Currency handling equipment supplier JCM Global announced two major contracts last month.

The supplier announced that it has renewed an exclusive agreement to provide its bill-validation, drop-box and other equipment to eight properties owned by Ameristar Casinos. The five-year renewal applies to Ameristar properties in Colorado, Iowa, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Nevada.

"We are excited to be continuing our relationship with Ameristar," said Mark Henderson, JCM vice president of global sales. "Ameristar is a forward-looking company managed by knowledgeable executives who understand the industry and the needs of their clients."

JCM also announced that the Cannery Casino & Hotel in North Las Vegas has converted its slot floor to exclusive use of the company's "Intelligent Cash Box," or ICB, a computerized cash drop-box that provides real-time information to the back of the house on the float of cash in the casino's slot machines. The operator's Eastside Cannery Casino debuted last year with all slots using the ICB and JCM's award-winning Universal Bill Acceptor (UBA).

"We considered many products, and we chose UBA and ICB for the Eastside Cannery based on the performance of the equipment and very positive comments from other JCM ICB customers," said Joe Glowacki, Cannery Resorts' director of slot technical operations. "Since then, we have been so happy with ICB and the capab

By GGB Staff

Staff writers for Global Gaming Business magazine. Las Vegas, Nevada.