Casinos have no time for downtime.
Not surprising, casinos have high power requirements due to their size, utilities, and quantity of gaming equipment. Slot machines and other digital games comprise about 33% of a casino’s power usage and can account for up to 80% of a casino’s gaming revenue. The cost of one downed slot machine costs a casino between $100-$200 per day*. Even blackjack requires powered card-shuffling machines.
Casinos demand power 24/7. Every gaming environment needs power protection to keep customers entertained, guard business data, and ensure continuous play. If power is interrupted, revenue is interrupted. Plus, even a few seconds of outage could cause customers to quickly leave the casino, taking their gambling money with them.
Game On: A power protection plan for casinos.
By creating a power protection plan, you ensure that your gaming environment and devices stay powered during power events, protecting not only revenue streams but ensuring an enjoyable, uninterrupted experience for your customers.
Casinos need to protect their power against any power interruptions. A power protection plan featuring Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems:
- Ensures uninterrupted power to slot machines, gaming devices and ATMs during power events
- Protects equipment from harmful power surges
- Acts as insurance policy for connected equipment
Key Features of a UPS system that help protect and monitor the power in a casino environment:
Battery Backup provides seamless backup power if there’s an outage.
Surge Protection diverts excess voltage away from electronics during a power surge to prevent damage.
Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR) provides clean, consistent AC power by automatically regulating voltages.
Remote Monitoring Software allows UPS to be monitored and controlled from anywhere.
Continuous power. Continuous play.
While slot machines and gaming banks require battery backup to run continuously, these are just a few of the electronics that need protection. Beyond these gaming devices, a casino operation likely includes these other applications requiring battery backup/surge protection:
- ATM/Kiosks
Gaming requires a constant supply of cash. If your ATM is down, so are your revenues. - POS systems and cashier stations
Casino restaurants, bars, and retail shops provide important revenue and keep customers on site. - Sports Book
Imagine if an outage occurs when betting customers are watching a big sporting event.
- Security
Casinos are highly controlled environments with complex security systems of cameras, timers, and sensors that rely on power to ensure the safety and security of their staff, customers, and assets. - Back office
Just like front-of-house devices, the IT equipment found in the back-office such as computers, modems, printers, and servers requires protection against damage to equipment and loss of data.
Why CyberPower?
Different gaming equipment and applications will have different power needs. Our team of dedicated account managers and applications engineering team can deliver a custom product recommendation in 1-2 business days.
Protect Your Revenue & Reputation
CyberPower’s reliable space-saving and quiet UPS systems will protect slot machines, shuffling machines, cashier stations, ATM’s and other sensitive equipment from downtime from outages, over-voltages, and under-voltages. Plus, power surges and voltage fluctuations can damage these sensitive components, leading to costly repairs or replacements.
From advanced to basic power protection, CyberPower is your ultimate ally in power. CyberPower offers power protection solutions for every environment and industry-leading warranties backed by US-based technical support. For more information, visit:
*Source: Global Gaming Expo 202 Casino IT managers know the importance of protecting these revenue streams and can’t afford to gamble on it.
