- Full Range of TransAct's Industry-Leading Epic Printers Also on
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HAMDEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
TransAct Technologies Incorporated (Nasdaq:TACT) ("the Company" or
"TransAct"), a global leader in software-driven technology and printing
solutions for high-growth markets, announced today that it will
demonstrate how "Epicentral® has Growing Casino Revenue Down to a
System" at the Global Gaming Expo Asia 2016 ("G2E® Asia") to be held on
May 17-19, 2016 in Macau. Joining the revolutionary Epicentral promotion
and bonusing print system in Booth #737 at The Venetian Macao will be a
full range of the Company's award-winning Epic printers for a variety of
applications including slot machines, gaming devices, customer
self-service kiosks and lottery.
Epicentral, TransAct's headline attraction at G2E Asia 2016, is the
gaming industry's only enterprise-level promotion and bonusing software
suite which can target customers in real time at any slot machine or
electronic table game, regardless of manufacturer. Epicentral works with
all existing slot management systems and allows the delivery of fully
customizable, targeted coupons and promotions directly to players as
they play, making it unique among industry solutions. Deployed alongside
the Company's ServerPort™ as well as its industry-leading Epic 950®
ticket printer, Epicentral provides casino marketing and slot operations
teams with an unmatched, easy-to-use software suite that enables the
design and delivery of promotions using a wide variety of criteria,
including uncarded player time on machine, coin in, carded player data,
rated player data, earned rewards and randomly awarded prizes.
Promotions are run at the click of a button, vastly simplifying the
process of attracting, rewarding and retaining players.
"TransAct has a company-wide commitment to delivering innovative
products to casino and lottery operators worldwide and the proven
success of Epicentral makes it a unique, standout solution for casinos
of all sizes," said Bart C. Shuldman, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of TransAct Technologies. "As industry competition intensifies,
operators are looking for proven solutions that meaningfully improve
floor performance and drive revenue growth. To that end, Epicentral has
been proven to dramatically change an operator's business and we believe
its real-time promotional delivery capabilities and enhanced value
proposition is exactly what customers need. We are excited to
demonstrate at G2E Asia 2016 that ‘Epicentral has Growing Casino Revenue
Down to a System' and provide attendees with proof of tangible success,
including one example of a 1,000% return on investment and another of a
100% increase in lower-tier Average Daily Theo ("ADT")."
TransAct will also display at G2E Asia 2016 its diverse array of
award-winning printing systems for gaming devices, self-service kiosks
and lottery operators, including:
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Epic 950 - Installed on over 500,000 slot machines worldwide,
the proven reliability of TransAct's award-winning Epic 950 printer
has made it the ticket-in/ticket-out ("TITO") casino printing solution
of choice. Easily integrated into all game types both old and new, the
Epic 950's full compatibility with Epicentral provides for the
real-time delivery of eye-catching personalized promotions and bonus
offers directly to players at the gaming machine. Furthermore, its
TicketBurst™ technology easily eliminates player/ticket interference.
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Epic 950 by TransAct Enclosure - TransAct takes the reliability
and flexibility of the Epic 950 to two locations beyond the slot
machine. The TableTop Enclosure brings together an Epic 950 and power
supply in a tidy, compact design for use at table games, players' club
desks and cash desks. The In-Table Enclosure allows the Epic 950 to be
mounted underneath the table game, presenting tickets via a bezel that
rises up through the table.
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Epic 880® - A compact printer for all types of gaming machines
(including amusement with prizes, skill with prizes and video lottery
terminals), the Epic 880 features a modular design that is
configurable to nearly any space, a variable length ticket presenter
and ticket retract capability. It also offers auto paper loading and
can accommodate 4-inch or 6-inch paper rolls.
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Epic 883® - A higher resolution version of the Company's
popular Epic 880 printer, this compact kiosk printer delivers clear
graphic and text reproduction capabilities at resolutions up to 300
dpi. The Epic 883 is compatible with a wide variety of applications
including amusement with prizes ("AWP"), skill with prizes ("SWP"),
and video lottery terminals ("VLT").
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Epic 430® - With an easy-to-configure modular design, the Epic
430 is ideal for casino operators' customer self-service kiosks. The
printer features variable length tickets with graphics and coupons
capabilities, quick paper roll changes, a fast print speed and an
array of standard paper sensors.
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Epic 3000® - The Epic 3000 printer for the lottery industry
builds on a track record of proven performance across thousands of
locations for more than 20 years. The printer delivers a number of
industry-unique features, including an anti-jam front paper exit for
reliable operation, the ability to print and stack up to 100 tickets
without shuffling, a large 7.5-inch diameter paper roll, and the
industry's only full tool steel rotary cutter, making it the fastest
transaction printer for the lottery industry.
Mr. Shuldman concluded, "TransAct has long demonstrated an unwavering
commitment to providing our gaming and lottery operator customers with
solutions that embody the ultimate in reliability, technology and
innovation. I firmly believe that TransAct's lineup of Epic gaming
device printers offers operators industry-leading reliability that
ultimately leads to improved efficiency as well as the uninterrupted
gaming experience that guests demand. I'm particularly excited to bring
for the first time to G2E Asia 2016 our Epic 3000 lottery printer, an
innovative and highly reliable terminal printer solution for the global
lottery market that leverages more than two decades of industry
knowledge and proven performance in more than half a million installed
locations worldwide."
For more information about the Epicentral print system and the Company's
line of Epic gaming device printers, please visit http://www.transact-tech.com.
About TransAct Technologies Incorporated
TransAct Technologies Incorporated is a global leader in developing
software-driven technology and printing solutions for high-growth
markets including food safety, casino and gaming, lottery, mobile and
oil and gas. The Company's solutions are designed from the ground up
based on customer requirements and are sold under the AccuDate™,
EPICENTRAL®, Epic®, Ithaca®, RESPONDER and Printrex® brands. TransAct
has over 2.9 million printers and terminals installed around the world
and is committed to providing world-class service, spare parts and
accessories to support its worldwide installed product base. Through
TransAct Services Group both online at http://www.transactsupplies.com
and its direct sales team, the Company also provides customers with a
complete range of supplies and consumable items. TransAct is
headquartered in Hamden, CT. For more information, please visit http://www.transact-tech.com
or call (203) 859-6800.
Epicentral and Epic are registered trademarks of TRANSACT Technologies
Incorporated. ©2016 TRANSACT Technologies Incorporated. All rights
reserved.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release include forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by
the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "may", "will", "expect",
"intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe" or "continue" or the
negative thereof or other similar words. All forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, customer
acceptance and market share gains, both domestically and
internationally, in the face of substantial competition from competitors
that have broader lines of products and greater financial resources; our
competitors introducing new products into the marketplace; our ability
to successfully develop new products; our dependence on significant
customers; our dependence on significant vendors; dependence on contract
manufacturers for the assembly of a large portion of our products in
Asia; our ability to protect intellectual property; our ability to
recruit and retain quality employees as the Company grows; our
dependence on third parties for sales outside the United States,
including Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Latin America and Asia; the
economic and political conditions in the United States, Australia, New
Zealand, Europe, Latin America and Asia; marketplace acceptance of new
products; risks associated with foreign operations; the availability of
third-party components at reasonable prices; price wars or other
significant pricing pressures affecting the Company's products in the
United States or abroad; risks associated with potential future
acquisitions; our new line of food safety and oil and gas products
driving increased adoption by customers; and other risk factors detailed
from time to time in TransAct's reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from those
discussed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and
the Company assumes no duty to update them to reflect new, changing or
unanticipated events or circumstances.
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Investor:
TransAct Technologies Incorporated
Steve
DeMartino, 203-859-6810
President and Chief Financial Officer
or
JCIR
Richard
Land, Joseph Jaffoni, Jim Leahy
212-835-8500 or tact@jcir.com
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