PR Newswire: JCM Conducts Successful Field Test of Its Trident Table Safe System

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- JCM American forever changed the face of gaming when it introduced the embedded bill validator into slot machines. Now, the company is preparing to spark another revolution -- this time in table games -- bringing the accuracy and accountability of the slot floor to the pit with its remarkable Trident Table Safe System.

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JCM has recently successfully completed the first phase of a live test of the Trident system at the Tuscany Suites & Casino in Las Vegas. The field test, conducted on two blackjack tables in the pit at Tuscany, was the first live test Trident has undergone. The test was closely monitored for speed of game, cash collection, data, ease of drop and speed of count, all with amazing results. Based on this success, the test has been expanded to five tables, including four blackjack tables and a Three Card Poker table.

Tuscany Director of Casino Operations Kevin Beaton said, "Trident is a great system. My pit bosses love it because now they have exact numbers that are in the box. Our accounting department loves it because it reduces the amount of labor hours for the count team. I love it because, for the first time, we will be able to market to our pit customers in the same way that we market to our slot customers, with coupons and cash offers. There's information everywhere, there's savings everywhere. It's good stuff."

Tom Nieman, VP of Gaming Solutions at JCM, said, "The opportunity to trial Trident at Tuscany was fortunate for JCM. The management team there is very progressive, and they have given us invaluable feedback."

The Trident Table Safe System is a solution to automate table games. Trident combines JCM's proven currency validation technology in a new design for a rapid and trackable deposit system that accomplishes the results casino operators asked for, namely a faster, more secure and more accurate system.

Through automation, Trident minimizes processes and reduces support time, resulting in a reduction in operating overhead costs and an increase in profitability from table game revenues. Trident is a complete table management system that tracks assets from the table to the pit to the soft count room, and to the back office; gives live drop information to the pit manager/shift manager; has an automatic identification of the drop with its asset; and provides an audit of each asset dropped for the entire revenue day.

About JCM

JCM American Corporation is the industry leader in currency handling systems and provides products, software and services to the gaming, vending, banking, amusement, and petroleum industries. Since 1995, its products have validated an estimated $2.2 trillion in currency for the gaming industry alone. From its international headquarters in Osaka, Japan, and subsidiaries in Dusseldorf, Hong Kong, London, Sydney and its U.S. headquarters in Las Vegas, JCM's progressive spirit continually sets worldwide industry standards with innovative products such as the World Bill Acceptor (WBA), Universal Bill Acceptor (UBA), Trident Table Safe System and Intelligent Cash Box (ICB). For more information, visit http://www.jcm-american.com/.

CONTACT: Paul Speirs of Steinbeck Communications, +1-702-413-4278, paulspeirs@cox.net, for JCM American Corporation

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