Feb 07, 2007GLI Regulators Roundtable. Feb 07, 2007GLI Regulators Roundtable Industry Recognition Jan 5, 2007: First place for Game-to-System (G2S)

Feb 07, 2007 GLI Regulators Roundtable


Industry Recognition Jan 5, 2007: First place for Game-to-System (G2S) protocol

Gaming & Technology Awards of 2006 Named “Best Productivity-Enhancement Technology”

Jan 22, 2007: Silver award for G2S

International Gaming & Wagering Business (IGWB) magazine “Top Three International Gaming Products” for 2006.

Selected by a panel of independent international judges on the basis of “innovation, efficiency, ease of use, end-user value, adaptation/integration, long-term value and revenue potential.”


Our Platinum Members


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The Road to Open Standards

Technical Director hired - Marc McDermott

Industry Support for G2SBOB / SuperSAS Integration (G2S) effort started Oct 2005100+ meetings8,000+ meeting hours3 times a week31 industry expertsResulted into a 1200+ pages standard

Total industry commitment to date: $35M+


Technology G2S – Game To System Standard

G2S v1.0 – Available NOW

Transport Standard Multicast v1.0 – Available NOW Point-to Point v1.0 – Pending membership vote

S2S - System to System Standard S2S v1.2 – Available NOW

GDS - Gaming Device Standard Note Acceptor, Touch Screen, Printer, Page Description Language,

Magnetic Card Reader - Available NOW

Certification Profiles development underway


Implementation G2S

Demonstrations of the standard by GSA members at G2E / ICE

S2S Choctaw Casino Durant - Choctaw Tribe of Oklahoma Hard Rock Casino - Seminole Tribe of Florida

Toolkits GSA encourages 3rd party toolkit developers

• Digital Dynamics - SAS/S2S Connect• Radical Blue - G2S Tools and Simulators

International Community Australia: Recommendation to adopt GSA’s G2S as the protocol

standard for New South Wales


Standards Scorecard

19

109

1615

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G2S S2S

Participation

Adoption

Implementation

As of 01/06/2007


Good Things Happen When We All Pull Together

Update on Standards Progress

Steve Kastner

RAC Chair - IGT


Current EGM Communication

Data Collection

Accounting Offices

Server Room

SMIB resides in the EGM Cabinet

SASProprietary

Duplicate Database

Data Mining Applications

DatabaseServer

Accounting

SMIB

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Slot Floor Management

Server

CMS

Proprietary

Proprietary


Time for a New Protocol

Current protocols were designed and work well for EGM to SMIB communications

Expanding beyond current capabilitiesConfigurationCode download

New features must work with your existing system

It would be nice if all games and systems spoke the same language in this new world


The Merging of Two Protocols Protocol v1.0 definition

complete

Manufacturers are already demonstrating interoperability.

3rd Party Development tools available to assist

Certification program in development

GSA

develops

BOB

IGT

develops

SuperSAS

Agree to

merge

protocols

G2S

is born…The best

of both!


What Is G2S? The gaming industry’s protocol for networked casino

floors: Games to Servers

Based on current, proven technology standards: XML, SOAP, Web Services, etc.

Extensible for the future

Consists of three independent components:G2S Message Standards (The contents of the messages)Standards for Transport (XML over TCP/IP using SOAP)Standards for Security (SSL - just like the Internet)


SASProprietary Protocol

SMIB

Slot Floor Management

Server

EGM ConfigurationApplication

G2S

G2S

Ethernet

Co-existence with Existing Slot Floor

Configuration

Authentication

Dow

nload


What’s in G2S? Communications and Security

(including GAT)

Code Download and Remote Configuration

Cabinet control (door tilts, “Last Call” features)

Event Subscriptions – any Host, any events + data

Meters – More than you’ve seen - for any host Once per day Once per hour On events you care about, you

can get affected meters

Game Play control – available games & denoms

Currency Handling devices and Handpays

Vouchers and Cashless – all money types

Progressives

Bonusing

Player Tracking

Printer support

Central Determination Support


Historic Approach to Adding Functionality

Slot Floor System

Vouchers

Bonusing

Player Media Server


G2S (Web Services) Approach

ProgressiveSystem

CashlessWageringSystem

PlayerTrackingSystem

AccountingSystemBonus

System


Why is G2S a protocol for the future?

Easily extended

Event driven

Uses proven technology

G2S in the Casino Today


Server Supported Gaming First Step - remotely configuring EGMs with G2S

Using G2S, one configuration workstation can configure any manufacturer’s games

Basic G2S commands can change active games, denominations, enable or disable the EGM, etc.

Make changes from your desk or via a schedule (no more trips to every EGM)

Change one, several, or all G2S EGMs - resulting in a much more flexible slot floor

Software Download – Ability to transfer software from a content server in the Casino Server Room to an EGM on the floor


Why Download?

Download new programs to the EGM.

Peripheral software update

Managed downloads


Objectives For Software Download

Provide control of the software content on the floor from a central location

Know what is on the floor in all EGMs all the time

Agile floor configuration can rapidly adapt to changes in an operator’s business


A Word Or Two On GAT

GAT (Game Authentication Terminal) protocol is currently being used in several jurisdictions to validate game code (locally at EGM)

With the new protocols, regulators could use GAT remotely to validate game code stored in EGMs and on Code Servers

A common tool and process to authenticate all programs.

S2S in the Casino Today


BonusSystem

System to System (S2S)

HotelSystem

ProgressiveSystem

CashlessWageringSystem

PlayerTrackingSystem

AccountingSystem

Point of SaleSystem

S2S


Benefits of S2S

Standardizes communication between servers

S2S is developed with GDS and G2S, so communication with a note acceptor is available to a back-end server

Standard server protocols opens up new solutions

Supports “plug and play” for systems and peripheral devices

Standardization promotes portability, interoperability and reusability


Plug and Play for Systems

Systems move from proprietary solutions to standard communications

Vendors spend less time maintaining protocols

Easier to test a single protocol

Operator doesn’t have to wait for their version to get modified

Easy to try a new peripheral (kiosk, currency counter, POS system)

Education & Certification

Peter DeRaedt

President GSA


Education & Certification Education

GSA provides grant of $1,100,000 to the UNLV Foundation Two Assistant Professors positions in Informatics created

• Feb 1, 2007: first position filled UNLV and GSA will develop academic / educational track on GSA

standards and technology

Certification Development of On-line Certification Program GSA issues GSA SAS certificates All committees are developing certification criteria The Open Group chosen as Certification Authority


Certification Program Correct and consistent implementation of GSA’s standards

Formal process for the testing and certification of Gaming Products Testing Agencies Test Suites

Products passing certification will be published in the Certification Register on GSA’s web site

Protocol certification streamlines the regulatory process Reduces the quantity and variety of tests that must be performed

Finishing Up


Regulatory Advisory Committee RAC is a resource for the regulatory community:

Presentation of the protocolsRegulation review

Regulatory Requirements Review ProcessAssociation review of proposed regulatory requirements

relevant to GSA protocolsOnline process with all members invited to participateLaunching Spring 2007

Submit to: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


Conclusion

EGMs will be able to talk to multiple servers

More accurate info from every game

Changes made in one place, distributed to all EGMs

Casinos can try new features easily

Much more efficient casino slot operations

Much better use of resources

Easier to understand


Questions

WWW.GAMINGSTANDARDS.COM

Documents

Feb 07, 2007GLI Regulators Roundtable. Feb 07, 2007GLI Regulators Roundtable Industry Recognition Jan 5, 2007: First place for Game-to-System (G2S)