Lightning Link, Aristocrat’s first player-selectable multi-denomination progressive link, has had its first installation in Europe.
German casino operator WestSpiel is the first European operator to go live with Lightning Link. WestSpiel, which operates six casinos across the north and west of Germany, worked closely with Aristocrat’s German distributor, Dieckhaus, to bring the link to players at Spielbank Duisburg.
“We placed a straight bank of eight Helix slot machines running Lightning Link on the floor,” said Spielbank Duisburg slots director Michael Wiebeck (pictured). “Customers were initially intrigued by this new gaming format and subsequently occupancy has grown steadily.”
The performance prompted WestSpiel to expand the reach of Lightning Link, ordering a further bank of games for its casino in Bad Oeynhausen. Aristocrat’s sales director - EMEA, Erik-Jan van den Berg, said: “We were delighted with WestSpiel’s decision to become European pioneers of Lightning Link. This game has generated stunning results across Australia and the US and is now showing strong early performance figures in Europe.”
