Fujitsu
Frontech North America Inc., a leader in innovative technology and
front-end solutions, today announced that Louisville, KY-based United
Tote Company has integrated the Fujitsu G60
bill recycling unit in the KAM
Account Management Kiosk™. The units went live in four locations
during this fall’s meeting at Keeneland
Racecourse, October 4-26, 2013, one of the world’s premiere
horse racing venues and annual host to The Toyota Bluegrass Stakes. The
Fujitsu G60 is a compact recycling unit that can quickly and accurately
recycle four denominations, dispense a fifth denomination from its
optional F53
loading cassette and accept deposits.
United Tote first piloted the kiosk solution including the G60 during
Keeneland’s spring meeting in April 2013 and at Arlington International
later in the year. The KAM Kiosk enables pari-mutuel customers to create
accounts by scanning their driver’s license and updating and viewing
account history by swiping their wagering account card. In addition,
with the inclusion of the G60 bill recycling unit, customers can fund
accounts with cash or withdraw cash as one would at an ATM. The kiosk
supports United Tote’s FastBet
Mobile™ wagering platform which allows customers to wager from their
mobile device while at the track.
“The horse-racing patron is extremely demanding when it comes to speed
and accuracy, especially when handling their cash in a self-service
environment,” says Nate Simon, President, United Tote. “We selected the
Fujitsu G60 for the KAM Account Management Kiosk after thoroughly
testing it in our labs and putting it through exhaustive beta and pilot
tests throughout the country. It performed extremely well in the most
demanding environments. We plan on integrating the G60 in all future KAM
Account Management Kiosk locations.”
The Fujitsu G60, with up to 1,900 notes capacity, features 4 recycling
cassettes, 1 deposit cassette and 1 optional loading cassette. The
loading cassette increases up-time and productivity by increasing
capacities, start-of-day replenishment or providing an additional
denomination when necessary. Available in front or rear access, the G60
supports mixed notes, new and used currency and paper-based and polymer
notes within the same unit. A true market differentiator, the bill
validator also has the ability to capture in high-quality resolution,
the image of personal checks, barcodes and coupons.
“The fact that there are several other competitive recyclers in the
market makes us very happy that United Tote selected the G60 bill
recycling unit for the KAM Account Management Kiosk,” says Randy Fox,
senior director, currency handling and identity product solutions,
Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. “It was very evident from the
beginning that United Tote required speed, accuracy and flexibility in a
compact footprint. United Tote’s testing proved over and over again that
the G60 was up to the task.”
Fujitsu’s family of OEM currency handling products has the quality,
reliability, and advanced feature functionality required to offer true
value-add and control the up-front design and recurring product support
/ maintenance cost. Fujitsu offers OEM currency dispensers like the F50,
F53,
F56,
F400,
F510,
and bulk currency acceptors and currency recyclers like the G610/611,
G60,
and G651,
for a wide range of budget, volume and configuration requirements.
For more information on Fujitsu Frontech North America or currency
handling in particular, please visit http://www.fujitsu.com/us/oem/financial/atm/
About Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc.
Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., brings innovative technology from
Japan and, with its partners, develops powerful front-end solutions that
shape how society interacts with big data. Fujitsu Frontech North
America Inc. is headquartered with operations and solution development
at 27121 Towne Centre Drive #100, Foothill Ranch, CA 92610, USA. For
more information about Fujitsu products and services, call us at
800-626-4686 or visit us at: www.fujitsufrontechna.com.
About United Tote
United Tote, wholly owned subsidiary of Churchill Downs Incorporated, is
a leading supplier of totalisator systems, equipment and technology that
process wagers and payouts, and is a provider of pari-mutuel tote
services to racing operations such as leading racetracks Arlington
International, Churchill Downs, Keeneland and The Fairgrounds.
United Tote designs, manufactures and operates pari-mutuel wagering
systems for more than 150 racing companies and numerous OTB facilities
in North America and around the world. Each hardware and software
component, while a leader in its own right, was developed for deployment
as part of a comprehensive wagering system to increase player
satisfaction, attract new customers and decrease the costs of operation.
About Churchill Downs Incorporated
Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) (NASDAQ: CHDN), headquartered in
Louisville, Ky., owns and operates the world-renowned Churchill Downs
Racetrack, home of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, as well as
racetrack and casino operations and a poker room in Miami Gardens, Fla.;
racetrack, casino and video poker operations in New Orleans, La.;
racetrack operations in Arlington Heights, Ill.; a casino resort in
Greenville, Miss.; a casino hotel in Vicksburg, Miss.; and a casino
resort in Oxford, Maine; CDI also owns the country's premier online
wagering company, TwinSpires.com; the totalisator company, United Tote;
Luckity.com, offering fun games online for a chance to win cash prizes;
Bluff Media, an Atlanta-based multimedia poker company; and a collection
of racing-related telecommunications and data companies. In addition,
CDI’s 50 percent owned joint venture, Miami Valley Gaming and Racing
LLC, is currently constructing a video lottery terminal and harness
racing facility in southwest Ohio. Additional information about CDI can
be found online at www.churchilldownsincorporated.com.
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