My Opinion Part 218 Aug 2016 11:54
But now lets look at some earlier RNS from BOX, which in my opinion they have failed to deliver on:
11th June 2015
“The Casino Cash pilot at the Hippodrome Casino has concluded with positive results. The pilot succeeded in delivering real life data on the use of the machines in a high footfall casino environment and there will be a number of improvements made to the next generation of machines and software. In addition the Company is working on an innovative funding model allowing for the roll out of the schemes whilst reducing the cash requirement to keep the machines compliant with UK regulations. The Company has interest from overseas operators in rolling out Casino Cash in other countries and expects to make an announcement in the next quarter with more details about Casino Cash.”
Pilot completed. Great….so on to the roll out??
7th October 2015
“The Casino Cash machines remain in redevelopment, implementing improvements based on the lessons from the pilot scheme which are taking a little longer than planned. Additionally, the funding model for the machines, now that the Company is profitable, will change to reflect the Company's stronger operational and financial position with the aim of improving the effect on cash flow and finding a solution that reflects shareholders' needs.”
Changes now needed to the terminals, based on pilot feedback. Okay, this is normal.
2nd December 2015
“The acquisition of Emex and the subsequent structural changes unfortunately mean that the roll out of Casino Cash is once again delayed; however, the FreePayMaster software directly supports the back end and escrow management feature of the casino cash mode, and this is expected to expedite the roll out of the machines over the longer term.”
Delayed. Due to Emex Pay, but Freepaymaster supports Casino Cash – Don’t understand what is being said here. The Pilot was a success – but using what software and payment platform? Why has this now stopped – what happened?
After this announcement in December 2015…….we have heard absolutely nothing about Casino Cash. Something the company claimed was transformational? Why? I do believe however that Casino Cash was mentioned in the recent AGM…but as I said as I was blocked from the BOX Twitter Group I cannot review what was said. But, If I recall the comments were Casino Cash is coming soon. Lets Hope.
Lets now examine another RNS
21st June 2016
“Lord Razzall, executive chairman stated, "The strong first quarter performance is encouraging and comes at a time when the company is completing significant improvements to our payment services. Along with the roll out of FreepayMaster, the payments division has agreed a partnership with Clickatell, the South African based industry leading SMS messaging service provider, which will allow customers to utilise certain features of the FreepayMaster paym