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  • Gaming6 Aug

    TITO Tickets – Kanzaki

    Australia’s vibrant gaming scene is a testament to its patrons’ passionate engagement and the industry’s commitment to quality. At the heart of this successful mix is an often-underestimated component — the humble gaming ticket. Here, we delve into the importance of investing in quality, Kanzaki TITO tickets. Kanzaki TITO tickets are made from high-quality top-coated…

  • Gaming6 Aug

    Sint: Cash Trax and Play Trax compliance tools

    With the added requirement for clubs to monitor player harm minimisation compliance and potential money laundering, any tool that can assist becomes a powerful business tool for managers and gaming floor staff in clubs and hotels. Most gaming systems can only highlight triggers when players are carded or use a general and non-specific trigger to…

  • Gaming6 Aug

    Top 4 tips for business diversification: built outcomes

    More clubs and large venues are diversifying their services and revenue streams. As a premium design and construction services company, Paynter Dixon is working closely with hospitality clients to ensure the road of diversification leads to their future customers and communities. How can CEOs, executive management teams and boards approach the task of diversification? With…

  • Gaming6 Aug

    Pubs and clubs now in the spotlight

    Now it’s the pubs and clubs turn… First the casinos were in the firing line from the Anti Money Laundering regulator AUSTRAC, with findings of disregard for their obligations to comply with AML/CTF regulations. Now AUSTRAC is contacting pubs and clubs across Australia wanting details and evidence of their systems, policies and procedures pertaining to…

  • Community1 Aug

    Register for this month’s Australasian Gaming Expo

    With less than two weeks to go until the doors open for the thirty-second Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE), it’s time to register and plan your visit. This year, you will see over two hundred exhibitors who work closely with venues to help them provide better products, services, efficiencies and customer experiences for their clients. Some…

  • Gaming1 Aug

    Aristocrat’s Wild Rumble at AGE 23

    Wild Rumble At AGE 2023 Aristocrat will feature two new Wild Rumble games, Happy Tiki and Shen Shan which are some of the range of new games at the show. These SAP (NSW) and Link (QLD) games aim to change up play with a shift to five-of-a-kind wins. Most of the RTP% is in the…

  • Does your VoIP phone system provide open access for hackers?

    VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is a technology that allows you to make and receive phone calls using the internet instead of traditional phone lines and offers other features such as video calls, file transfer, and group calls. VoIP has many advantages over traditional phone systems, such as large cost savings, and the flexibility to…

  • Gaming30 Jul

    Visit Aristocrat’s Insights Theatre at AGE 2023

    Aristocrat will be giving market information back to their customers through their Insights Theatre on the stand at AGE 2023. The theatre provides insights, based on current data, in small groups where managers can hear and discuss topics that can assist them to manage gaming in our clubs. The topics offer club managers an opportunity…

  • Gaming30 Jul

    Managing the keys to security technology – on show at AGE.

    The keys to electronic security for the club and gaming sector will be on show at the Exact Technologies stand at AGE – Stand 598. Access Control – the award-winning Gallagher access control. CCTV Surveillance – Avigilon, the cutting edge in surveillance. Face Recognition – exhibiting both Corsight & SAFR. Key Management – Torus will…