USA - Hanover’s Live! Casino and Hotel Maryland’s Sports & Social sportsbook and sports bar, the centrepiece of the casino floor The R Bar, and the hotel’s entrance have been equipped with tvONE’s powerful CORIOmaster & CORIOmaster2 video processors, outputting multiple 4K feeds of live sports and graphics 24 hours a day.
The casino’s The R Bar, Sports & Social, and the hotel entrance are each outfitted with screens driven by CORIOmaster and CORIOmaster2 – tvONE’s most powerful video processor, which can display up to 40 4K video windows with no visible latency and up to 56 outputs.
The tvONE team worked closely with Live! Casino and Hotel’s director of AV, Ryan Dewey, to realise a video processing solution that would be robust and reliable to run consistently, processing large amounts of video data 365 days a year. A large screen in the entranceway displays artwork that greets guests as they arrive, and the high-tech R Bar has been designed to immerse visitors in a dynamic world of video, light, and sound. In addition, the Sports & Social area is dominated by four large-scale LED screens showing live sports and current betting odds.
“We specified the tvONE CORIOmaster2 for its flexibility and usability,” says Dewey. “It has the horsepower needed for a modern sportsbook video wall. Our main video wall in Sports & Social is 16K wide, which requires four simultaneous 4K outputs from CORIOmaster2. Currently, we have 31 inputs from various sources, and the CORIOmaster2 is doing a great job driving superior image quality for all signal types.”
Day to day, Dewey and the AV team use external controllers to manipulate the CORIOmaster2 for different areas within the hotel and casino, and updates to the looks and layout are handled using tvONE’s CORIOgrapher video wall design software.
“The CORIOmaster2 works just as consistently with AMX as it does with Crestron,” he says, “Our I/O configurations fluctuate greatly depending on the space it is used in. We’re taking in signage players, set-top boxes, SDI sources, video production switchers, and so on. Our outputs also vary. For example, four HDMI outs to Samsung S-Boxes, or a single out to a smaller wall controller. tvONE’s CORIOgrapher software also makes it easy for us to update everything when we need to.”
Inside the Sports & Social venue, the team has installed a massive 100ft media wall. The R Bar is a high-energy experience with 2x 4K wide LED boards that are powered by a tvONE CORIOmaster2.
“We show sports and our stadium-style gaming video feeds by Interblock on it. The CORIOmaster2 has had a great impact in the hotel and casino,” adds Dewey. “If we need support, the tvONE team is always on hand to help, answering calls quickly without hassle. And when you talk to the techs, they are all very invested in the success of their products. They are always willing to go the extra mile on every single call.”
