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58 SLOTLINE September2009 Balkans casinos tap into the power of IGT games and AVP ® IGT’s Advanced Video Platform (AVP ® ) is continuing to revolutionize the international gaming industry because of its unmatched flexibility and ability to seamlessly download games, systems and software to keep up with changing player demands. AVP ® offers a fresh new lineup of new themes as well as wellknown, classic themes, all with attractive widescreen LCD monitors, downloadable player button panels and duel display monitors. AVP ® flexibility allows for quick game conversions to the international marketplace. As the international gaming market place continues to grow, IGT is leading the way around the world. The Kolosej Group is among the first to bring IGT’s innovative AVP ® to the Balkans. The installation took place at Casino Rio, which is operating as a part of Kolosej Group in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Casino Rio has had a long established relationship with IGT, previously installing the successful Multi-Level Progressives of Fort Knox ® , Party Time! ® , and EZ Pay ® . The addition of IGT’s G20 machine models featuring AVP ® gave IGT Europe over 60% market share within the group. “These are great new additions to our floors. Our players really enjoy them and we are proud of being the first in Slovenia and Serbia to have this cuttingedge technology and continuing our long established relationship with IGT,” said Ursa Zupan, director of casinos for the Kolosej Group in Slovenia. In addition, Kolosej-owned Casino Royal Rio in Serbia, which opened in April 2009, is the first casino to operate the Red Hot Jackpots ® MLP in all of the Balkans, and recently installed IGT’s G20 machine models featuring AVP ® .
Turning green ideas into action Saving water and electricity at IGT’s Reno headquarters After more than ten years of implementing green initiatives, IGT’s Green Team is still looking for new ideas to make the company more environmentally friendly. IGT recently implemented two significant projects at its Reno headquarters with the goal of saving large amounts of water and electricity. IGT now uses reclaimed water for its landscaping irrigation and has implemented a virtual server solution in its data center. These projects illustrate how IGT turns great green ideas into action, making things happen for the good of the environment with minimal impact on the bottom line. It’s good for the company, the community and the planet. Saving 600 swimming pools full of water It just makes sense to save water when you live in a desert area. For that reason, this spring IGT transitioned the landscaping irrigation system at its Reno headquarters from the city water supply to the county’s reclaimed water system. The company did initial testing to verify the system would have sufficient water pressure and that no other problems existed. IGT removed the irrigation system from the city water source shortly after those tests, replacing millions of gallons of fresh water that would otherwise be used. “The project will keep us from using approximately 15 million gallons of fresh water per year,” said John Butterfield, IGT Facilities Maintenance Supervisor. “That’s enough to fill the average backyard swimming pool 600 times. We’re excited we were able to make this happen.” The company’s next water-saving initiative will focus on reducing water usage inside the Reno facility, starting with restroom fixtures. What if you could take 47 cars off the road? In its Reno data center, IGT implemented a virtual server solution. A typical computer data center has racks full of computer servers. Each server is usually set up to run only a few computer software applications. With this solution, many virtual computers run on one physical machine. This means one computer is able to do the work of many. More applications can run on one server, making it possible to reduce the number of computers in the data center with little to no impact on the end user. Besides the obvious electricity savings due to fewer servers in the data center, the new configuration emits less heat, resulting in lower air conditioning usage. It’s estimated that the project will save approximately 372,000 Kilowatt Hours annually. That translates to a savings of 280 tons of carbon emissions, equivalent to taking 47 cars off the road. That’s enough electricity to power 41 homes. NV Energy recognized IGT for its reduction in energy usage, and IGT received a rebate as part of NV Energy’s Sure Bet energy savings program. Aaron Thomas, IGT Administrator of Systems and Applications, spent three months planning, preparing and implementing the overall solution. “Anytime NV Energy can give IGT a check instead of the other way around is a good thing,” he said. “To be part of the process that got us that recognition makes me feel really good.” Bob Stecker, Aaron Thomas and Gary Fritz celebrate the success of IGT’s participation in the NV Energy Sure Bet program. Thomas credited IGT’s internal developers, application support owners, and its Network team for a lot of hard work. “Without their help I could not have completed the project,” he said. The VMWare configuration can be used with any IGT system, including the sbX server-based gaming system and IGT Advantage ® , which helps our customers save money, too. In fact, you can save up to 50% on storage power, cooling, and space and lower you overall data center costs using this technology. For more information, visit www.VMWare.com. 59
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