Progressive Solutions
TCSJOHNHUXLEY Wide Area Progressive Platform for Progressive Casino Stud Poker
- The currently envisaged Progressive Casino Stud Poker game is based on a 70% contribution of each progressive wager to the jackpot pool. A Straight Flush hand wins 10% of the jackpot pool and a Royal Flush wins 100%. Lower level hits; Four of a Kind, Full House and Flush win £100, £75, and £50 fixed payouts respectively. Based on these assumptions a £1 progressive stake will on average build a progressive jackpot of £210,000 for a Royal Flush and £15,000 for a Straight Flush. (Assumptions based on progressive stake distribution of 30% profit, 70% jackpot pool. Calculations approximate based on simulations).
- These jackpot payout wins will no doubt prove extremely popular with UK players previously unaccustomed to the progressive games concept.
- However consider a stand-alone single table dealing 500 hands per day with only 60% of players participating on the progressive side bet. On average it would take 6 years between each Royal Flush hit! The jackpot pool would grow slowly, high level jackpots hits would be rare and players may not find the game very exciting. (Odds of a Royal Flush are 1 in 649,740 hands, therefore (649,740/60%) / 500 = 2164 days).
- When 65 tables are linked to the TCS Wide Area Progressive Platform, then the jackpot pool will grow 65 times faster compared to that of a single table. This will significantly increase player appeal and will increase the amount of players who opt to wager on the progressive bet.
- All winning hands including jackpot hits will occur 65 times more often (on average) to that of the single table operation. This in turn will greatly add to the appeal of the game, as players will see regular Royal Flush jackpot payouts.
- Based on a 65-table wide area link with 700 hands per table per day and with 80% of players participating in the progressive bet, a Royal Flush would hit every 18 days and a Straight Flush would hit every 2 days. (This assumes an increased player participation rate due to the added player appeal of the wide area link).
- It is well known from other progressive and bonusing game concepts that player participation rates dramatically increase immediately after high prize payouts. The wide area link will deliver regular jackpot payouts creating high intensity game appeal.
- The above model would generate group profit of £4 Million per annum from the TCSJOHNHUXLEY Wide Area Progressive System.
- The marketing potential of the wide area game will be ground breaking. Based on the assumptions above 20 Players a year will win around £210,000 with 178 Players winning £15,000!
- The TCSJOHNHUXLEY Wide Area Platform is capable of real time messaging and attract mode graphics (dependant on display options on each table). This will enable local Casino names and winning amounts to be broadcast across the wide area network - Royal Flush Winner...£245,789...TCS Casino London.
- The TCSJOHNHUXLEY Wide Area Platform features wide area secondary seed accounts. These are the reserve pools that seed the jackpot pool immediately after a Royal Flush payout. Without seeding the progressive pool would begin at zero and the appeal of the progressive bet would initially be greatly reduced.
- A 1% seed pool contribution will result in a jackpot refresh level of £23,000 with an average Royal Flush jackpot level of £143,000, whereas a15% seed pool contribution will result in a Jackpot refresh level of £111,000 with an average Royal Flush jackpot level of £125,000
- Without this feature, individual Casinos take on the liability of an early hit of the Royal Flush jackpot followed by a low-level seed base. This will have the effect of players migrating to other Casinos that have games with a much higher jackpot level. The TCSJOHNHUXLEY Wide Area Platform allows optimisation of the % contribution to the seed pool to maximise player appeal.
Other Potential Benefits
- The TCSJOHNHUXLEY wide area platform allows for eight separate local and/or wide area jackpot levels. Dependant on future legislation and game rules, a modified Progressive Casino Stud Poker game could be configured with multi level jackpots. One jackpot could operate only for Royal Flush wins with a second Jackpot for other winning hands. This would allow the Royal Flush jackpot pool to grow to well over £400,000.
- Another possibility with the TCS Wide Area Platform is to operate a new higher-level progressive jackpot for a Diamond Royal Flush for example. As this is less frequent occurring hand (approx. 1 in 2.5 million) then the Wide Area Jackpot could grow to over £1,000,000+. This could run alongside the existing progressive jackpots offering players a range of frequently hitting smaller wins with the chance of a mega payout e.g. Millionaire Diamonds! Such jackpot configurations have proved most attractive to players worldwide and can be easily implemented with the TCSJOHNHUXLEY Wide Area Solution.
- The TCSJOHNHUXLEY Wide Area Platform has been designed primarily as a wide area progressive slot bonusing system. Once the wide area platform is implemented then it can be used for gaming machines linked to both local and wide area progressives.
Technology Overview
- TCSJOHNHUXLEY use the tried and tested Paltronics range of wide area jackpot controllers. These have been designed to comply with the most rigorous gaming standard in the world, the New South Wales X series standard.
- The Wide Area Platform uses purpose designed embedded processor based jackpot controllers, which are extremely reliable and robust. This is inherently more reliable than a PC based system.
- The Paltronics jackpot controller has both on system and remote auditing and configuration capabilities, with triple memory backup and encrypted network communications.
- The Master controller allows the user to have on line control and real time auditing of the central controller system.
- Within each local casino there will be a local controller capable of linking up to 128 table games and/or slot machines. Multiple controllers can be networked allowing up to 4000 games per link.
- Each table game is linked to the local controller by an interface device, which in turn has its own on board memory backup.
- The local controller connects to your Telecoms provider via a CSU/DSU router device. These are capable of various Telecoms infrastructure from low cost dedicated lines to a Virtual Private Data Network. In may be possible to utilise your existing wide area Telecoms infrastructure. It is expected that the operator will provide the telecommunication network, however TCSJOHNHUXLEY can provide a complete managed solution if required.
- Please see attached Wide Area Architecture and Data Flow schematics.
Summary and Overview Information
- The TCSJOHNHUXLEY Wide Area Platform will transform Progressive Casino Stud Poker into a high action game with frequent jackpot payouts of around £140,000.
- TCSJOHNHUXLEY use tried and tested Paltronics wide area technology.
- The Wide Area Platform comprises of purpose built embedded processor based controllers that are reliable and robust. This is preferable to a PC based solution.
- The platform offers a high level of flexibility for future new game concepts.
- The same Wide Area Platform can be utilised for both Table Games and Gaming Machines.
- Options for Animator graphical LED and plasma table displays to maximise player appeal.
- Full auditing, reporting and centralised game control.
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