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Future directions in SAS

September 20, 2002

SAS 6.00 IS AN INDUSTRY STANDARD

• The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) has adopted the SAS 6.00 protocol as an industry standard

• Advanced Funds Transfer (AFT) is based on over 9 years of research and development in cashless gaming

• AFT expands on the successes from EZ Pay and other ticketing technology

• Full support for the protocol is available for all manufacturers through GSA

SAS 6.00 Workgroup Accomplishments

• Release of the SAS 6.00 specification

• Provided framework for the interoperability center agreement

• Created a framework to categorize each different portion of SAS protocol functionality

• Provided the basic foundation to establish a certification system

Ticketing with SAS 6.00

• Promotional tickets allow casinos to easily distribute promotional funds to players

• Machines can print tickets for outstanding promotional credit balances during a cashout

– Two tickets are printed:

– One for the cash money on the machine

– One for the promotional money on the machine

ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER

• AFT is the latest technology for transferring funds between systems and games

• AFT allows for bi-directional transfers of both promotional and cash funds

• Complies with all adopted and proposed regulations

ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER

• AFT includes provisions for recalling the last 100 transactions at the gaming machine

• AFT messages include a 20 digit transaction ID which facilitates easier reconciliation of disputes

• Every step of the transaction is traceable throughout the entire system using the transaction ID

ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS

• Promotions:– Promotional cards to reward patrons for loyalty

– Promotional transfer from an account for automatic point redemption

– Patron may send promotional funds back to the system for storage and use at another machine

– Promotional credits may be playable only, or they may be redeemable for cash


• Special event tickets

• AFT systems can be used to generate special promotional tickets at the gaming machine; examples include:

• Birthday Tickets


• Special event tickets

• Anniversary Tickets

• Other Special Event Tickets


• Cash Transfers:– Live, cash money may be added or removed from an account at the

cashiers cage

– The player may add money to the machine, and transfer it to the system for storage and later retrieval

– Money can be transferred from the players account on the system to a gaming machine

– Money can be redeemed at an automated redemption kiosk


• Debit Cards:– AFT provides the framework to deliver funds from a bank account to

the player at the slot machine


• Receipts– The player can request a receipt as a condition

of the transaction, and the machine will print a receipt using the embedded printer

– Receipts will provide positive confirmation that a transaction actually occurred


• Receipts– The player can request a receipt as a condition

of the transaction, and the machine will print a receipt using the embedded printer

– Receipts will provide positive confirmation that a transaction actually occurred