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ICE – Apex unites tablet gaming with the slot floor
By Phil - 21 January 2014
Apex Gaming will be integrating its top 15 games onto Apex Mobile Slots for ICE Totally Gaming in a move that integrates tablet gaming with the slot floor.
The games are simple to integrate on any standard (Android-based) tablet. Players can now immediately be given more choice – slots games are not just reduced to the slot machines themselves. Players can continue their gaming entertainment throughout the casino / gaming location – for example in the restaurant or at the bar. The Apex games ready for integration into mobile tablet gaming include Leonardo’s Code, Arriva, Ocean Tale and Red Hot Fruits.
Tablet gaming has thus been revolutionised. Operators can now offer tablet gaming within their own premises – this is now real gaming – in other words, players stake money and can win money just like they do on the slot machines. This is a continuation of the slot machines and greatly expands the possibilities of slots games within casinos.
The Apex Player Station is fully electronic. The fantastically designed roulette wheel is linked with the APEX player terminals. The focus on flexibility allows operators to choose just how many terminals they require. Naturally this is modular and can be expanded upon. Customers can choose between four games – roulette, baccarat, sic-bo or Quikker.
Quikker is a unique game and can be seen as a mix between roulette and black jack. Betting on the outcome of two cards – just like black jack – yet having a great number of betting options to choose from – just like roulette.
Apex gaming has integrated its slots games into the Apex Pplater Station. “Its quality and design combined with its modularity and flexibility are set to make this a great hit at the forthcoming ICE,” commented sources of the firm.
The latest gaming cabinet series will be on display – the upright Pinnacle and slant top cabinet Pinnacle SL. “Pure gaming luxury and wonderfully designed with lavishes of chrome, the Pinnacle series remains a true gaming reference in cabinet design, quality, longevity and security,” added the company.
The Multi Magic Classic, Multi Magic I until VI series and Red Hot Fruits XXL games series provides operators with a world of choice. APEX gaming continues to place complete focus on new games. The 3D games continue to capture the imagination of players.
Apex Gaming has further developed its ‘just-for-fun’ mobile gaming section. “Today a host of Apex games can be played as a tournament – increasing the fun and tension. Anyone can play in a tournament within the given time. This unites friends around the globe, who can together bet for fun on the Apex Slot Challenge. This is available for both iOS and Android devices,” the firm assured.
The shuffle time takes only around 35 seconds for one full deck of fifty-two cards. The cards are shuffled in two cycles. The shuffle time can be reduced to zero when working with two separate decks of cards. During the game, a pack can be shuffled and is then ready for the next game. Thus, the croupier only needs to open the Shuffle King II to take out the shuffled pack – meaning zero waiting time. The croupier then places the other pack in the Shuffle King II for shuffling which is then ready once the next game is over, etc.
Built into the live gaming table, croupiers can place the banknotes in a bundle that are then individually and automatically registered and securely stored. There is even a slot for croupiers to enter into tips. The iDROP can be linked with all SAS variants – casino management now has the ability to receive immediate information on the banknotes stored at each individual live table.
Johannes Weissengruber, founder and CEO of Apex gaming, noted: “We are very proud of the solutions that we will be showing. In particular, the Apex Mobile Slots and Apex Player Station are uniting individual gaming elements, thus increasing player satisfaction and enabling operators to offer more choice in a very cost-effective way”.
