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ATRONIC Deploys First WAP in Greece
February 8, 2011
ATRONIC deploys country’s first Wide Area Progressive
ATHENS, Greece – ATRONIC International is pleased to announce the launch of its SPHINXTM WAP (Wide Area Progressive) across casinos in three cities in Greece. The SPHINX WAP marks the debut of a national progressive jackpot in Greece.
The SPHINX WAP was developed by ATRONIC for the Vivere Entertainment Group, which is the first operator in Greece offering this brand-new multisite gaming experience to its players. Since December 22, 2010 players at the casinos in Corfu, Xanthi and Rio can enjoy the excitement of playing for a major jackpot that is being generated simultaneously across all three sites.
Mr. Mounir Al Baboul, General Manager of Casino Rio and Slots Director of Vivere Entertainment Group comments: “Players have reacted very positively to the new jackpot concept, even prior to its launch thanks to our extensive promotional campaign accompanying the jackpot introduction. Highlight of the campaign was the festive WAP launch celebration that took place in all three casinos simultaneously. Once the jackpot started running, players immediately began playing the new games. Since then, excitement has even built further as the jackpot hit already twice at the casinos in Xanthi and Rio (72,949.50€ & 55,766.32€ respectively) shortly after its go-live.”
The SPHINX WAP, presented on 50 e²TM machines across the three casinos, offers players the chance to win a life-altering jackpot in addition to an entertaining base game featuring the highly successful SPHINX theme and various bonuses. To maximize the value of the new games, ATRONIC has also provided customized signage and a media package tailored to the casinos‘ needs.
ATRONIC´s Systems Division has provided the GALAXIS™ system solution driving the WAP. GALAXIS is a modular system solution provided by ATRONIC´s Systems Division and consists of the various Star|MODULES for different applications in the casino. With its scalable design, customizable modular integration and great interfaces capacity, GALAXIS offers a powerful and diverse casino management tool set for any kind of slots and table games operation.
This WAP deal is the latest addition to ATRONIC´s long-standing business relationship with the Vivere Group, who have already been operating ATRONIC´s extensive library of successful games and flexible systems solutions including Star|Slots, Star|Marketing, Star|Jackpots and chip cashTM. Prior to the launch, the project teams of Vivere and ATRONIC worked closely together to design the SPHINX WAP according to the specific needs and requirements of the customer.
ATRONIC has an unrivalled experience in Wide Area Progressive jackpots in various countries worldwide and provides the complete solution including machines, the system and administration services. The Greek WAP is adding to the numerous successful ATRONIC WAPs around the world, like the MEGA MILLION JACKPOT at Casinos Austria with 140 e² machines across 12 casinos, the Magic Casinos Jackpot in France, connecting 100 casinos and 338 EGMs and the KING KONG CASH WAP across casinos in three cities in Chile, the first-of-its-kind national progressive jackpot in Chile and at the same time in South America.
ATRONIC´s Regional Sales Manager for Greece, Cameron McKeown commented, “SPHINX has seen unsurpassed success all over the world. ATRONIC is very proud to introduce this game in a WAP environment which at the same time marks the very first WAP for Greece. This project demonstrates once again that ATRONIC offers the complete range of gaming products and services. With our library of attractive game titles, flexible mathematic models and the technology to control and administrate the WAP through our Systems Division, ATRONIC is the perfect solution for any WAP operation.”
As part of the overall package, ATRONIC has also installed an additional 25 e²™ cabinets featuring core games and KING KONG CASH for the Greek Casino Corfu.
The ATRONIC Group of companies is a leading global provider of casino games and services. The group companies ATRONIC International, ATRONIC Americas, and ATRONIC Systems maintain offices in the USA, Europe, Russia, Latin America and Asia. ATRONIC is dedicated to producing the highest quality of entertaining games and products, including dynamic casino management and linked gaming solutions that are being operated in 99 countries worldwide. ATRONIC holds a total of 214 worldwide gaming licenses, including the United States of America, where it is licensed to sell machines in 25 states and to 149 tribes. ATRONIC is 100 percent owned by Lottomatica Group, a market leader in the Italian gaming industry, one of the largest Lottery operators in the world based on total wagers, and a leading provider of lottery and gaming technology solutions worldwide. ATRONIC is a member of the Gaming Standards Association® and supports open industry standards such as Game to System® (G2S®) and System to System® (S2S®). To find out more information about ATRONIC, please visit www.ATRONIC.com.
