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Turning Stone selects Synkros
Astra acquires Extreme Live Gaming he Astra Gaming Group, the wholly owned UK subsidiary of Austrian Gaming Industries (AGI), has acquired a majority holding in Extreme Live Gaming. Based in Manila, Philippines, the live dealer gaming solutions provider operates studios in Asia, employing both Asian and European dealers. It joins stablemates Astra Games, Bell-Fruit Games, Empire Games, Gamestec, Greentube, RLMS Sales and Mazooma Interactive Gaming. Integral to the deal, which was completed for an undisclosed sum, will be the opening of a European studio located in London, scheduled to become operational in the third quarter of 2014. Additionally, Extreme will integrate with Greentube’s gaming suite which will allow operators seamless access to Novomatic
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onami Gaming has installed its Synkros management system along with 120 Class III games at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York, following a deal with the Oneida Indian Nation. “Turning Stone is a world-class resort, which has been growing for 20 years,” said Steve Sutherland, COO and executive vice-president for Konami Gaming. “Today, a comprehensive gaming enterprise management system like Synkros can help the management team synchronise all aspects of their expanding business. “Turning Stone Resort Casino now offers four hotels, two spas, five golf
courses, conference and meeting space, an events centre, 19 restaurants and more than 125,000sq.ft of Vegas-style gaming. Konami and Turning Stone are an ideal fit because Synkros was designed to manage a resort casino operation this large and a set of offerings this varied.” Located in the heart of upstate New York halfway between the cities of Utica and Syracuse, Turning Stone has become one of the state’s topfive tourist destinations since opening in 1993. “Turning Stone attracts 4.5 million visitors each year and we are committed to offering the best products and the best service to our guests,”
said Guy Renzi, gaming operations vice-president at the facility. “The Synkros system from Konami provides us with tools that will help us to manage all aspects of our business in real time, so that we can continue to surprise and delight our guests with amazing experiences while contributing sustained revenues to the Oneida Nation and surrounding communities. “We needed a system that could manage the gaming and non-gaming aspects of our business seamlessly. We were impressed with Synkros’ reliability, its single code base and the marketing horsepower that it offered to our management team.”
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EGT receives business excellence award ust one month after receiving a ‘True Leader’ award from business information services group ICAP Bulgaria, Euro Games Technology (EGT) has been praised for excellence in software implementation at the annual SAP Quality Awards for Central and Eastern Europe. The ceremony celebrates businesses that have excelled in the planning and execution of their SAP software implementations. The prestigious awards recognise customers who effectively manage and execute implementations marked by complex technical and business process requirements, and deliver significant business benefits to their organisation. EGT and its implementation partner Squilline have been distinguished for their project for optimisation of service processes with SAP’s
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Work Manager mobile application. The project has generated many advantages for both EGT and their customers. By implementing SAP Work Manager mobile solution, EGT has achieved increased customer satisfaction by faster resolving technical issues and immediate response to its customers; significant cost reduction by optimising the procurement process and
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reducing the stock levels of spare parts; and real-time information which allows for faster decision making process of the management. “EGT is one of the fastest growing companies in the gaming manufacture business worldwide,” said Stanislav Stanev, director of sales and marketing for EGT. “It is a challenging task to keep our top position, to broaden the pro-
duction more and more and at the same to provide products with excellent quality as well as effective and prompt support. “By implementing the SAP mobile platforms and apps we take one step forward to achieving a superior management and better service which will affect positively our team, our customers and our business.”
content within the live dealer product and leverage Greentube’s comprehensive back office capability. Founded in 2013, Extreme Live Gaming has revolutionised the player experience in the live dealer space via its unique Extreme Mode feature. Its portfolio includes mobile and web versions of the system for roulette and baccarat, while blackjack will be added later this year. Commenting on the acquisition, Astra Gaming Group CEO Zane Mersich (pictured) said: “This is a deal that will add immense value to what we offer as a gaming Group,” he stated. “Our aim is to deliver to customers and players a world class experience in every facet of what we do. The Extreme Live Gaming brand brings an exciting, new and highly innovative edge to our portfolio - it exemplifies everything the Astra Gaming Group stands for.”