Digital gaming supplier Games Media has announced that over 50 per cent of its estate now uses Ticket Out machine technology.

The Ticket Out solution replaces traditional coin payout with a printed ticket from the machine which the player redeems for cash at the bar. Games Media, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation, began deploying Ticket Out technology across its VAWP and SWP machines 12 months ago and during initial trials some venues reported uplifts of up to 35 per cent in machine income.

The technology brings clear operational benefits. Staff no longer need to refill their machines with coins every day and aren’t running the risk of a machine shutting down because of hopper starvation.

 Steve Moore, manager of Bar Sport in Walsall, is an advocate of the system. He said: “We have had the Ticket Out functionality on our three Juice machines for a year now and we are delighted at how much easier it is to manage on a day-to-day basis. Our staff no longer have to constantly refill the machines with sufficient change and we do not have the security risks associated with visits to and from the bank with thousands of £1 coins.”