Gaming supplier Zitro International is preparing a broader push into Asia for its FANTASY slot cabinet, following what the company describes as strong early performance in the Americas and Europe, along wth the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, says Bill Stefanakis (pictured), director of key accounts at the gaming supplier.
“On the back of a strong and successful Americas and EMEA launch, the FANTASY cabinet is now also available in Asia with a first batch of exciting new games made available, such as ‘Brave Dragon’ and ‘Lion Falls’,” Mr Stefanakis said in written comments to GGRAsia.
“The team has done an amazing job with product approvals in the Philippines to present this ‘stand out’ product already available to our customers today,” he added.
Zitro debuted in October last year the FANTASY product, and a month later announced an exclusive line-up of five new games for the cabinet.
The FANTASY cabinet – already reported to have strong performance in the United States – made its trade show Asia debut at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia 2026, held in Macau in mid-May.
Mr Stefanakis said cabinet-exclusive content remained a key pillar of Zitro’s strategy.
“While this year we presented many new games on the proven CONCEPT Prime cabinets, the FANTASY cabinet has unique and specific game packages, setting this product apart on a casino floor,” he stated.
According to the executive, the new cabinet’s early performance data had compared favourably against competing products.
“Performance data gathered from international markets against strong competitor premium and licensed products is very strong, which gives us great confidence to present our new games to our Asian customers,” Mr Stefanakis said.
The gaming supplier has also been tailoring newer game releases to Asian player preferences, an area Mr Stefanakis said was increasingly shaping the firm’s regional product roadmap.
“Our new game portfolio, not only on the FANTASY cabinet but also the growing game content for the CONCEPT cabinets, demonstrates the focus and investment in the Asian market,” he said.
Mr Stefanakis said recent visits to casinos in the Philippines had reinforced confidence in the company’s regional positioning, with the FANTASY product providing a “competitive advantage”.
“With the land base and digital gap closing, I see more and more operators looking for product diversity with data-driven decisions,” he said. “Our focus remains on the competitive Philippines market.”
He added that Zitro products were already operating “successfully” in Laos, while discussions initiated during this year’s G2E Asia trade show had highlighted additional “growth opportunities” across Asia.
