Frank is a nationally recognized expert in slot machines and during the gaming show, he conducted a panel discussion on server based gaming, which most gaming experts think it's the way all slot machines will work in the future. In this video Frank explains. What server based gaming is how it works, how it benefits casinos and how it benefits players. Now, here's frank legato, frank you're, the editor at Global Gaming business and you write about to the casino industry from the casino side, and you conducted a seminar here on the server based gaming.
Can you explain what server based gaming is and how it differs from most slot machines in a in a casino how they operate traditionally, slot machines were Analog Devices, stop she's a computer's now they're all digital devices, and what server based gaming does is as a central Computer, central computer server houses all the game, cart as the graphics, that's the the game, programs themselves, the pay-back percentages, everything and the random number generator and everything is sent via ethernet to the the slot machines. The content his sights set with it does for the operator is: it allows them to change our content instantly. They can change games from video poker to to real bass, lots or from dollar machines, to penny machines, depending on who's going to be in the casino at the time, and it gives them more flexibility. Now. What are the benefits for the consumer for the consumers? The benefits are still a unfolding, at least in the US, because a of operators are dabbling with it, but in general, a with server based gaming allows a casino to do issues the data in the a a player club which tells you what a player's preferences are. What they've played their play history and use it to a give them stuff? That'S a thats that that that they're gon na like and it's another player loyalty device for them. For instance, the the latest applications that are being added to the system's a will allow a casino operator to offer player has five favorite games when he sits down %. Ah, you know from the from the game library it'll allow an Amazon type where, if you like this game, you might like this game yeah, so it will allow them to actually serve the customer call us preferences. Basically, the other aspect cuss for customers - server-based gaming - is being % ah, is being played out on a more marketing basis. It there are events that could be beam through the system. Lawyerly base events. There'S a valley has a virtual racing, a where and everybody that earns five points or up 50 points set by the casino on a machine qualifies for virtual horse race or page virtual NASCAR race will show you hate courses or 8 cars, and you pick one and Everybody in the casino sees a virtual race either on a picture in picture others machine or a small, monitor and everybody. You pick the winning force in the winning or splits a cash prize. That'S just one % uh many bonus games that are based on player, loyalty that are coming out. He said, okay, how many casinos have is how widespread is % ? Ah, the that the traditional server-based that there's only a few that are set up that they're. Basically, in the US there testing, the water still you'll, see them on certain banks have machines a the the loyalty base. Bonuses are spreading rapidly, they have them, they have them in travel. They have them at to a lot of the Indian casinos in California, have implemented bally's up lawyerly base bonuses % uh. The South Point here in Las Vegas has it to so it's it's starting to spread right now, pretty rapidly. Okay. So it's it's still not that widespread. Now what protections are are therefore the player cuz players always say you know, I was went on a slot machine. All the sudden, the must've been somebody flipped, the switch. I couldn't win anymore, so people are going to be a little suspicious at this that the player that the casino can flip a switch and change the programming in the game. So what protections are there for the players this website? Well, the kiss. First of all, the casinos don't want to do that. They don't want to anger their players. You know, that's that's their bread and butter specialist, la players. They don't need to their already getting a ten-percent edge on the house K on the % uh. How set on the slight gains they don't need to, but they're also regulations a place, they're not allowed to change a game at all, while it's being played they have to. I have to have prior approval from the from the regulatory authorities, so you know at a machine has to be idle for a certain amount of time. It varies by jurisdictions before they can change anything, but what their changing our denominations and game styles. Other they're, not changing pay back percentage is just not happening.
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