Everyone remembers their first time at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) show floor.

For me, that was in 1993 when G2E was still at the horizon and the yearly gathering of casino executives and merchants instead glided by the name World Gaming Congress & Expo. Instead of that, my experience there has been the similar a newcomer experiences today…a cacophony of pictures and sounds emanating from hundreds of vendor product booths spread over a major event space. My advice for G2E tyros: wear comfortable shoes and look at earplugs. 

As confusing as this experience is for the novice attendee, imagine what it's like for first-time vendors who, for essentially the most part, are confined to smaller booths in less-trafficked parts of the show floor where it's hard to face out and straightforward to wander away within the shuffle. Casino Journal is here to assist with this special section, in an effort to highlight a few of these manufacturer newcomers and their products of their own words, gleaned from company websites and the G2E online exhibitor lists.

AIRTEC CORPORATION

www.airtec-sys-new.webflow.io

G2E booth number:6429

AirTec is the U.S... subsidiary of OH International, the distributor of Smoke Free technology cabins from QleanAir Scandinavia. Smoke Free is a singular air purification system used throughout Europe and Asia with recent growth in gaming and resort industries. Smoke Free air purification system creates a fully smoke- and odor-free environment.

Gaming operators can experience cost savings and risk reduction with QleanAir smoking cabins. Way to the smoking cabin, major savings can also be made when smoke breaks are shortened, use of space is optimized and effort costs are reduced. Also, the danger of cigarette ends starting fires is non-existent with the product’s patented Ash Handling System.

BRUNSWICK BOWLING PRODUCTS

www.brunswickbowling.com

G2E booth number: 6643

In the bowling business, experience is everything. Brunswick Bowling Products has led the worldwide bowling industry for greater than 125 years. No other manufacturer can compete with Brunswick’s formidable experience, product functionality and performance, superior value, and long-term return on investment. With products installed in additional than 70 percent of the world’s bowling centers, Brunswick is the best-known and most-trusted name within the game.

Whether you're looking to expand the entertainment options at an existing casino or to construct a brand spanking new facility, only Brunswick has the experience, willingness, and expertise to supply planning, construction, and financing guidance, plus ongoing business and marketing support.

Brunswick products are specifically designed to drive traffic, increase length of stay, attract group events, and increase sales. Brunswick’s complete line ranges from Sync, the revolutionary new scoring and management system, to reliable GS pinsetters and sturdy Pro Lane synthetic lanes, to the middle Stage furniture line, featuring the most recent styles in bowling center furnishings. No person beats Brunswick for the intelligence, functionality, overall value and repair built into every bit of bowling equipment.

EWC TECHNOLOGIES

www.ewctech.com

G2E booth number: 2413

ElseWhere Computing Technologies (EWC Technologies), is a worth add, core OEM provider and integrator of the Intel NUC. The corporate offer services and solutions for casinos, slot machines, table games, businesses, government, education, healthcare, digital signage, video surveillance, hospitality, fleet vehicles and custom embedded projects. Their products, services, solutions through their dedicated salesforce,field service, direct marketing channels and other promotional materials assist in making EWC Technologies your only option for NUC solutions.

The EWC Intel 6th Generation i3 NUC is a small, form factor Intel-based PC. It could actually delay to 32GB DDR4 RAM & 1TB SSD. EWC can image any current version of Windows or Linux. EWC Technologies will fully service, support and customize each NUC per request.

MGR SEATING TECHNOLOGY

www.mgrcasinochairs.com

G2E booth number: 4305

MGR’s chairs for VLT and casinos are suitable for gaming/video lottery rooms and casinos where the player spends most in their time. Way to the study of ergonomics, comfortable cushioning and different chair adjustment mechanisms, MGR can offer customers many comfortable hours of entertainment. The chairs for video lottery and casinos represent a qualified product for operators that need to furnish their locale with stylish, custom-designed seats with a unique logo or any fabric.

NERONE is an out of this world stool designed for dimension and resistance, with a reinforced back making it large and spacious to provide amazing comfort to the player.

NEWCHEF FASHION & NCF DESIGNS

www.newchef.com

G2E booth number: 6043

NEWCHEF Fashion and NCF Designs is an entire uniform manufacturing company. They provide uniforms for the food service, hospitality and entertainment industries. The company’s ability to fabricate both domestically and abroad gives customers the latitude to succeed in their uniform goals. NCF is a one-stop shop for all uniform needs.

Resort chefs will love the myriad of chef apparel styles available at NEWCHEF. The NEWCHEF branded chef coats offer a classic look or an updated feel for any chef. From a basic chef coat to an executive chef jacket, the corporate may give all of it in addition to customized options.

NIC & SYD

www.nicandsyd.com

G2E booth number: 3811

Richmond Hill, Ontario-based Nic & Syd creates custom jewelry and comfort products adorned with Swarovski crystals, allowing casinos to present one-of-a-kind gifts to customers, employees, donors and VIPs. Because Nic & Syd independently design and manufacture all in their products, clients get the legendary quality and prestige that include Swarovski crystals at an incredibly affordable price.

NIDEC SANKYO AMERICA CORPORATION

www.nidec-sankyo.co.ja

G2E booth number: 2911

Nidec Sankyo and partner CardLogix bring sophisticated readers and card solutions to gaming operators for cashless gaming, player tracking, rewards, spending and identity—all with one intelligent player rewards card. Replacing TITO with magstripe, RFID or contact/contactless smart cards is the following logical step in cashless gaming and hospitality.

The ISI221 is a standalone ID reader that captures dual-side images, has OCRrecognition, reads barcodes and magstripe in addition to contactless cards making this a great desktop solution for any access control application. This product now has Ethernet capability for skinny client applications.

M.O.S.T. Card is a microprocessor-based smart card family designed for multifunction or high-security applications. Probably the most.... card platform means that you can design a wise card system that grows with casino needs, supporting multiple functions, applications and readers—all while maintaining high security.

ONARRIVAL SURVEILLANCE

www.oas-lpr.com

G2E booth number: 5423

The ability of surveillance cameras to read car license plates has improved by leaps and boundaries over the last decade. Surveillance camera suppliers for the gaming industry have responded by adding registration number plate reading capabilities to existing products and systems. However, a brand new company has formed and has decided to make registration code reading and analytics its specialty— Portland, Ore.-based OnArrival Surveillance.

According to company press materials, the OnArrival Casino Registration number plate Recognition System employs Streaming Networks innovative LPR technology to accurately read the license plates of the U.S., Canada and Europe. The system can read misaligned license plates, vertically stacked characters and plates partially hidden by plate frames.

Each vehicle arriving and exiting the valuables is documented by date, time, overview image and optically recognized registration code. The LPR system can monitor a hot list of as much as 10,000,000 entries and send alerts as e-mail or SMS notifications, together with snapshots of the vehicle and its registration code to signal hot plate encounters.

From an information mining perspective, OnArrival’s advanced analytics package allows properties to leverage the surveillance tool to supply valuable statistics to casino operators. Current analytics functions include patron visits, vehicles on property, plate recurrence and origin distribution, to call a few.

OPENKEY

www.openkey.co

G2E booth number: 3211

Founded in 2014, OpenKey offers hotel owners the technology to manage keyless guest room access with smartphones. Hotels and guests have the benefit of OpenKey’s open platform by maximizing administrative efficiency, guest access and existing mobile hotel offerings.

The OpenKey mobile app allows customers to access a hotel room without the trouble of having a key from front desk. The OpenKey app may also be used to access common areas and amenities just like the fitness centers, pools or club rooms. The app also provides important information akin to room number, check-in and out dates and offers a handy guide a rough customer survey after their stay.

OpenKey’s front desk app is a straightforward and intuitive web-based interface that permits front desk staff to generate and manage mobile keys. Now it’s a breeze to send your guests alerts and mobile key access previous to their arrival for your hotel.

PANDORA MEDIA

www.advertising.pandora.com

G2E booth number: 5439

Pandora gives people music and comedy they love anytime, anywhere, through connected devices. Personalized stations launch instantly with the input of a single “seed”—a favorite artist, song, or genre.

Whether excited by their property, entertainment, gaming or a mix of the three, Pandora has helped casinos around the country engage audiences at scale, anytime and anywhere. With over 80M MUV, and 1 billion data points collected daily, Pandora may also help properties win with casino enthusiasts through data-driven, attention-based media solutions.

By combining solutions that garnered awareness and conversion with an innovative measurement opportunity, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority was successful in driving additional visitation to Las Vegas. The campaign helped generate a 6 percent lift in visitation among Pandora users, which equates to 152,462 additional visitors to the destination.

SLOT CONSTRUCTOR

www.slotconstructor.com

G2E booth number: 1830

Slot Constructor is a custom game developer and all-around, casino-style games solutions provider. The corporate is targeted on offering the perfect game-related services, from pre-made games to custom development to its robust SDK casino game developers kit. Slot Constructor develops products for sophistication III, Class II, Nevada Skill, G2S, Online, Mobile, VLT, Progressive Systems and Bonus Systems.

The search to seek out an action-packed slot game with entertaining twists is over. TheCookie Time slot game combines 5x4 reels with 40 pay lines with a community-based, skill-based progressive system. The combo of proven game elements with unique progressive awards features will offer an unforgettable gaming experience to all players.

SOUTHCO

www.southco.com

G2E booth number: 5234

Over the past 70 years, Southco has transformed and grown through innovation, strategic acquisitions and overseas investments right into a global leader in engineered access hardware. The company’s engineered access hardware solutions include key “touch points” equivalent to locks, latches, captive fasteners, hinges, handles and other innovative products.

TheR4-EM electronic rotary latch delivers the benefit of electronic access control with the safety of a proven, robust, rotary latch design in a compact package. Push-to-close operation and electronic actuation simplify access across all kinds of applications.

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