Las Vegas company invents ‘self-cleaning’ slot machine divider
Kyla GalerUpdated 8 hrs ago | Posted on Apr 29, 2020
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LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A Las Vegas-based start-up invented a slot machine divider that they said cleans itself.
“We asked ourselves what in nature naturally combats germs? And how can we harness that power and apply it to a casino environment?” said Darryl Rosenblatt.
Rosenblatt and a team of gaming engineers at Smith Rosen created SafePlay UV, an acrylic partition custom fit to any slot machine.
“We utilize ultraviolet light in a shrouded bar that cleanses the surface of the partition whenever a person gets up. So basically, they have a clean area to play in every time they get up from the machine. Absolutely no germs can grow on the surface of the partition and while it’s cleaning it’s actually generating ozone, which has sanitary effects as well,” said Rosenblatt.
Rosenblatt said he doesn’t think plexiglass barriers are very sanitary.
“Those static partitions with the heat coming off the machines, they’re Petri dishes and the amount of labor it would take to clean them you would have to have an army of people running around,” he said.
A video from a casino in Bossier City, Louisiana showed a sneeze guard installed on top of a blackjack table.