Spirit Gaming exclusive distribution partner for Aruze

Las Vegas-based designer, developer, and manufacturer of slot machines and gaming devices, Aruze Gaming, recently announced that effective October 9, 2018, the 35-year-old company began a partnership with Germany-based independent distribution company, Spirit Gaming.

According to the official press release…

The German firm will be Aruze’s exclusive distribution partner in four European countries including Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Lichtenstein. Currently, all of its land-based products, including the just out award-winning Muso Triple 27 cabinet, are being distributed by Spirit Gaming

The right partners:

Director of Business Development Europe for Aruze, David Meacher, made note of the mutual benefits of the new partnership…

“We have been reviewing how to best service the German, Austrian and Swiss gaming markets for some time and after extensive research we concluded that Frank and his team from Spirit Gaming are the right partners for both Aruze and Casino Operators in these important European markets. Frank and his team have an extremely good reputation and professional approach to business.”

Also commenting on the partnership, Founder and Managing Director for Spirit Gaming Frank Ziegler said…

“Aruze Gaming is a strong name in the international gaming industry, especially in the Asian and American markets. Naturally, the focus is now on Europe. We see great opportunities for success in the German-speaking markets and this partnership will ensure that Casino Operators here have a local contact they know and trust, with the support to match.”

Growing Aruze team:

Continuing to grow its team for the European market, Aruze Gaming has a new Technical Sales Manager for Europe in Gary Thompson. The latest addition joined the team in October this year and sales, technical and compliance support are his main responsibilities.

Thompson has more than three decades of experience in the gaming industry, with his most recent post with Scientific Games as its Technical Product Manager EGM.s  Prior to his time with the Las Vegas-based multinational corporation he was employed by Bally Technologies as Field Service Manager and as Slot Manager for Greater Atlantic Casinos.

This summer, the slot and gambling devices innovator inked a deal with Walker Digital Table Systems to power a new range of radio-frequency identification (RFID) gaming chips.

Tokyo government commissions casino impact study

In Japan, the prefectural government for Tokyo has reportedly hired professional services firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC to carry out an impact study on the possibility of bringing an integrated casino resort to the nation’s largest city.

Positives and negatives:

According to a report from GGRAsia, the move from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government was initiated early last month and is to see Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC research and analyze the positives and negatives associated with the area hosting one of three such developments envisioned following July’s passage of the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill.

Communities to compete for licenses:

The ratification of the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill over the summer is now reportedly expected to result in Japan licensing a trio of Las Vegas-style integrated casino resorts complete with hotels, shops and conference facilities by as early as 2025. However, this legislation purportedly requires all potential operators to partner with a specific local authority before entering the race for one of these licenses by presenting their development plans to the central government.

Latest investigation:

GGRAsia reported that Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, which is the local branch of London-headquartered Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, was the only bidder for the work and is to be paid approximately $68,600 for carrying out its investigation. It additionally detailed that Tokyo’s Bureau of Port and Harbor has commissioned and released the results of four such impact studies since 2014.

Lucrative future market:

The Asian gaming news website moreover quoted an early-September briefing from Hong Kong-based brokerage firm CLSA Limited as explaining that Tokyo is now seen as a frontrunner alongside the cities of Yokohama and Osaka for one of the three integrated casino resort licenses. It had earlier cited a July note from American financial services giant Morgan Stanley as detailing that the trio of gaming facilities is expected to bring in $11 billion to $20 billion in annual gaming revenues.

Iron Dog Studio set to launch The Curious Cabinet slot game this October

Things are about to get creepy as Iron Dog Studio is preparing to release a new online slot game titled The Curious Cabinet. The new slot is a 5×4 game, where players will be exploring an antique dresser that has drawers stuffed with relics, artifacts and expanding wilds. Every item found in the cabinet is super creepy and helps players to earn big wins on the reels!

Supernatural Backstory:

Each item found in the creepy cabinet has a unique backstory connected to the supernatural. A human heart can be found with voodoo pins sticking out of it as well as a skull that has rubies in its eye sockets. A sinister doll and keyhole with an eyeball are the scatter symbols in this game, icons that come to life on the reels, creating animations that are spooky ad hopefully a quality payout!

In The Curious Cabinet, players will find silver drawers that will provide prizes when opened. Multipliers can also be found in the draw by way of Tarot cards, monsters and re-spins. Find any of these icons to reveal added incentives.

According to Iron Dog Studio…

Two drawers on the reels at once will start an extra spins feature. In this feature, a new row of guaranteed-win drawers will be provided. In this round, silver drawers can house as many as 80 coins and a 2x multiplier. There are also gold drawers on the reels that are home to 5x multipliers and up to 2,000 coins.

Just in Time for Halloween:

The Curious Cabinet will be live on October 18^th, just in time for players to enjoy the creepy new game before the Halloween holiday. Players will be able to enter a supernatural world within the game, a perfect way to earn frightfully exciting wins via this new title!