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DRGT powered by SiP:the independent systems solution
Systems are a key part of gaming, as well as helping regulators and government; DRGT’s acquisition of Systems in Progress has created a company that can provide truly flexible solutions
The systems side of the gaming market is key to operators around the world. Indeed the necessity of linking machines together is becoming even more important. Often two major factors are brought together. The first is the legal requirement to link together gaming machines to provide data to the finance ministry. The second factor is the empowerment given to operators – from seeing the money and in and out of each machine – thus the machine accounting – right up to offering cashless and progressive jackpots. Whatever solution the operator is looking for – this can be provided by DRGT powered by SiP.
DRGT is an independent company
DRGT is a completely independent systems company. The complete focus is on providing the right solution to satisfy each market requirement in gaming markets around the world. The beauty of the DRGT system is that it works independently of machine type or machine manufacturer. Therefore the company slogan `works on all slots´ truly applies. Gone are the days when operators had to remove older, popular machines to move to cashless. Therefore, operators now invest only in cashless and not in cashless alongside the necessity of investing in new machines as well to update the slot floor – as was often the case in the past.
SiP now belongs to DRGT
DRGT purchased the Austrian systems company Systems in Progress [SiP] in August of this year. SiP was founded over eight years ago – at that time by Unicum in Russia. The requirement of linking many slot machines over great distances was mastered and was an important contributory effect for Unicum. The closing of the Russian market gave WMS the opportunity to make use of the systems knowledge of SiP. With the sale of SiP to DRGT, the market can choose a real systems alternative with proven experience in the market. DRGT made its official entrance into the international market only back at the ICE 2011 in January, having successfully introduced its cashless solution at the majority of the casinos in its home country of Belgium. “We purposely waited to ensure that our cashless systems were running great over a longer period before entering the international market”, explains DRGT´s co-founder and CEO, Jurgen De Munck. “The fact that we can connect all machines – regardless of age, type or manufacture – in a cost-effective way has opened the door to cashless around to gaming world. Cashless is now no longer related with the latest machine park and heavy investments. It is now related with flexibility, simplicity, long-term effectiveness and all at a very affordable price”. The SiP products and experience are naturally now being integrated into DRGT. “Therefore, we rightly state DRGT powered by SiP, as SiP is playing a key role in our product solutions. This is a great match for the market and true synergies are taking place”, concludes Mr. De Munck.
drCashless – maximise profits with minimum investment
drCashless is the cashless solution from DRGT to link all slot machines on the floor – regardless how old, whether reel-based or video-based or whom the manufacturer is. Updating slot machines is simple and very affordable – thanks to the iButton. Absolutely no brackets are required to implement the iButton as the transponder is simply integrated within the push button panel. Players use a special transponder key that stores all the necessary player account details. The question on how players can see their account details is answered by drTouch or drTouch?. No extra monitor needs to be added – DRGT makes use of the slot machine monitor. If the video slot has one monitor – then drTouch is implemented. Video slots with two monitors make use of drTouch? that allows the great advantage of the player being able to continue playing on the main screen whilst viewing their account details on the other.
Reel-based slots cannot offer this feature without a video screen. DRGT understands that many operators wish to keep hold of the older, reel-based slots but make use of the screen technology. The solution from DRGT is drReel Screen – it enables the upper glass screen to be replaced with a video-based flat-screen video that replicates the glass design. This design then changes to the accounts details once the iButton is activated.
drSIP – the heart of the system
DRGT immediately has set about integrating the DRGT and SiP product range together to provide the best individual solutions available. The SMIB from SiP has been renamed drSiP and has become the controlling heart of the DRGT solution. The cashless solution based on cards from SiP is a chosen solution by gaming markets around the world. Therefore, the dual-card slot solution is now known as drCard?. The great advantage is that the player can keep his or her card active and the casino / gaming staff can use the second slot – for example for hand pay-outs.
Cashless: choose from iButton, drTicket or drCard
The DRGT philosophy is that the customer should choose the right cashless system to fit their operations. Ticket-based gaming is supported by drTicket – even machines that are not designed for ticket-in, ticket-out can be supported by DRGT: DRGT is completely serverless. Slots that have no room for a ticket printer receive a complete solution with the printer placed in a side box – the drSideBox. Thus, operators can choose from one or a combination of the cashless solutions.
Jackpots
The drJackpot solution not just brings cashless to gaming machines on the slot floor but can link them together in a multi-level progressive jackpot. Therefore, the DRGT powered by SiP offers a whole world of solutions – from simple accounting – right up to various cashless solutions and corresponding jackpots. The jackpot information can also be shown on the video screen of the machine so that no new jackpot installations are required.
One software for all
Regardless of the solution chosen – all is driven by one software. Adding new solutions means opening up new windows of the same software to manage these new areas. It is as simple as that. No new software training is required. The software is very user-friendly and so simple to manage.
A future of opportunities together with DRGT
Operators can now make use of a whole world of solutions – from simple accounting right to cashless with mystery jackpots. DRGT powered by SiP is an independent company – offering the market excellent solutions at a very agreeable price to help operators maximize their returns. Mr. Franz Lechner, R&D Director at SiP, notes, “Being part of DRGT means that we can optimise our two portfolios to provide individual market solutions. For example, a proven floor network can now be extended with screen switching from DRGT without the need for a new regulators approval or jeopardising the accounting base. This is a very important point”. DRGT powered by SiP has already partaken in several exhibitions in 2011 – the ICE in London, AmEx in Ireland alongside exhibitions in Peru and Romania to name just a few. “We are very customer-focused and exhibiting at local exhibitions around the world underlines we are there for our customers. We will be growing our international presence with new subsidiaries opening in 2012”, concludes Mr. De Munck from DRGT.
