International Game Technology has given the first steps in the incursion of the business of electronic table games with plans to develop blackjack and roulette tables that do not need the presence of a croupier. IGT announced the acquisition of part of the intellectual property of Novomatic to use the M-P Series of the multi-station game products of IGT.

Both companies have signed a provisional agreement that will make come true that certain parts of the equipment of Novomatic roulettes is available for the new roulette product of IGT.

The two companies also signed an agreement of provision that will make certain parts of the Novomatic roulette equipment to be available for the new roulette product of IGT.

Randy Hedrick, Senior Vice President of IGT Labs, said “The company’s professionalism, added to the technology, have confirmed our choice for the acquisition and the provision contract”. “The technology of the Novo Unity platform got by IGT is the culmination of very intense investigation and development activities that have existed since the presentation of the new roulette product for multiple stations of Novomatic in 1997 in the ICE Show”, Jens Halle, Administrative Director of Austrian Gaming Industries, said.