TCSJohnHuxley has launched Roulette Xtra : HiLite Cosmos display and Blaze setup , a patented LED surface technology
“ With folks like the Gila River tribe out here in the West , or Penn National , we announced a deal to link all of their properties together in the same state ,” McKiski says . “ So now , it ’ s not just one progressive in the building , but it ’ s one progressive in the state , so they can give more life-changing jackpot amounts .” The multi-site progressive in this system resets at $ 1 million .
Penn National used Light & Wonder ’ s technology in the first-ever Operator Wide Area Progressive ( OWAP ) table games in the state , with 79 connected tables at Penn Entertainment ’ s four Hollywood Casino properties in the state .
Current Light & Wonder titles installed via OWAP include Blazing 777 Blackjack and Multi-Game Link Poker .
The Gila River tribe has a Light & Wonder progressive system linked among its three Arizona casinos .
According to McKiski , the OWAP tables feature a multi-jackpot progressive display , including not only the big progressive but individual prizes specific to each table game . “ If you sit down at the table , you ’ ll see , for example , the Cash Spin million-dollar top prize ,” says McKiski , “ and then under that , you may see the three-card royal jackpot in Three Card Poker . That is specific to that table . It ’ s accounted for on the back end , but they are all displayed on the same sign .”
On the Side
In the burgeoning side-bet market , one of the more notable new products does not even require a side bet . TCSJohnHuxley , the venerable London-based global table game supplier , has launched Roulette Xtra , which is generating rave reviews across South Africa , one of the inaugural markets .
It ’ s more a side game than a side bet . Normal roulette wagers are made , but once “ no more bets ” is called , the system selects four numbers at random . According to the odds of the numbers hitting , those who wagered the winning number on the spin are paid anywhere from 50-to-1 to 500-to-1 .
It doesn ’ t affect the traditional game , and allows operators to vary payouts for single , double and triple-zero wheels .
TCSJohnHuxley is now making Roulette Xtra available on the groundbreaking Blaze setup , a patented LED surface technology that adds attract sequences , custom animation and winning number displays . It also has offered the game linked to the HiLite Cosmos display , a conical winning number display originally designed for the Qorex line of electronic table games that is suspended over the table . The display features high-intensity LED animation and
game information .
According to Tracy Cohen , director of marketing for TCSJohnHuxley , the Qorex display was deployed on live roulette because of customer demand .
“ We got a lot of interest because signage over tables is something that casinos , especially in the U . K ., have been asking us for , for quite a long time ,” Cohen says . “ They want something where people can stand back or at one side of the gaming floor , and have a really good attract mode to see what ’ s going on at the tables .”
In use , the Blaze and HiLite Cosmos presentations spice up the roulette spins , but the Blaze presentation in particular allows not only Roulette Xtra but a range of table games to stand out .
“ Obviously , it immediately highlights winning results ,” Cohen says , “ and for the more complicated games like craps , that ’ s really useful , because for novice players , it ’ s a pretty hard game to get your head around . But equally , what it does in roulette as well is that it allows for the dealer not having to concentrate so much . They can interact more with customers , providing a better gaming experience because everything is there — it ’ s very easily logged , it ’ s very easily seen by surveillance cameras .”
The animation colors can be customized , from a default color to red at the no-more-bets stage . “ The layout can change color , so it ’ s very obvious to the player ,” Cohen says . “ Then , when there ’ s no more bets , it goes red — again , a very easy visual prompt to take you through the stages of the game .”
The supplier is now looking to replicate the success of Roulette Xtra in South Africa , where it has spread quickly . “ We have amazing takeup on our product there ,” Cohen says . “ We ’ ve installed it in every major casino in that region , on multiple tables .
“ We also have different progressives that can spread across all differ-
20 Global Gaming Business MAY 2023