Walker Digital Games asked us to join forces to create a new kind of casino table to house a new and exciting game. An enhancement to traditional Baccarat, Elite Baccarat features exciting betting options for table play, which translate to greater bet volume and higher house advantages for the casino.

We helped Walker Digital Games to realize their vision and created the perfect solution. From design and development to full-scale production, we took Walker Digital Elite Baccarat to market in less than 12 months.

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Working with the Walker Digital team, we developed new game mechanics that bring a new level of excitement to traditional Baccarat with new bets and play options after the initial card turn.

Elite Baccarat creates the opportunity for a higher house advantage while building off player familiarity of traditional drawing rules and commission structure.

In Elite Baccarat, casino players can switch sides, raise their initial bets, perform late action bets, buy insurance, and take an instant win or surrender.

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It looks like a traditional triple-live baccarat table, but inside, we integrated hidden technology to create the only RFID-enabled baccarat table capable of tracking hand outcomes, wagers, payouts and player ratings in real-time. We created an innovative and smart table that is intelligent enough to eliminate losses due to miscalculated payouts and counterfeit chips, increases game speed, and avoids over-comping by providing accurate player ratings. The table also transmits data to a networked system to maximize dealer performance, optimize revenue, and create insights for targeted marketing.

• Touch Screens embedded in the table in front of the dealer communicate game play, show real time play detail and automatically calculate payouts and commission totals for each player position.
• RFID Antennas hidden under the felt track RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chip movements. We created a system that overcomes RFID interference common in the close confines of a casino table and transmits quick and accurate chip totals.
• Proprietary Core Game Technology and an Optical Card-Reading Shoe feed game state to a network of servers and returns new and exciting bets to the player, using a real-time bet engine.
• Casino Management Interfaces allow casino staff to monitor and manage sets of tables in real-time from their pit stations, table-side, and remotely to provide real-time reporting and security alert. Detailed reporting is provided on game speed, bet mix, table occupancy, turnover, theoretical win and actual win to allow for precise assessment of player value.
• Real-Time Reporting and Analytics offer detailed information on player behavior and profitability for optimization of floor performance, improved operating efficiencies and enhanced intelligence around player marketing decisions.

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• Dealer Screens
• RFID Chips (Radio Frequency Identification)
• Two-level Chip Tray
• Dealer Antenna
• Casino Network Connection
• RFID Controller System
• EMS (Environmental Monitoring System)
• MARS Reader (Multiple Antenna Reader System)
• Redundant DC Power Supply
• Network Core (Firewall/Router/Switch)
• Core Game Technology
• MARS Reader (Multiple Antenna Reader System)
• RFID Antennas
• Intelligent Card Reading Shoe
• Trend Board

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With the help of Agile development methodologies,

we simultaneously iterated through several rounds of prototype tables while developing the core game and off-table tracking software,

and even leveraged our industrial design experience to create the table manufacturing specifications. We also created detailed software documentation and provided operational support to facilitate the regulatory approval cycle.

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Named one of Casino Journal’s Top 20 Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products of 2009

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Elite Baccarat is currently being played on the casino floor of the world’s largest resort.