TOP 10 CHRISTMAS WISH LIST FOR GAMING MANAGES
While The Drop knows that most managers out there are more nice than naughty, we still think everyone should have a Christmas list ready for Santa. To help in compiling your lists we have included some up-to-date information on the top new games currently in the market and the top 10 games overall of any age. The Top 10 list gives you the games that every venue should make available for their players as they appeal to a wide player market. The new games list gives you the games that will assist in adding some game variety and a point of difference to your gaming floor. A few points at the end will highlight some of the differences that make the games an interesting option
NSW Clubs
| NSW Clubs: Top 10 New Games (less than 3 months old) | ||||||
| Rank | M/fact | Type | Game | EGM Count | ADT | ADR |
| 1 | IGT | S | Ocean Magic | 10 | 5467 | 256 |
| 2 | IGT | LP | Multistar Megabucks Gold 3 | 7 | 5178 | 478 |
| 3 | SG Gaming | SAP | Silk Moon | 33 | 3763 | 298 |
| 4 | SG Gaming | SAP | Kalahari King – Pink Panther | 11 | 2940 | 253 |
| 5 | Ainsworth | LP | Fire Power | 20 | 2837 | 291 |
| 6 | SG Gaming | SAP | Many Fortunes – Pink Panther | 35 | 2791 | 307 |
| 7 | Ainsworth | SAP | Pac-Man Wild Edition | 35 | 2715 | 239 |
| 8 | Ainsworth | SAP | Multiplay Treasures | 31 | 2679 | 234 |
| 9 | SG Gaming | SAP | Mega Mariachi – Pink Panther | 39 | 2677 | 170 |
| 10 | IGT | SAP | Multistar Dazzling Diamonds | 8 | 2635 | 182 |
| (NB: Data from Maxgaming Nov MTD at 27th Nov. More than 5 EGMs in the market) | ||||||
| NSW Clubs: Top 10 Low or Multi Denom Games | ||||||
| Rank | M/fact | Type | Game | EGM Count | ADT | ADR |
| 1 | IGT | S | Ocean Magic | 10 | 5467 | 256 |
| 2 | Aristocrat | SAP | Happy & Prosperous – Dragon Cash | 409 | 5057 | 426 |
| 3 | Aristocrat | SAP | Panda Magic – Dragon Cash | 399 | 4859 | 402 |
| 4 | Aristocrat | SAP | Golden Century – Dragon Cash | 418 | 4680 | 381 |
| 5 | Aristocrat | SAP | Autumn Moon – Dragon Cash | 357 | 4553 | 373 |
| 6 | Aristocrat | LP | Tiki Fire – Lightning Link | 332 | 4212 | 358 |
| 7 | Aristocrat | SAP | 5 Dragons Empire | 267 | 4034 | 329 |
| 8 | Aristocrat | LP | Bengal Treasures _ Lightning Link | 215 | 4006 | 359 |
| 9 | Aristocrat | LP | Heart Throb _ Lightning Link | 263 | 3970 | 339 |
| 10 | Aristocrat | LP | Moon Race – Lightning Link | 234 | 3905 | 352 |
| (NB: Data from Maxgaming Nov MTD at 27th Nov. More than 10 EGMs in the market) | ||||||
NSW Hotels
| NSW Hotels: Top New Games (less than 6 months in the market) | ||||||
| Rank | M/fact | Type | Game | EGM Count | ADT | ADR |
| 1 | Aristocrat | SAP | Happy & Prosperous – Dragon Cash | 226 | 7757 | 634 |
| 2 | Aristocrat | SAP | Golden Century – Dragon Cash | 270 | 7653 | 622 |
| 3 | Aristocrat | SAP | Autumn Moon – Dragon Cash | 155 | 7499 | 617 |
| 4 | Aristocrat | SAP | Panda Magic – Dragon Cash | 274 | 7021 | 586 |
| 5 | Ainsworth | SAP | Pac-Man Wild Edition | 5 | 6320 | 582 |
| 6 | SG Gaming | SAP | Silk Moon | 12 | 5769 | 496 |
| 7 | Ainsworth | SAP | Multi Play Fire Star | 14 | 4649 | 436 |
| 8 | IGT | SAP | Hyper Hits The Golden Bow | 16 | 4274 | 332 |
| 9 | IGT | SAP | Elephant King Prize Disk | 8 | 3687 | 304 |
| (NB: Data from Maxgaming Nov MTD at 27th Nov. More than 5 EGMs in the market) | ||||||
| NSW Hotels: Top 10 Low or Multi Denom Games | ||||||
| Rank | M/fact | Type | Game | EGM Count | ADT | ADR |
| 1 | Aristocrat | SAP | Happy & Prosperous – Dragon Cash | 226 | 7757 | 634 |
| 2 | Aristocrat | SAP | Golden Century – Dragon Cash | 270 | 7653 | 622 |
| 3 | Aristocrat | SAP | Autumn Moon – Dragon Cash | 155 | 7499 | 617 |
| 4 | Aristocrat | SAP | Panda Magic – Dragon Cash | 274 | 7021 | 586 |
| 5 | Aristocrat | LP | Tiki Fire – Lightning Link | 162 | 6316 | 569 |
| 6 | Aristocrat | LP | High Stakes – Lightning Link | 145 | 5924 | 517 |
| 7 | Aristocrat | SAP | Players Choice Diamond Edition | 370 | 5863 | 524 |
| 8 | Aristocrat | SAP | Players Choice Emerald Edition | 26 | 5774 | 569 |
| 9 | SG Gaming | SAP | Silk Moon | 12 | 5769 | 496 |
| 10 | Aristocrat | LP | Sahara Gold – Lightning Link | 101 | 5719 | 517 |
| (NB: Data from Maxgaming Nov MTD at 27th Nov. More than 10 EGMs in the market) | ||||||
QLD Clubs
| QLD Clubs: Top 10 New Games (less than 3 months in the market) | ||||||
| Rank | M/fact | Type | Game | EGM Count | ADT | ADR |
| 1 | Ainsworth | SAP | Pac-Man Wild Edition-V | 23 | 3,409 | 326 |
| 2 | SG Gaming | LP | Big Ned Kelly – Pink Panther Lin | 7 | 3,027 | 210 |
| 3 | Aruze | SAP | Jungle Cash Bison Ii-V | 5 | 2,918 | 286 |
| 4 | Aruze | SAP | Jungle Cash Big 5-V | 8 | 2,765 | 281 |
| 5 | SG Gaming | LP | Mega Mariachi – Pink Panther Lin | 43 | 2,175 | 201 |
| 6 | Ainsworth | SAP | King Kong-V | 9 | 2,086 | 191 |
| 7 | IGT | LP | Hyper Hits Link Lotus Princess-V | 9 | 1,675 | 188 |
| 8 | Konami | SAP | Lucky Stakes Royale-V | 8 | 1,263 | 113 |
| 9 | IGT | SAP | Wolf Ridge Prize Disk-V | 36 | 1,248 | 133 |
| 10 | Konami | SAP | Lucky Honeycomb-V | 9 | 1,086 | 96 |
| (NB: Data from Maxgaming Nov MTD at 27th Nov. More than 5 EGMs in the market) | ||||||
| QLD Clubs: Top 10 Low or Multi Denom Games | ||||||
| Rank | M/fact | Type | Game | EGM Count | ADT | ADR |
| 1 | Aristocrat | LP | Golden Century – Dragon Link-V | 207 | 4881 | 419 |
| 2 | Aristocrat | LP | Happy & Prosperous – Dragon Link | 182 | 4876 | 438 |
| 3 | Aristocrat | LP | Panda Magic – Dragon Link-V | 214 | 4838 | 424 |
| 4 | Aristocrat | LP | Autumn Moon – Dragon Link-V | 178 | 4553 | 420 |
| 5 | Aristocrat | SAP | Autumn Moon – Dragon Cash-V | 30 | 4212 | 398 |
| 6 | Aristocrat | LP | High Stakes Lightning Link | 45 | 3820 | 315 |
| 7 | Aristocrat | SAP | Happy & Prosperous – Dragon Cash | 34 | 3767 | 339 |
| 8 | Aristocrat | LP | Tiki Fire Lightning Link | 57 | 3732 | 346 |
| 9 | Aristocrat | SAP | Panda Magic – Dragon Cash-V | 43 | 3697 | 304 |
| 10 | Aristocrat | LP | Heart Throb (Lightning Link | 40 | 3428 | 307 |
| (NB: Data from Maxgaming Nov MTD at 27th Nov. More than 10 EGMs in the market) | ||||||
QLD Hotels
| QLD Hotels: Top New Games (less than 6 months in the market) | ||||||
| Rank | M/fact | Type | Game | EGM Count | ADT | ADR |
| 1 | Aruze | SAP | Jungle Cash Big 5-V | 3 | 3843 | 343 |
| 2 | Ainsworth | SAP | King Kong-V | 15 | 3257 | 259 |
| 3 | SG Gaming | SAP | Silk Moon-V | 24 | 2764 | 189 |
| 4 | IGT | SAP | Elephant King Prize Disk-V | 25 | 2732 | 282 |
| 5 | IGT | SAP | Hyper Hits Longship Legend-V | 3 | 2598 | 318 |
| 6 | Konami | SAP | Tiki Charms Cash Hurricane-V | 4 | 2316 | 215 |
| 7 | Aruze | SAP | Cannonball Elephant-V | 7 | 2291 | 209 |
| 8 | IGT | SAP | Hyper Hits The Golden Bow-V | 15 | 2219 | 194 |
| 9 | SG Gaming | SAP | Rolling 777-V | 6 | 2160 | 172 |
| 10 | Ainsworth | SAP | Multiplay Mustang Series-V | 5 | 2043 | 218 |
| (NB: Data from Maxgaming Nov MTD at 27th Nov. More than3 EGMs in the market) | ||||||
| QLD Hotels: Top 10 Low or Multi Denom Games | ||||||
| Rank | M/fact | Type | Game | EGM Count | ADT | ADR |
| 1 | Aristocrat | LP | Golden Century – Dragon Link | 409 | 6349 | 544 |
| 2 | Aristocrat | LP | Happy & Prosperous – Dragon Link | 401 | 6185 | 548 |
| 3 | Aristocrat | LP | Panda Magic – Dragon Link-V | 393 | 5914 | 501 |
| 4 | Aristocrat | LP | Autumn Moon – Dragon Link-V | 300 | 5621 | 490 |
| 5 | Aristocrat | LP | Tiki Fire Lightning Link | 60 | 5195 | 437 |
| 6 | Aristocrat | LP | Wild Chuco Lightning Link | 50 | 5150 | 500 |
| 7 | Aristocrat | SAP | Golden Century – Dragon Cash-V | 38 | 5121 | 474 |
| 8 | Aristocrat | LP | Heart Throb Lightning Link | 36 | 5185 | 557 |
| 9 | Aristocrat | LP | Sahara Gold Lightning Link | 13 | 5374 | 569 |
| 10 | Aristocrat | LP | High Stakes Lightning Link | 10 | 5532 | 557 |
| (NB: Data from Maxgaming Nov MTD at 27th Nov. More than 10 EGMs in the market) | ||||||
General Game Highlights
- Dragon Cash and Lightning Cash games are must haves on any gaming floor
- Ocean Magic IGT – no SAP and focuses on bonuses
- Pac-Man: Wild Edition – entertaining game that’s a perfect fit for the 50 –somethings
- 5 Dragons Empire – perfect for outdoor areas and a great way of replacing tired Excite 5 Dragons
- Lightning Link offers a great way of changing up Lightning Cash games so you can add Dragon Cash the product mix
- SciGames Silk Moon has been a great game in every region and worth a try. The feature builds for the player into solid wins
- Elephant King Prize Disk – a new style feature that players are showing growing interest in
