Avatar casino slots are here! J Todd catches up with IGT, the makers of the new Avatar Slot machine, from the floor of the Global Gaming Expo 2013! Get the scoop on Avatar slots, see game play and graphics, plus hear about Avatar casino slot game features! IGT evokes the journey to Pandora with the launch of its latest MegaJackpots® game series, the Avatar Slot Machine. The leading casino technology pioneers have partnered with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products to paint the gaming world blue with the debut of two AVATAR games at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) 2013 in…

J Todd of This Week in Gambling – International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) a global leader in gaming systems technology, today announced that they have been selected to provide their state-of-the-art sbX® system to the prestigious The Grand Ho Tram Strip, Vietnam. The deal also marks the first time that a casino in Asia will implement a floor-wide Game to System (G2S) floor, all done in conjunction with IGT’s Advantage® casino management solution. Along with the inclusion of sbX, which creates a path for an open-system architecture, the luxury resort and casino will take advantage of IGT Media Manager and…

In its Q2 earnings report earlier this week, Zynga said it has abandoned its plans to pursue real money gambling in the U.S. But Nevada-based IGT, which makes both physical and virtual casino games, said its plans are unaffected. “What Zynga’s finding out is that breaking into real-currency wagers is a difficult thing,” said executive VP Robert Melendres, who heads IGT’s interactive division. “They built their business as more of a causal social gaming business. We are well situated to take advantage of [real money], just as we’ve done in Europe.” Melendres’s goal is “convergence”: Bringing the experience someone might…

From iGaming Business American computerised gaming equipment and systems designer and manufacturer International Game Technology (IGT) has signed a deal to give provincial lottery operator Loto-Quebec access to its entire online and mobile games library. Las Vegas-based IGT stated that the full integration using its rgs technology will provide players visiting Loto-Quebec’s real-money online wagering site at EspaceJeux.com with ‘more games than ever before’ in English and French including interactive versions of the developer’s ‘most popular land-based titles’. “IGT is the leading provider of high-quality casino games to regulated lotteries throughout Canada and worldwide,” said Robert Melendres, Interactive Executive Vice-President…

International Game Technology (IGT – Analyst Report) will provide its online and mobile games to Betsson, a Maltese sports betting and gaming company. Betsson will have access to IGT’s wide array of free-to-play and casino style games through IGT’s remote gaming server (IGT rgs). GT will offer popular game titles like Cleopatra, Da Vinci Diamonds, MONOPOLY plus and 100 Pandas to Betsson. These mobile-based games are compatible with Apple’s (AAPL – Analyst Report) iOS devices as well as with Google’s (GOOG – Analyst Report) Android-based devices, enabling the game to reach out to a large number of gamers. Recently, IGT…

From iGaming Business American computerised gaming equipment and systems designer and manufacturer International Game Technology (IGT) has signed a deal that will see online gambling operator Betsson AB utilise a selection of its desktop and mobile titles. Las Vegas-based IGT stated that Betsson will ‘significantly increase its online and mobile offering’ for a ‘multitude of countries ‘following a single integration with its remote game server (rgs) technology. Monopoly Plus, 100 Pandas, Cleopatra and Da Vinci Diamonds are to be among the selection of branded and non-branded games set to be offered by the Malta-licensed operator complete with full language and…