to Win Craps is an evolving product, and we launched the Power Odds feature on the table later this summer. Roll to Win Craps Virtual, a fully automated, dealerless version of the table ideal for the non-dice market, launched in December at three Seminole hotels in Florida. I am confident that players will continue to gravitate towards Roll to Win thanks to its ability to convey safety and feel familiar, while being a truly innovative technology."

Gaming Arts Casino Wizard

Gaming Arts has launched this product at just the right time, during this time of Covid-19, when many people are still wary of flocking to live table games. It is a multi-game slot that offers electronic versions of four different table games, each with the features, odds and playing experience of the live games.

"What's unique about this game is that it allows players to play several classic table games with a single-player EGM (choose from blackjack, roulette, craps, and baccarat)," said Mike Dreitzer, president of Gaming Arts. "Players can enjoy the full fun of table games without worrying about sacrificing the safety of proper social distancing. It also has fewer touchpoints for players compared to live table games, making it safer."

"This one-of-a-kind product has already proven a huge success as an alternative to live table games. Every game offers traditional bets as well as unique progressive and side bets. As casino gaming makes a comeback in 2021, Gaming Arts is proud to offer Casino Wizard as a classic and fun product suited to these challenging times."

IGT: Global Test Bank

Rather than singling out a single product, IGT has identified its major game test program as the single factor that will lead to strong new revenue in 2021. The Global Test Bank program involves placing games in casinos and collecting 90 days of in-casino game performance prior to the game's official release. "Based on the results of the final 30 days of this trial, we will make a decision to release, refine or cancel a game based on its ability to meet IGT's strict performance thresholds," said Nick Khin, IGT's chief operating officer, gaming. "The program has been embraced and implemented by our global sales and product teams and continues to deliver tremendous value to our customers."

"If our customers take our comprehensive internal and external test programs and introduce an IGT game that has acquired a status called Proven Performer, the game will perform the game on the casino floor. You can be convinced.

Konami Gaming Dimension Cabinet

Konami's officials are convinced that the launch of the curved "Dimension 49J", the thre e-screen "Dimension 27", and the premium "DIMENSION 49" portrait cabinet "Dimension" will achieve the best sales of the year. Masu.

Victor Duarte, a senior vice president and chief product strategic office, states that Dimension Cabinet has shown versatility for all types of game content and will lead the company's product library this year. 。

"From last spring to summer, we released a premium All Aboard series on the Dimension 49J Curve De Cabinet. A few weeks later, the premiu m-linked series" Ocean Spin "and Slot Games based on" Silent Hill "will be added. In this fall, Konami players, including new productions in the "Quad Spin" series, will be released.

In 2021, Konami's "Dimension 49" portrait screen cabinet will start installing in some casinos linked to multiple progressive game families. We are planning to add more Dimension Series next year. Each model of this series has a core hardware strength, player comfort, attractive presentation, and game pipeline so that you can play continuously after the New Year. "

Scientific Games Unified Wallet

The timing is all, and this year, the operator is looking for a technology that promotes cashless and no n-contact engagement. In such an atmosphere, Scientific Games has continued to develop Unified Wallet products, one of the top technologies that can access cash on a slot machine using a smartphone to use a smartphone, and this product is the company. It is likely to be the top source of revenue creation.

"Socially, the Gaming Group's Gaming Group's Corporation, Matt Wilson, said," The adaptation of consumers on online and social commerce on mobile payments has increased significantly this year this year. "We recently deployed our cashless solution, Unified Wallet, on several customer sites. In the first development, players using our cashless solution do not need to carry cash. Well, I was excited to be able to access the digital wallet at the time of play.

"In addition, security and ease of use have been highly evaluated. Considering the high customer interest and the favorable reaction from the users, it is expected that the introduction of cashless solutions will accelerate after 2021. Masu."

Posted: January 14, 2021 Posted by: COR Y-Others

Frank Floor Talk: It’s Time for a Change

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Cory - Other

In May 2020, the AGA (US gaming association) will use the Presidential Ordinance to "promptly identify regulation reform opportunities to promote employment creation and economic growth" to the Trump administration. When I asked, I saw the light of hope that this ol d-fashioned upper limit was raised. At that time, AGA's Bill Miller's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) said, "One of the important areas of regulation reforms that the government should consider while aiming for the gaming industry to resume safely and fiscal is said in 1977. It is the modernization of the $ 1200 slot jackpot reporting standards that have been implemented since then. The current reference value is outdated, and has a large compliance burden on both the Domestic Revenue Agency (IRS) and the gaming industry. "Amen.

However, in Washington, fighting with Twitter and Tiktok seemed to be higher. Aside from irony, this problem is not a joke. Richard Verotta, a Las Vegas Review Journal Paper, recently wrote: It's not a matter of life and death, but it's an obvious problem that should not take time to solve it.

He uses the word "annoying" kindly. If you're a high denomination player today (and even many 1¢ players fall into that category), this rule makes it nearly impossible to have fun. The W2G threshold of $1, 200 is far too low for modern denominations and game types. When this rule was created 30-odd years ago (that's 44 years, Marissa!), there were no such thing as multi-line slots... single-play dollar machines were considered high-roller games."

Chen's comments are from the excellent casino tax book Tax Help for Gamblers, co-authored by Jean Scott, Russell Fox, and Chien. Though the current edition is nearly three years old, Chien's comments about high bets become more pertinent with each new slot offering. If you're playing max coins with denominations of $1 or more on popular formats like China Shores, Buffalo variants, Dancing Drums, or Wicked Wheel, you'll trigger the reporting limit every few spins (called a "handle pull" in 1977!).

Several workarounds have been devised, such as W2G accumulation and "key-to-credit" features. But these aren't available on all machines, and not all casinos have them. Even with such features, the machine will lock up, and an attendant will have to reset the game before you can continue playing.

In a press release last spring, the AGA made the case for a "$5, 000 or more" limit. I think that's reasonable in some ways. During my last year at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Southern California (2016), just over 88% of all jackpots were over $1, 200, while just under 4% were over $5, 000. Back in 1977, I remember only about 4% of jackpots were over $1, 200. Times change.

The current $1, 200 limit was set by the IRS over 40 years ago, during the presidency of Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale. At the time, the average price of a new home nationwide was $54, 200, a first-class stamp (remember those?) cost 13 cents, gas was 62 cents a gallon, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high of $999. If you don't do anything and take inflation into account, $1, 200 in 1977 would be worth $5, 298. 43 today.

In my Pechanga data, the missing 12 % was a $ 600 or $ 1000 jackpot. We were studying the problem as IRS had considered lowering the report limit to $ 600. Thankfully, after protests of the nationwide industry, the bad ideas disappeared. However, IRS does not miss an unfair scheme.

All players know that $ 1200 W2G doesn't mean earning $ 1200. If so, most casinos would be out of business a few years ago. As a common example, suppose you go to the casino with $ 200 and play on the slot. Suppose you have a small jackpot ($ 1, 200, $ 2, 500, $ 1, 500) several times. Suppose you had a very fun and wonderful time for the 4 or 5 hours of spending time in the casino. However, when they/ them returned home, they did not have $ 200 anymore, but judged that it was a fair transaction for night entertainment (and the possibility of winning). This is a typical scenario for most players. The problem here is that despite the loss of two wads, he/ she is now paying about $ 1, 300 on IRS (positive and minus by the person's tax rate). You probably know that IRS is the only sem i-judicial institution that declares that you are guilty until you can prove that you are innocent. This is another reason to recommend the players to buy a book for Tax Help.

Instead of determining the tax obligation to all sessions (as in the example above), the problem of treating the gambler the gambler is the problem of treating a single bet (that is, $ 1, 200 jackpot) as a taxable income. It is just one of the many "unfair" aspects. In 2013, Judge Brett Cavannau Federal Appeal (then) said about no n-residents' gamblers, "after enjoying gambling overnight and leaving from the casino from the casino. However, it is even more terrible that the National Tax Agency reverses the individual betting on the return. Another amen. < SPAN> In my Pechanga data above, the missing 12 % was a 600 or $ 1000 jackpot. We were studying the problem as IRS had considered lowering the report limit to $ 600. Thankfully, after protests of the nationwide industry, the bad ideas disappeared. However, IRS does not miss an unfair scheme.

All players know that $ 1200 W2G doesn't mean earning $ 1200. If so, most casinos would be out of business a few years ago. As a common example, suppose you go to the casino with $ 200 and play on the slot. Suppose you have a small jackpot ($ 1, 200, $ 2, 500, $ 1, 500) several times. Suppose you had a very fun and wonderful time for the 4 or 5 hours of spending time in the casino. However, when they/ them returned home, they did not have $ 200 anymore, but judged that it was a fair transaction for night entertainment (and the possibility of winning). This is a typical scenario for most players. The problem here is that despite the loss of two wads, he/ she is now paying about $ 1, 300 on IRS (positive and minus by the person's tax rate). You probably know that IRS is the only sem i-judicial institution that declares that you are guilty until you can prove that you are innocent. This is another reason to recommend the players to buy a book for Tax Help.

Instead of determining the tax obligation to all sessions (as in the example above), the problem of treating the gambler the gambler is the problem of treating a single bet (that is, $ 1, 200 jackpot) as a taxable income. It is just one of the many "unfair" aspects. In 2013, Judge Brett Cavannau Federal Appeal (then) said about no n-residents' gamblers, "after enjoying gambling overnight and leaving from the casino from the casino. However, it is even more terrible that the National Tax Agency reverses the individual betting on the return. Another amen. In my Pechanga data, the missing 12 % was a $ 600 or $ 1000 jackpot. We were studying the problem as IRS had considered lowering the report limit to $ 600. Thankfully, after protests of the nationwide industry, the bad ideas disappeared. However, IRS does not miss an unfair scheme.

All players know that $ 1200 W2G doesn't mean earning $ 1200. If so, most casinos would be out of business a few years ago. As a common example, suppose you go to the casino with $ 200 and play on the slot. Suppose you have a small jackpot ($ 1, 200, $ 2, 500, $ 1, 500) several times. Suppose you had a very fun and wonderful time for the 4 or 5 hours of spending time in the casino. However, when they/ them returned home, they did not have $ 200 anymore, but judged that it was a fair transaction for night entertainment (and the possibility of winning). This is a typical scenario for most players. The problem here is that despite the loss of two wads, he/ she is now paying about $ 1, 300 on IRS (positive and minus by the person's tax rate). You probably know that IRS is the only sem i-judicial institution that declares that you are guilty until you can prove that you are innocent. This is another reason to recommend the players to buy a book for Tax Help.

Instead of determining the tax obligation to all sessions (as in the example above), the problem of treating the gambler the gambler is the problem of treating a single bet (that is, $ 1, 200 jackpot) as a taxable income. It is just one of the "unfair" aspects. In 2013, Judge Brett Cavannau Federal Appeal (then) said about no n-residents' gamblers, "after enjoying gambling overnight and leaving from the casino from the casino. However, it is even more terrible that the National Tax Agency reverses the individual betting on the return. Another amen.

IRS also bends its own rules. Requires W2G for more than $ 1, 200 wins. However, if you played on a 3 0-coin of 1 dolphin and hit a jackpot of only $ 1, 200, you would only have $ 1, 170 (because it took $ 30 to play). This is fair, this is the case in sports betting and table games, but not in slots. IRS will use your $ 30 without permission, request the issue of W2G to declare $ 1, 200, and pay taxes on that amount. Even if you win 12 credit payouts with a 5-coin $ 100 machine, IRS treats only $ 700, but IRS treats as a victory of $ 1, 200. It is wrong.

The rules that players can deduct the deduction are up to the winner. Unless you hit the megabucks last year, it would be a big profit for IRS and it would be hard to say that gaming income was correctly calculated.

It is not only our operators and guests who complain of the complaint. Last week, Matt Primmer, the chief of the ARISTOCRAT, said, "While reducing unnecessary management burdens on our customers and other institutions, the company's high level of compliance and the integrity of the industry. We support raising the reference value to the level to be maintained. " According to the Managing Director of the Gaming Equipment Manufacturer Association (AGEM), "IRS's jackpot reporting limit is that inflation and other factors have changed the financial indicators of other industries, but the limit of the gaming industry. It is also a simple customer service that starts with a simple idea that the amount has never been updated. The excitement of hitting a jackpot in the video poker scene is now a negative influence at the current level of $ 1, 200.

Now that our industry is trying to recover from COVID shutdown and restrictions, this is a great opportunity to take action. Write a letter to the Senator or the House of Representatives or send an email. The R-J paper quoted the words of a spokeswoman at the Senator Cortes Mast, and said, "In order to secure this necessary reform that has not been pursued for decades in the last few years, recently the Nomination and Finance. I worked for the ministry. " She is looking forward to listening to their reactions and working on raising the standard amount.

Give her and other members more support and impact. Write a letter to her and her colleagues, Senator Jackie Rosen, a member of Las Vegas, a member of Latinatas, a member of Dina Titus, a member of the Northern Mark Ambity. Their address is as follows.

Let's realize more than 5, 000 dollars.

Cortes Must Senate https://www. cortezmasto. senate. gov/contact/connect 516 Sat Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510

Jackie Rosen Senator https://www. rosen. senate. gov/contact_jacky 144 Russell Senate Office BLDG Washington, DC 20510

Frank Floor Talk: New Year’s Wishes

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Cory - Other

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"Tax Help for Gamble r-4th Edition" --18. 17

Posted: January 14, 2021 Author: COR Y-Others

Here are the 10 solutions I want by the industry by the end of 2021. Hopefully, I hope these wishes succeed than my New Year's aspirations, "I don't eat sweets." That was frustrated in the first week.

COVID NOR E-Several casino facilities have flourished during the pandemic, but the general business environment is terrible, and the economic impact will surely remain after the virus is destroyed. There are many predictions, but most of the views are that vaccines will spread to most of their arms and will be eased by the next autumn colors. Look with your fingers. Hopefully, I would like an example of the 1918 Spanish cold to be predictive. The United States has somehow recovered, despite the global influenza trend of 675, 000 Americans in 1918 and 1919, and despite the recession that the economy was devastating in 1920 and 1921. Not only, it has been 10 years of unprecedented growth and prosperity. Americans have begun to waste. It is a "roaring 20s". With today's technology (and vaccine), I hope that the turn will come in one year instead of three years.

Clean standar d-Casino, restaurants, and hotel rooms have never been clean. There is no justifiable reason not to continue the habits that have been implemented in recent months. Cleaning the machine and the surface should be a daily routine. It doesn't matter if the mask is gone, but I really hope that the improved hygiene protocol will remain.

Gaming regulations revisio n-This is on my list every year. Why are there any standards that do not benefit the industry in the old days? Is there a person who reads a progressive meter one by one every day (even though a small jackpot of only a few dollars hits dozens of times a day)? What about the security standards of RNG before several generations? Even video games are managing more harsh! ) Today, everything is online, but you have to have a hard copy PAR sheet at hand (the file cabinet manufacturer handed a few dollars to someone to keep it at hand. ) Does not mention.

$ 1, 200 tax return standard s-An outdated story. See another article for this month for this topic. The tax system, the relic of 1977, should be abolished. $ 5, 000 should be a new number.

Cashless gamblin g-it may be realized this year. "ACS PLAYON" has achieved cashless in table games for several years, and is now a test for Slot Machine applications, with Everi, Global, JCM, IGT, SCI Games, and many other manufacturers. It appears from various places in mode. My wish is to make these new products safe, easy to use, and do not cause games.

ETG-Pandemic may have helped this category at a turning point. It's time to tide. Unlike the pessimistic predictions of old pit bosses, these games can bring a new boom instead of killing traditional table games. Is there a new player who wants to learn 21 play at a 2 5-dollar limit table? ETG may be the best source of new players in the pit for many years. The argument that lo w-limits will not be offset will be offset if virtual dealers and live dealers can be used unlimitedly. Just as the online poker caused the live poker room boom, ETG can be the same in BJ, Claps and Roulette. Many of the millennials already like table games: ETG can shake all generations. < SPAN> Amendment of gaming regulation s-This is on my list every year. Why are there any standards that do not benefit the industry in the old days? Is there a person who reads a progressive meter one by one every day (even though a small jackpot of only a few dollars hits dozens of times a day)? What about the security standards of RNG before several generations? Even video games are managing more harsh! ) Today, everything is online, but you have to have a hard copy PAR sheet at hand (the file cabinet manufacturer handed a few dollars to someone to keep it at hand. ) Does not mention.

$ 1, 200 tax return standard s-An outdated story. See another article for this month for this topic. The tax system, the relic of 1977, should be abolished. $ 5, 000 should be a new number.

AGEM announces results of officer elections

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Cory - Other

ETG-Pandemic may have helped this category at a turning point. It's time to tide. Unlike the pessimistic predictions of old pit bosses, these games can bring a new boom instead of killing traditional table games. Is there a new player who wants to learn 21 play at a 2 5-dollar limit table? ETG may be the best source of new players in the pit for many years. The argument that lo w-limits will not be offset will be offset if virtual dealers and live dealers can be used unlimitedly. Just as the online poker caused the live poker room boom, ETG can be the same in BJ, Claps and Roulette. Many of the millennials already like table games: ETG can shake all generations. Gaming regulations revisio n-This is on my list every year. Why are there any standards that do not benefit the industry in the old days? Is there a person who reads a progressive meter one by one every day (even though a small jackpot of only a few dollars hits dozens of times a day)? What about the security standards of RNG before several generations? Even video games are managing more harsh! ) Today, everything is online, but you have to have a hard copy PAR sheet at hand (the file cabinet manufacturer handed a few dollars to someone to keep it at hand. ) Does not mention.

$ 1, 200 tax return standard s-An outdated story. See another article for this month for this topic. The tax system, the relic of 1977, should be abolished. $ 5, 000 should be a new number.