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Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2010
AGENDA
FINANCIAL REPORT
ACHIEVEMENTS
KEY GOALS
KEYNOTE
RECOGNITION
PLATINUM MEMBERS
NEW MEMBERS
GOLD
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas (US)
DR Gaming Technology Europe (Belgium)
Isle of Capri Casinos (US)
SILVER
Cadillac Jack (US)
Hermes Softlab (Slovenia)
AFFILIATE
European Casino Association (Belgium)
QALab (Australia)
MISSION STATEMENT
The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) is an international trade
association that creates benefits for gaming manufacturers,
suppliers, operators, and regulators.
We facilitate the identification, definition, development, promotion
and implementation of open standards to enable innovation,
education, and communication for the benefit of the entire
industry.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS2010
Lyle Bell Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman
Adrian Marcu IGT Vice – Chair
Rob Siemasko WMS Gaming Secretary
Scott Norman BCLC Treasurer
Greg DeWitt AMX
Jim Morrow Aristocrat Technologies
Walt Eisele Bally Technology
Melissa Price Harrah‟s Entertainment
Steve Sutherland Konami Gaming
Bob McKenzie MEI
Morrison Reyner NCR Corporation
Tom Beauchamp Penn National Gaming
Don Doucet Spielo
Ron MacNeil Techlink Entertainment International
FINANCIAL REPORT
Scott Norman - Treasurer
FINANCIALS2010 Projected vs. Budget
2010 (projected) 2010 (budget) Variance
Revenues $1,968,024 $2,315,084 (15%)
Expenses ($2,229,924) ($2,651,794) (16%)
Net ($ 261,899) ($ 336,710) 22%
Equity/Cash $ 275,761 $ 200,950 37%
FINANCIALS2011 Budget vs. 2010 Projected
2011 (budget) 2010 (projected) Variance
Revenues $1,924,200 $1,968,025 (2%)
Expenses ($1,994,618) ($2,229,922) (10%)
Net ($ 70,418) ($ 261,897) 73%
Equity/Cash $ 205,343 $ 275,761 (25%)
2010 ACHIEVEMENTS
Peter DeRaedt - President
MOVING AT THE SPEED OF BUSINESS
Growing support for GSA standards
Illinois: must use GSA to communicate with central system – in
legislation
Maryland, Oregon recommend/require GSA standards in RFP‟s
Canadian jurisdictions recommend/require GSA standards in RFP‟s
Austrian Government
Belgium gaming board
Asia
Incorporated GSA Asia Limited
Extended our relationship with MPI for another 3 years in Macao
Created a new MOU with MPI to support the creation of Gaming
Technology Education program in Macao
Created additional revenue by supporting knowledge transfer program
OPERATORS DRIVING REQUIREMENTSOperator Advisory Committee (OAC)
OAC priorities approved by the BOD
S2S download capability (WAN): addressed in S2S v1.6
G2S occupancy meter (WAN): addressed in G2S v2.1
Daylight saving time adjustment (WAN): addressed in G2S v2.1
Audit meters (WAN): addressed in G2S v2.1
Player enrollment: addressed in G2S v2.1
Ability to set play limits: addressed in extension
Additional messages to improve player communication: in G2S v2.1
OAC developed workgroups to solve industry issues
Informed Player workgroup: focusing on allowing players to make
decisions on play: addressed in G2S v2.1
Player User Interface (PUI) workgroup
OPERATORS DRIVING REQUIREMENTSOperator Advisory Committee (OAC)
OAC commissioned a Study for GSA protocols in a WAN
environment
Radical Blue Gaming Study shows G2S to be suitable for WAN
environment
Study based on current operator requirements
G2S bandwidth calculated from user requirements
GTECH bandwidth study shows G2S to be suitable for WAN
environment
Study based on actual data from a WAN operation
Bandwidth usage derived from GTECH DXS protocol – to - G2S
protocol conversion.
OPERATORS DRIVING REQUIREMENTSOperator Advisory Committee (OAC)
Operators are opening new territory for GSA standards
GSA Board approved an evaluation of PUI templates
Templates provide common look and feel across different
manufacturer‟s platforms
Templates can reduce the support requirements for manufacturers
Allows for certification of template implementation
GSA BOD approved an evaluation of the concept of Display capability
sets
Defined sets of software (browser, Flash, plug-ins, etc) that facilitate
the function of the PUI
Provided easier development of operator or third party PUI content
development
Reduces support requirements for manufacturers
TECHNICAL COMMITTEESGame To System - Stability
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Comments Cert
1.0 3 Y Foundational Standard (released April 2007) 1.0.3
1.0 4 Q1 1.0 + new functionality + clarifications
Address regulatory concern re reel tilt reporting
Improved download and configuration control
1.0.4
2.0 3 Y 1.0 + new functionality + clarifications
Device configuration class
Bug fixes and enhancements
2.0
2.1 2.0 + manufacturers extensions + new functionality
+ clarifications
Include OAC functionality
Address regulatory concern re reel tilt reporting
Improved download and configuration control
Device configuration class
Bug fixes and enhancements
2.1
TECHNICAL COMMITTEESGame To System – G2S Extensions
G2S 2010 Extensions to v1.0.3 provide new capability quickly
Extension 1F provides remote cash out capability (WAN Support)
Extension 1G provides informed player support to allow for players to
make decisions on game play
Extension 1H adds pause, resume and abort capabilities for software
download (WAN support)
Extension 1I adds enhanced remote game configuration capabilities
TECHNICAL COMMITTEES Game To System - G2S v2.1
v2.1 in development
Incorporates current Operator committee requirements:
Audit meters
Occupancy meter
Remotely set daylight savings time changes
Provide support for Informed Player Choice programs
Support for PUI
Incorporate all existing extensions for WAN and Casino operations
TECHNICAL COMMITTEESGame To System - S2S Roadmap
Ver Err Rel Comments Cert
1.4 2 Y 1.0 + new functionality + clarifications
• Service Discovery to automatically configure S2S
servers
• PropertyInfoclass allows an operator to standardize
information across multiple properties
• Employee class consolidates employee information
• InformedPlayer class provides the ability to provided
player activity to a central system for analysis
• Hotel reservation class allows the hotel system to
send a player‟s reservation information to a CMS
1.4.2
1.5 Q1 1.4 + new functionality + clarifications
• Sets the foundation for future S2S development
• Service discovery
1.6 • S2S Download (OAC)
• SDDP Development
TECHNICAL COMMITTEES System to System – S2S
Architectural committee decided to progressively change S2S
v1.4 released to member comments
Multiple technical improvements
New tax form class to automate form completion
Incorporate existing extensions (GAT / financialTransaction classes)
v1.5 in development
Updated classes to be more extensible and easier to maintain
New service discovery feature (server info assets and requirements)
TECHNICAL COMMITTEES Gaming Device Standard - GDS
Game Device Standard (GDS)
GDS certification targeted for Q1/2011
Added new connector Type for integral devices
Non-ASCII character support
Ability to indicate international character support
Ability to expose more device capabilities to EGM
TECHNICAL COMMITTEESCertification Program
G2S
EGM certification for v1.0.3 completed
Host certification for v1.0.3 completed
S2S
Certification for v1.2.6 completed (2009)
Certification for v1.3.1 completed (2009)
Certification for v1.4.1/1.4.2 completed
Transport
Point to Point certification program completed
Multicast certification program completed
GDS
GDS certification program (targeted Q1/2011)
2011 KEY GOALS
2011 KEY GOALS
1. Complete certification of standards – DONE!
2. Increase operator awareness and involvement
3. Encourage adoption
4. Educate regulators on the value of GSA certification
5. Expand standards functionality to address operator
requirements
6. Collaborate with other industry associations like HTNG
What is the industry saying
about GSA?
Operators
“With GSA standards, we no longer have to spend time and money
creating IT „fixes‟ and „patches‟ try to get proprietary protocols to talk to
each other. We can now redirect those savings to better serve our
customers”
Lyle Bell - Seminole Tribe of Florida
Regulators
”We specify GSA standards because they give us improved monitoring
capabilities, including remote software validation, direct machine access
and enhanced encrypted information exchange. We see it as a benefit for
both operators and the vendors since we can better focus our development
efforts on serving our customers by offering them a wider array of games
and entertainment experiences based on G2S protocols rather than having
to spend time and money on writing to proprietary protocols."
Cornell Balagot - Video Product Manager, Oregon Lottery
Suppliers
“The fact remains that our customers have many other entertainment
options besides gaming, however the GSA standards empower us to
develop floor-wide products and applications that can create new
exciting and entertaining experiences not currently available on the
casino floor.“
Rob Siemasko - VP Product Development, WMS Gaming
KEYNOTE
Scott Voeller
Vice President of Brand Strategy and Advertising
MGM MIRAGE
RECOGNITION
THANK YOU