3M Touch Systems Slots Tactile Feedback Technology a Big Hit - 05-08-08

May 8 - An award-winning new technology may be just the thing that casino owners are looking for to revive the slot machines on their floors and offer players an entirely new gaming experience.

3M Touch Systems has produced its Microtouch Capacitive Touch Sense System with a touch interface that incorporates tactile feedback technology to offer players an authentic gaming environment. Using the new technology, players will be able to experience the sensation of pressing traditional slot machine mechanical buttons, thereby enjoying an entire new dimension of playing all their favorite games.

3M Touch Systems is selling new games with the technology in place to casinos, although it is also offering them the option of installing the technology into existing slot machines. As such, many casinos are taking advantage of this offer and testing out the 'old' machines with the the updated technology in specially designated areas on their casino floors. Customer response and gaming patterns will eventually determine the purchase of future machines and software.

The Gaming Business Unit Manager for 3M Touch Systems, Scott Hagermoser said: "By working with both casino operators and game manufacturers, 3M can supplement tactile feedback into existing slot games, as well as future slot games."

The new 3M Touch systems product has already caught the attention of the gambling industry. It was awarded a prize for "Top Ten Slot Floor Products for 2008" by the Casino Enterprise Management Magazine, and earned honorable mention in Casino Journal's "Top Twenty Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products of 2007."