Las Vegas’ Palms Hotel to Test Real Time Gaming on Super Bowl Sunday with SeePoint Kiosks
Las Vegas / Nevada – Tuesday, January 17, 2006 – When Super Bowl XL kicks off February 5 in Detroit, a new sports wagering system being tested at the Palms sports book would allow gamblers to bet in real time throughout game. Las Vegas-based casino equipment provider Progressive Gaming International Corp. will field test Rapid Bet Live™ during the game using touch screen terminals designed and manufactured by Redondo Beach, California based SeePoint Technology.
Rapid Bet Live gives a casino another way to offer bettors action on a game. Once a game starts, Nevada sports books cease taking wagers. Rapid Bet Live opens the door for players to wager during the game, for example by betting on whether a particular offensive drive will result in a score, punt or turnover. Rapid Bet Live allows a sports book to offer from 30 to 50 different real time wagers on an individual sport event and can be easily configured to allow intra-game wagering on other sporting events.
Rapid Bet Live requires a bettor to deposit money into any account and choose a user name and password. Winnings are accrued to a player’s total account with payouts posted automatically. Wagers are accepted in the sports book on SeePoint’s CounterPoint touch screen terminal. The CounterPoint’s contemporary design, small footprint and slim profile as well as the absence of exposed wires, cables or ports make this touch screen kiosk an ideal solution for installation in the Palms sports book. The CounterPoint kiosks also feature a 17 inch touch LCD. The large clear and responsive touch display provides the real estate necessary to display the various wagering options and maximizes ease of use and customer satisfaction.
“Internet gaming has made people comfortable with wagering on a computer terminal,” said Jeff Harms, Rapid Bet Live product manager for Progressive Gaming. Sports handicapper Jimmy Vaccaro agrees. “Do I think the time is right for something like this? Absolutely,” said Vaccaro. “The technology has advanced so that a system like this is feasible and the players are much more in tune to technology. I think the betting public is ready for it and I think the industry is ready for it. I think there are a lot of ways to use this system.”
About SeePoint
SeePoint Technology is a leading provider of interactive, Internet-ready, fully integrated kiosk systems. SeePoint designs and manufactures interactive information systems that are ideal for government applications, retail services, ticketing systems, public information terminals and customer service applications.
SeePoint offers a full line of standard products with a variety of mounting options, all of which may be customized to maximize branding opportunities and integrated with a full range of peripheral devices. SeePoint also offers full service engineering, design and manufacturing services to create custom developed solutions for customers with unique project specifications.
All of SeePoint’s kiosks unite design, durability, reliability, flexibility, customizability and modularity to bring Internet based information, commerce and communication to the public.
SeePoint has provided interactive display solutions to Billabong, CBS, Consolidated Edison, Deloitte Consulting, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Fuji, Johns Hopkins Medical Center, the National Constitution Center, Neutrogena, Pfizer, Polaris ATV, the San Francisco International Airport, the States of New Mexico and Wisconsin and the United States Air Force and Army. Contact SeePoint Technology at (310) 725-9660 or visit www.seepoint.com for more information.
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