- Award Acknowledges WMS’ Technology Leadership and Commitment to
Full Interoperability in the Gaming Industry -
LAS VEGAS & WAUKEGAN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2009--
WMS Gaming Inc., a subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc. (NYSE:WMS), today
announced that it was awarded the 2009 Gaming Industry Product
Interoperability Award by Gaming & Leisure Magazine. WMS is the first
recipient of the award, which honors WMS’ commitment to full industry
interoperability as embodied by its WAGE-NET® networked gaming
system.
First introduced in 2006, WMS’ WAGE-NET networked gaming solution
is a suite of platform technologies and system applications that are
based on open architecture using industry standard communication
protocols developed by the Gaming Standards Association and that are
designed to be fully interoperable with other similarly developed
systems. Mark Pace, VP of Networked Gaming Engineering and Operations of
WMS, accepted the award on behalf of the Company at a reception held
yesterday, in connection with the Gaming & Leisure Roundtable event held
as part of the industry’s Global Gaming Exposition (G2E®) in Las
Vegas.
Brian R. Gamache, chairman and chief executive officer of WMS,
commented, “We are honored to be recognized by industry leaders for our
commitment to, and development of, a fully interoperable solution for
networked gaming, particularly at a time when networked gaming is
becoming a reality. Over the last three years, WMS has been a strong
advocate for the development of ‘Open Standards’ for the gaming
industry, as we believe full and true interoperability will be a key
driver in establishing new products, applications and systems that will
provide clear benefits to casino operators and their customers.”
The inaugural Gaming Industry Product Interoperability Award recognizes
the gaming industry product that best exemplifies the highest standard
of system and product interoperability on the casino floor. Nominations
were judged by the Gaming & Leisure Community’s Advisory Board, which is
comprised of thought leaders from across the industry.
Gamache added, “WAGE-NET reflects our unyielding commitment to
product interoperability and the pursuit of our vision to provide a full
suite of networked gaming solutions that enable enhanced player
experiences and casino enterprise enhancing technologies based on open
architecture. WMS’ commitment is also reflected in the interoperability
of our games with the networked gaming system at the soon-to-be-opened
ARIA Resort & Casino at MGM’s CityCenter resort. We continue to actively
advance our product development plan and evolution of WAGE-NET
with applications that are designed to interoperate with other open
architecture-based systems. Our progress is highlighted in our G2E
2009 debut of our Portal applications, which create new dynamic
entertainment options that we believe will drive increased revenue
opportunities for casino operators. Additionally, we will be
demonstrating the newest innovations for our Account Based Wagering and
Patron Services (GamEdge™) platforms for the WAGE-NET
system.”
Product names mentioned in this release are trademarks of WMS, except
for the following:
G2E is a registered trademark of the American Gaming Association and
Reed Elsevier Inc. Used with permission.
About WMS Industries
WMS is engaged in serving the gaming industry worldwide by designing,
manufacturing and marketing video and reel-spinning gaming machines,
video lottery terminals, and in gaming operations, which consists of the
placement of leased participation gaming machines in legal gaming
venues. More information on WMS can be found at www.wms.com.
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