Tag: Asia

The planned Novomatic show portfolio for G2E Asia, taking place from May 31 to June 1 at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, is an exciting array of multi-games and progressives, powerful ETGs and innovative sports betting kiosks, presented in a stunning range of cabinet hardware.

Novomatic returns to the G2E Asia 2023 with an exciting show display comprising all the company’s latest trend-setting highlights for the region. Visitors at stand A338-B will discover a portfolio that epitomizes the innovative strength and broad diversity of Novomatic Winning Technologies.

At the center of the stand will be the latest cabinet launch, Black Edition II, in two versions. The Black Edition II 3.27 is the true successor of the original Black Edition with a setup of three characteristically angled 27-inch screens whereas the Black Edition II 1.49J exemplifies a modern approach, featuring a 49-inch J-curve monitor for the constantly growing range of Novomatic upright games and progressive titles.

Another cabinet highlight on display in Singapore will be the Diamond X 3.32 and 1.55J cabinet versions. This exciting achievement in cabinet design came in second at the recent Global Gaming Awards in London in the Product Launch of the Year category and has made a top impact in terms of customer interest and performance feedback right from the start. The Diamond X 1.55J was the first Novomatic upright machine with the J-curve single-screen monitor, which gives it a very sophisticated and modern look, especially with the indirect LED lighting concept. It will be on show at the G2E Asia with the exclusive Xtension Link in a top-performing set-up that yields clear above-floor-average and in many cases top-floor performance in numerous casinos across different markets.

Further progressive highlights at the show will be the Superia Golden Link Volume 1 and Superia Cash Connection Volume 2 linked multi-games, each with a gripping selection of titles, either with four jackpot levels or with two jackpot levels plus free games instead of mini and minor. Impera Line HD Edition 9 and Novo Line Interactive Edition X4 multi-game compendiums complement the slot display with sophisticated offers comprising both player favorites and new game releases.

For the region’s traditional demand of premium ETG solutions, Novomatic will display the latest slant top releases, Executive SL 1.27 and Lotus SL 1.27 in a show set-up with the new Multi-Roulette wheel.

Premiering in the region will be the state-of-the-art sports betting kiosks: The table-top version Novomatic ActionBook Compact and the multi-screen version Novomatic ActionBook Plus deliver the perfect kiosk hardware solutions for all kinds of space and positioning requirements. Both are constantly growing their footprint internationally as well as in the United States as more and more jurisdictions legalize sports betting and operators seek to expand their offer.

“We are excited to be returning to G2E Asia and thrilled to present our top-performing portfolio of solutions for a region that has been affected unlike any other during the past few years,” the Global Sales and Product Management Vice-President for Novomatic, Thomas Schmalzer, said. “We have an exceptional range of new products and attractive highlights with a great appeal for the region to show.”

MEMBERS of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s (PAGCOR’s) Board of Directors, led by Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco, honored the topnotcher and the employees who passed the 2022 Philippine Bar Examination during the Executive Committee Meeting held on April 19, 2023 at the PAGCOR Executive Office in Manila.

Bar topnotcher Czar Matthew Gerard Dayday whose parents both work as dealers for Casino Filipino, was awarded a Certificate of Distinction and a cash gift by the state-run gaming firm and regulator for his outstanding achievement.

Chairman Tengco also announced a host of rewards await Dayday including a laptop of his choice from President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta- Marcos.

The PAGCOR Board also recognized and rewarded Casino Filipino Branch Manager Michael Joseph De Jesus Bailey and Casino Filipino-Cebu Pit Officer Malou Pangalangan for passing the Bar Exam.

Tengco explained that PAGCOR decided to honor the Bar topnotcher as it was historic for the agency that a child of two of its employees, Cesar and Emily Dayday, topped the 2022 Philippine Bar Examination.

The province of Quezon has become more prepared against future calamities after the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCor) inaugurated newly-built emergency shelters in two municipalities on April 14 and 15, 2023.

PAGCor unveiled a two-story multi-purpose evacuation center (MPEC) worth P50 million at Barangay Camflora in the distant San Andres town, which, for a long time, lacked emergency shelters for families and individuals who are affected by various calamities.

The state-run gaming firm also formally inaugurated a basketball court-type multi-purpose evacuation structure amounting to P12.7 million at a small community in the fifth-class municipality of Plaridel. The evacuation facility will help address the town’s perennial need for a permanent site to safely accommodate locals during emergency situations.

Located in the mountainside community of Barangay Tanauan, the new evacuation structure in Plaridel will provide a spacious venue for residents from the town’s nine villages, whenever they will need to flee their homes in times of calamities.

Being situated in coastal communities, the towns of San Andres and Plaridel frequently suffer from extreme weather disturbances such as storm surge and severe flooding.

San Andres Municipal Mayor Ralph Edward Lim, who graced the inauguration of the two-story evacuation facility in Barangay Camflora, thanked PAGCor for helping ensure the safety of his constituents.

“I am lucky that during my tenure, our country has not been hit by a severe calamity,” Lim said. “But our citizens are luckier because even before the time has come for them to evacuate, a beautiful and durable building is already here and standing for them to take shelter from PAGCor.”

Raul Endonila, Barangay Chairman of Camflora, San Andres, also shared that he had witnessed many times in the past how his over 8,000 constituents struggled to cope with the impact of severe natural disasters. The village chief added that for many years, Camflora has been one of the areas in San Andres that reeled hard from the aftermath of calamities.

“Our situation has been very difficult for a very long time due to the lack of enough accommodation for residents who are looking for safe shelter whenever there is a threat of danger from strong typhoons in our province,” Endonila said. “Now, they have a neat and beautiful building to go to when they worry about their safety in some situation.”

Meanwhile, Plaridel Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Officer Rodenel Vera Cruz, expressed relief that the locals in their town will no longer endure the difficulty of staying in cramped structures whenever they need to evacuate.

“It has become common for the people here to evacuate whenever there are strong typhoons and severe floods,” said Vera Cruz. “What they can’t get used to is the hardship they experience in crowding schools and barangay halls whenever they have to evacuate. Therefore, having a permanent evacuation site from PAGCor is a great help and comfort for our small town.”

To date, a total of 26 MPECs have been fully built and unveiled nationwide while 51 are still undergoing construction.

THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) heeded the call to help the families and individuals who are gravely affected by the massive oil spill in the waters of Oriental Mindoro by joining a relief-giving mission on March 28, 2023.

The state-run gaming agency distributed 6,000 food and non-food packs to 3,000 recipients in the town of Pola. Most locals in said town only rely on fishing as their source of livelihood. Pola was reported as the most affected among the 14 municipalities of the province after oil slicks from the sunken M/T Princess reached their shorelines and continue to deprive them of their livelihood and food supply.

Princess Go, President of the organizer of the mission, NextGen Foundation Philippines, Inc. (NGFPI), said they requested aid from various sources to help the distressed families of Pola as soon as reports came out that the town is suffering heavily from the effects of the oil spill. PAGCOR was one of the agencies that they approached for relief assistance.

“We really needed all the help we can get to provide relief to those who were affected by this unfortunate incident. Thankfully, PAGCOR agreed to partner with us to make this humanitarian event happen,” she stated.

Pola Municipal Mayor Jennifer Cruz led the distribution of the relief items to the beneficiaries at the town’s public market. She was joined in the activity by key PAGCOR officers headed by VP for Corporate Social Responsibility Group Ramon Stephen Villaflor and Asst. VP for Community Relations and Services Eric Balcos and representatives from NextGen and Oceanus Conservation.

Fifty-year-old Annabel Fabula, village chief of distant Barangay Buhay na Tubig, related that life had been extremely difficult for her constituents since fishing is temporarily banned in the areas devastated by the oil spill. With no other alternative source of livelihood, the residents of the community have been relying mostly on aid from the local government and various organizations for more than three weeks now to get by with their daily needs. The remote village, which can only be accessed through a 40-minute boat ride from the town proper, has a total population of over 1,000.