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The Power of One Solution
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Our Platinum Members
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Global Membership
Australasia
10%
Japan
9%
Europe
19%
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N. America
62%
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Membership Composition
Affiliates
6%
Advisors
10%
Operators/Hotel
19%
OEM
17%
Manufacturers
48%
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Moving Forward
 Members continue to support GSA – to date: $8.2M in cash
and $35M+ in additional resources
 Hired Technical Director - Marc McDermott
 Single peripheral communication solution under review
 Industry Support to Implement GSA standards by G2E
 Started to issue GSA SAS 6.01 Certificates
 Establish and support an educational track on GSA
standards and technology
 HTNG and GSA to form closer relationship - GSA to offer
protocol solutions to HTNG’s Gaming SIG
 Australian Gaming Machine Manufacturers Association
(AGMMA) recommended GSA’s G2S as the Protocol
Standard for New South Wales, Australia
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The Power of One Solution
 G2S – Game To System Solution
 Since starting the integration effort in Oct 2005 there
were 80 meetings, 310 hours of teleconference,
5150 man hours, 31 industry experts, 1000+ pages
 G2S does address solid business issues
 G2S will drive revenue
 G2S has built-in ‘cool’ features
 G2S enables tomorrow’s gaming floor today
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The Game To System (G2S)
Solution
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What Is G2S?
 The industry’s protocol for the networked casino
floor environment
 Communications between EGMs or associated
gaming equipment on the casino floor and back-end
servers
 Based on current, proven technology standards with
an emphasis on OTS Technologies such as: XML,
SOAP, SSL, etc.
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What Is G2S?
 High-speed communications between EGMs and
back-end systems (TCP/IP)
 EGMs can communicate with multiple back-end
systems over a common network
 Web Services Approach possible
 Off The Shelf (OTS) technology
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G2S Web Services Approach
Slot Floor System Config Server
Vouchers
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Bonusing
Download Server
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What Is G2S
 Different systems can manage different applications
 One Host can manage vouchers while another manages
player tracking, while another manages progressives.
 One Host may enable multiple services.
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Game To System (G2S) Protocol
G2S
Vouchers
Coin
Acceptor
Player Tracking
Coin
Hopper
Note
Acceptor
Game
Control
Printer
Slot Accounting
Progressives
Touch
Screen
Wagering
Accounts
EGM
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What is G2S?
 Consists of three independent components:
 G2S Message Standards – Sets up Communications Contains the Information
 GSA Transport Standards
• The communication infrastructure allowing the data to
be put on the wire.
• Provides Network Discovery
• Provides Network Security
 G2S Configuration/Download Standards – Provides
Remote Configuration of EGMs and software download
capability
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G2S Message Standards
 Core Classes
 Minimum for a G2S gaming machine implementation
 Six chapters – Message, Communications, Meters, Game
Play, Event Handler, Cabinet
 Application Classes
 Provide Support for Game Functions
 14 Chapters
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Application Classes
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Handpay
Coin Acceptor
Note Acceptor
Note Dispenser
Hopper
Printer
Progressive
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Voucher
Bonus
Player
WAT
GAT
Central Determination
IDReader
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G2S Message Standards
 G2S protocol based on XML
 Human readable data
 Industry standard SOAP wrapper
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G2S Message Standards
Host Request
<getDeviceMeters
deviceClass = “G2S_gameplay”
deviceId = “0”
/>
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EGM Response
<deviceMeters
deviceClass =“G2S_gameplay”
deviceId =“0” >
<simpleMeter
meterName = “G2S_wageredAmt”
meterValue = “1234” >
<simpleMeter
meterName = “G2S_egmPaidGameWonAmt”
meterValue = “1234” >
<simpleMeter
meterName = “G2S_handPaidGameWonAmt”
meterValue = “1234” >
……..
</deviceMeters>
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G2S Transport Standards
 Provides Information Security
 Provides industry standard encryption
 Automatically sets up SSL Link between EGM and Host
 Provides Network Security
 Provide recommendations for SSL Certificate Deployment
 Provides Discovery Service
 Leverages on Industry Standards such as DHCP and DNS
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G2S Configuration Standards
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Comms Configuration
 Sets up initial communication between EGM and Host
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Options Configuration
 Sets Floor Options based on Operator Requirements and
EGM configuration
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G2S Configuration Standards
 Device Configuration
 Configuration allows for device handling (adding, deleting)
at the EGM level
 Regulatory requirements can dictate Configuration
Standards
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Why G2S?
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Standard network equipment and protocols can be
used to link EGMs to back-end systems
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Increased Information Security
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Single Network Download Capability
 Single point of control for game download
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Why G2S
 Unique Subscription Capability allows increased
flexibility for information retrieval
 Provides direct access to information
 Operator server can subscribe to game events
 Allows Read Only access to Third Party data tools
 Event and State reporting functions allow for more
complete reporting of what is happening on the floor
 Configure reporting tools to provide real time information
reporting
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Why G2S
 Event driven protocol provides increased reliability
 Enhances Interoperability
 Plug and Play capability
 GSA test scripts ensure consistent testing
 GSA certified tools provide consistent test platform
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Why G2S
 GSA Certification provides EGMs with a guaranteed
level of functionality
 Certification Program displays certificates on the Internet
 Certification Program allows certification of individual
functions of systems and EGMs
 Provide a Certification Program that is accountable
to Manufacturers and Operators
 Closed loop system provides problem resolution and
reporting
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Why G2S
 GSA Certification increases casino floor productivity
by narrowing data communications issues to two
possible causes.
 Testing Laboratory error
 The Testing Tools or Scripts are not thorough enough to
adequately test the protocol
 GSA will take steps to correct the process.
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Q/A Session
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Questions from the Floor
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