Casino Leogrand opened in July with all 280 slots utilizing SC Advance note acceptors from Crane Payment Innovations (CPI), a Crane Co. Company. Located in Batumi, one of the largest port cities in the country of Georgia, Casino Leogrand represents a beacon for international tourism on the Black Sea.
Fatih Güner, purchasing manager at Casino Leogrand, was involved in the decision to specify SC Advance. “Our guests come from all over the world,” he said, “so it’s imperative that we can accept more than just one or two different currencies – in fact, we need to accept four. CPI met our requirements by creating a customized noteset for us.”
The SC Advance note acceptor, which has now achieved an installed base of more than 1.5 million units worldwide, supports currencies from a growing list of 125 different countries and monetary unions. It also features expansive memory to accommodate large sets of up to 100 unique notes. This allows operators to accept a more complex mixture of currencies, denominations and issued series. In areas that depend on tourism, this means that players no longer need to wait through tedious exchange processes; they can go straight to the game. Operators, accordingly, benefit from the increased footfall.
“We want to give all our players –foreign or not – a great experience, and CPI has helped us do exactly that,” said Güner. “SC Advance is performing beautifully, and our guests are delighting in their time at the slots. We wish to thank Eren Yildrim, CPI’s business development manager for our region, as well as the rest of the CPI team for their attentive support and willingness to go the extra mile in our partnership.”
“Best fit solutions don’t come from products alone,” said Anette Jauch, CPI sales director for Gaming – EMEA. “Customer service is equally important, and CPI is pleased to have been able to tailor the right noteset for Casino Leogrand. Optimizing the way they, and their players, benefit from using SC Advance allows us to deliver even more value to their bottom line.”
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