But Crystal Fibre's director, Michael Kjaer, is sanguine about the potential of the company's product.

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"There will be a curiosity factor, but a lot of people are going to stay with the old casinos, " Kjaer predicts.

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"There will be a curiosity factor, but a lot of people are going to stay with the old casinos, " Kjaer says.

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