Server Based Games, the new Buzzword in Gaming?

From two years ago the fever of Server Based Gaming seems to be over all slot machines manufacturers. All leading companies have invested millions of dollars with the adoption for new technology to enable a lot of benefits for all the gaming actors: operators, manufacturers, and of course, the final gambler that spins the reels.

The key point of this concept is the Web Based technology used to attach the floor machine to a server for, basically enabling the remote management of the slot machine and to donwload any content to the machine (EGM). This technology has been built on proven open standards: TCP/IP, SOAP and WSDL.

This new approach will enable the EGM (Game Terminal) to use interesting functionalities such as remote configuration, content download, secure cashless or bonusing. Most of them were already available with SAS, the predominant protocol used today in Casino floors, but the power of web based technologies will open a broad range of functionalities.

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VEGAS JUNKERS

Junkers are an important part of the Gaming Industry in Casino field. They arrange expensives and luxury getaways to play for a percentage of the wagered amount. Perhaps their contribution to business is more a legend than a reality. Junkers legend it's a myth for gamblers that want to be rich and have their own manager. Casinos don't like professionals and high rollers, because are too risky. So Junker's job maybe is declining in Casinos around the World or maybe Vegas Junkers are different. We don't know: what happened in Vegas, stayed in Vegas.

Let see a Junker in action:


Louis Theroux - Gambling In Las Vegas - BBC
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