Has anyone seen the WMS Player’s Life site? Players of the new Lord of the Rings™ game can now extend their gaming experience outside the casino by logging on (by computer or mobile phone) to playerslife.com, a website that lets EGM players play “casual games” for bonus points. They can then use those bonus points on the casino […]
Eldorado launches mobile application
This is good stuff. If only EGMs could read promotional ticket barcodes off Smartphones. . . (Anyone working on that?) http://mobilephone.firstblogfirst.com/2010/10/15/eldorado-launches-mobile-application/
The proprietary slot floor: pros and cons
Do we move to an open-standard, high-speed network or stay with the current proprietary network we’ve got? That is the question being discussed by casino operators worldwide. To facilitate the discussion, it may be useful to step back and take a look at some of the pros and cons of the typical slot floor network […]
In support of open standards: voices from the tech industry
As you consider moving to open standard gaming protocols, it may be useful to view open standards in a larger context. Here are links to a couple short blogs and an interview that talk about what open standards are and are not, and how they can impact both the producers and consumers of technology. Enjoy. […]
Featured discussion: Is Darwin coming to the slot floor?
With interoperability comes the promise of choice for casino operators. Innovation and responsiveness play a key role in finding market share for new open-standard technologies. But is that a viable strategy for the casino industry? Are casino operators interested in the kind of choice that drives other markets?
