“Most of the larger retailers have already signed exclusive deals for the supply of B3 games to their existing FOBT cabinets,” said Reflex Managing Director Quentin Stott. “We believe that given the pre-eminent popularity of roulette on most FOBTs and the familiarity of this product with players, B3 games could easily be overlooked.” “We have had our four B3 games on site test since the introduction of the new law and have found that they have performed extremely well. Since traditional AWPs have been largely removed from LBOs – our games seem to fill the gap and with the £1 stake and maximum £500 win, are proving understandably popular with players.” Reflex will release four B3 games initially. High Stakes is a reel-based game in a traditional reel based cabinet, while the others are video offerings: Multi-Stake Poker, and the licensed Coronation Street and Thunderbirds – are all housed in the eye-catching steel GO cabinet. One of the key differences between these new B3 games and others on the market is that they will all be ticket payout only. This will give LBOs added security as the payout of wins will be done over the counter. It will also provide easier auditing and mean that the common LBO practise of emptying machines at night is simpler to achieve due to their being no cash float in hoppers. “As far as I am aware, we are the only manufacturer to have come up with the concept of a B3 machine with ticket payout. The feedback we are receiving from the independent LBOs where we have sited the new machines is that they are practical, attractive to the player and different. In fact, they have seen evidence that players have left the larger chains to come and play the new machines to see for themselves,” added Stott.

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