London, September 9th, 2008: Aristocrat Technologies Europe has begun shipments of the new Viridian™ gaming machine, with initial deliveries of both native and emulated games to casino floors in Portugal, Italy and Bulgaria. The Solverde Group’s Casino Vilamoura and Casino Monte Gordo are amongst the first operators to unveil Viridian in Europe, including a number of standalone games as well as the first Money Train™ Hyperlink™ featuring the unique 3-D Alioscopy® overhead display.

London, 8. September 2008: Aristocrat Technologies ist bekannt für seine Innovation bei seinen Spielautomaten. Die Herbstkollektion 2008 zeigt acht neue Slotmachines, ein neuer Anstrich für Zorro® Hyperlink™ und ein neues Bonusspielkonzept ‚Free Game Bank™‘. Das neue Feature “Free Game Bank” bietet Spielern ein neues Spielerlebnis and eine größere Flexibilität bei ihrer Spielweise.

London, September 8th, 2008: Aristocrat Technologies has demonstrated its commitment to continuous innovation with the release of a new range of games for Europe. The Autumn 2008 collection includes eight new slot games, a fresh twist for Zorro® HyperlinkT and an exciting new feature concept, ‚Free Game BankT‘. Offering players a new gaming experience and increased flexibility in their gaming technique…

The outgoing Aristocrat Leisure chief executive, Paul Oneile, has rejected suggestions his departure was linked to a massive profit downgrade just a day after his resignation was announced. Mr Oneile told the Herald yesterday he was not leaving because the poker machine maker’s business was in decline, and the economic downturn „just happened to coincide with the end of my contract“.

London: Aristocrat Technologies Europe has announced a series of structural changes to its sales and marketing division, headed by the promotion of Daniel Lindsay to the newly created post of General Manager – Sales and Marketing – Europe. Lindsay, who reports directly to Aristocrat’s Executive General Manager EMEA, Nick Khin, will now oversee both sales and marketing functions for the Aristocrat and PokerPro brands across Europe.

James Packer’s publicly listed gambling company, Crown, and the poker machine maker Aristocrat are bracing for the impact of the strong economic headwinds undermining US casino earnings. In the past fortnight, the owner of the iconic Tropicana casino in Las Vegas has filed for bankruptcy and four of the US‘s largest gambling companies have reported earnings slumps. Most market observers said the falls illustrated that the industry was not as recession-proof as it liked to think.

Poker machine maker Aristocrat Leisure yesterday gave details of the extent of its sales decline in the US and warned of an oversupply of machines in its other important market, Macau. It also gave an insight into a distressing trend where their casino customers were holding onto their outdated machines for three times longer than ever before, a move which has crimped sales of replacement machines.

London: Aristocrat Technologies Europe has appointed Marten Cox to the newly created post of Technical Support Manager. His responsibilities will include overseeing the technical compliance and specific requirements of new products across all European jurisdictions. 35-year-old Cox, who holds a Masters Degree in Electronic Engineering, has held a number of managerial roles in the technical, operations, software and training fields and was Senior Technical Manager for TCS John Huxley since 2002.

Las Vegas – Aristocrat Technologies has begun shipping its new award-winning ViridianT cabinet, and exclusively validating currency in the new cabinet is another award-winning product, JCM Global’s Universal Bill Acceptor (UBAR). JCM‘s UBA is the only tested and certified validator approved for global use in the Aristocrat Viridian cabinet. Aristocrat Vice President of Sales Sean Evans said, „We are very pleased to be shipping our new Viridian cabinet, which we believe is a landmark product for Aristocrat.

Operators and players know Scorchin‘ FortuneT is one of the most fun and most exciting linked games on the casino floor. Now, the fun has expanded to include low denomination options and new base games! Scorchin‘ FortuneT is part of Aristocrat’s thrilling HyperlinkT line, a proven performer for operators and a player favorite. Color graphics and an LCD in the top box keep players engaged and aware of the growing Hyperlink jackpot.

Las Vegas (February 15, 2008) – „Zorro“ has left his mark on casinos across the United States, and players have been cashing in on the fun! In 2007, players won more than USD 2.4 million playing Aristocrat’s Zorro penny slot. The most recent win was at Arizona Charlie’s Decatur in Las Vegas, where the progressive penny slot jackpot hit for an incredible fifth time in this location in less than a year.

London: Aristocrat Technologies Europe are celebrating an ‚unprecedented‘ response to their new ViridianT/Gen7 technology, which received its official European and African launch at London’s International Casino Exhibition (ICE) 2008.