First electronic poker tables installed in Canada
- By Johanes Tarbut
- Published 01/18/2008
- Poker
- Unrated
PokerTek has recently
announced that the company will start with the installation of several electronic
poker table systems in three casinos in
This is PokerTek's first selling
in Canada, 25 of the 43 tables were installed in Casino de Montreal, which
currently is PokerTek's largest installation of electronic poker tables in the
world. Casino du Lac-Leamy installed 13 of the tables and Charlevoix another 5
tables. The casinos will use the tables to offer Texas Hold’em cash games in
French or English. PokerPro electronic system deals cards and displays them on
private screens similar to online poker tables and displays general information on a large
screen in the center of the table . It also gives the chance to set up betting accounts
and keep statistical information on the games. In addition, players can enjoy
single table and multi-table tournaments. The system is intended to increase
the casino revenue by rising the number of hands dealt per hour and reducing
the labor costs of poker rooms.
"We are very excited
about this project and this technology," declared Alain Brosseau, Project
Manager and Gaming Development for the Societe des casinos du Quebec Inc.
"We want to offer the best Poker in the most unique poker rooms in
"This is an amazing opportunity for PokerTek," expressed the Chief Executive Officer of PokerTek, Chris Halligan "The rooms at these casinos are first class, and designed for poker players. SCQ has a great team and there is significant pent up demand for poker in this region. We continue to execute on our strategy of working with the operators that are highly committed to automated poker."

