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GAMING with Nick Bainbrigge
NEWS
ARISTOCRAT
IS NOW ONLINE
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I’m really excited to announce that we have built a
brand new website for our Australian and New Zealand
customers and it is now live at www.aristocrat.com/
anz. As a technology company, we acknowledge that
our online presence has been lacking a bit, but that is
all about to change.
We wanted to build a more modern resource for you,
our customers, to find the latest information and news
on our portfolio of games, cabinets, systems and
services. You can now browse and filter our games by
cabinet compatibility, region, denomination range and
game type category making it easier than ever before
to find the right products for your venue.
Take a moment to check out our Australian games
catalogue on the new site and filter by QLD to see all
of our latest and greatest games on offer to you. To
check out our latest games to Queensland, simply
click new release in the filtering system and games
like 5 Dragons Empire will show. 5 Dragons Empire
is a five theme multi game with two brand new titles;
5 Dragons Rapid and 5 Dragons High Limits. This
product caters to existing 5 Dragons fans with Original,
Deluxe and Gold editions. Entertain a variety of
different players with a wide spread of denominations
including never seen before 5c, 20c, 50c and $1
options. Three-level pick and match jackpot feature
can be triggered at random across all 5 titles.
We also wanted to make it easier for you to get in
touch with us so you’ll find a contact form on most
pages across our website. Feel free to drop us a line
with your questions and enquiries and we’ll get back
to you as quickly as possible.
We hope that this website offers a great online
experience for you, and that our blog page provides
some insightful perspectives on topical issues within
the gaming industry. Don’t forget to come back and
visit us regularly to keep up to date with the latest at
Aristocrat (even bookmark us if you like!).
www.aristocrat.com
BEER FOR YOUR BUCK
AROUND THE WORLD
As Australians, we make no secret of being a
competitive bunch, especially when it comes to
comparing ourselves on the world stage in regard to
the things that really matter, like the standard of living,
sporting prowess and — hell, why not — the price of
a beer.
Comparison site finder.com.au recently gathered intel
on the average cost of a pint of beer in 177 populous
cities around the world and the news was a bit of a
frothy brew.
At $7.87 Sydney ranked as the 27th most expensive
city in the world to be served a cold one, which is
outrageous and nothi to be proud of. While it’s a way
off the top three: Dubai ($15.10), Doha ($14.96) and
Reykjavik ($14.01), the high prices hurt business
and our ability to create jobs. Draught beer creates
pub jobs, which is why we need to get the excise on
draught beer reduced.
Sadly, the study only sampled the largest city in each
country examined, so the figure for Brisbane wasn’t
rolled out of the cellar. But given the apparent parallel
with real estate prices in each of these cities you could
bet a brewery your beer dollar wouldn’t go much
further in Queensland than in any of the above.
So to which global metropolis should you fly to get the
most beer for your buck? Try Tashkent in Uzbekistan
($1.04) and Caracas, Venezuela ($0.92).
For the full score card visit finder.com.au/internationalpint-price-map.