Sands China, the latest operator to complete smart table roll-out

February 13, 2025

Sands China, the latest operator to complete smart table roll-out

Japan’s Angel Group has announced the completion of smart table system on all baccarat tables in the mass market areas operated by Sands China Limited, comprising more than 1,100 tables.

The company said in a statement that with this latest deployment, approximately 2,000 baccarat tables in Macau, Singapore, the Philippines and Australia are now operating with their smart table system.

Angel’s Smart Table “hybrid” solution uses artificial intelligence (AI) and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to capture any kind of chip information including quantity, type, and location on the table. This smart table technology revolutionises casino operations on their marketing strategies, game protection, operational efficiency as well as customer experience based on the real-time data analysis, supporting optimal game management.

The company said it will continue to expand and utilise its “hybrid” solution on its smart tables for the other table games, including Blackjack and dice-based games like Sic Bo and Roulette.

Adoption of smart table technology

In January, according to analysts at Citigroup, Galaxy Entertainment Group became the second operator in Macau after MGM China to complete the full deployment of smart gaming tables across its entire mass baccarat inventory.

The note came as part of Citi analysts George Choi and Timothy Chau’s monthly Macau table survey. This development is part of a broader trend in the region, where Macau’s concessionaires are adopting smart table technology over the past year following MGM’s success to enhance the gaming experience and boost efficiency.

MGM China’s success story and Galaxy Entertainment Group’s decision to follow suit marked a significant shift in the region’s gaming landscape. According to Citi, Galaxy Macau’ grand mass area featured 74 new smart tables during the bank’s January visit, and nine new at StarWorld.

“We believe Galaxy has become the second casino operator in Macau to have fully deployed smart tables for its Mass baccarat operations,” the analysts wrote.

“It is worth emphasising that smart tables can help increase the speed of the game (more games can be dealt per hour), and this is one of the important drivers (which should not be ignored) in our +7 percent FY25 Macau GGR growth forecast,” said Choi and Chau.

Analysts had also estimated in January that Sands China reached approximately 80 percent deployment of smart tables. In January, the company added 19 smart tables at The Venetian Macao, 80 at The Parisian Macao, and 12 in the high-limit area of Sands Macao.