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Annual Meeting
April 15, 2003
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino - Las Vegas, NV
Annual Meeting Agenda
 Welcome & GSA Overview (3:00 - 3:15pm)
 Roll Call, Approval of Minutes (3:15 – 3:20pm)
 Treasurer’s Report and Review of 2003 Budget (3:20 – 3:30pm)
 2002 Accomplishments (3:30 – 3:45pm)
 Keynote speaker – Thomas Baker, IGT (3:45 – 4:15pm)
 2003 Objectives (4:15 - 4:25pm)
 Technical Update / Committee (4:25 – 5:00pm)
 Inter-Operability Program (5:00 – 5:15pm)
 Association Member Recognition (5:15 – 5:30pm)
 Questions and Answers
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Platinum Members
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Other Members
Gold:
3M Touch Systems, Atronic Americas, Cashcode Company, ELO TouchSystems,
Foxwoods Resort Casino, JCM American, Konami Gaming, Mars Electronics, MIS
Group, Money Controls, Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation (OLGC), Shuffle
Master Gaming
Silver:
AstroSys International, Austrian Gaming Industries, Boyd Gaming, Coin Mechanisms,
Ensico, Global Payment Technologies, Gold Club, Himecs Company, IDX
Incorporated, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Business Development Authority (MBDA),
Mikohn Gaming, Park Place Entertainment, Scientific Games, Sierra Design Group,
Sigma Game, Soanar, Spielo Gaming International, Station Casinos, TransAct
Technologies, Unidesa Gaming, Universal Distributing of Nevada
Affiliates:
Australian Gaming Machine Manufacturers Association (AGMMA), Casino
Management Association (CMA), European Gaming Organisation (EGO), Friedberg &
Associates, University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV)
Advisory:
Gaming Consultants International
BOLD: New Members since 2003
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Board Of Directors
Chair
Gregg Solomon
Mandalay Resort Group
Vice Chair
Rich Schneider
Acres Gaming
Secretary
Bruce Rowe
Harrah’s Entertainment
Treasurer
Fred Lychock
Shuffle Master Gaming
Julian Bucknall
Aristocrat Technologies
Joe Bailo
Atronic Americas
Mark Lipparelli
Bally Gaming & Systems
Val Levitan
CashCode Company
Ali Saffari
International Game Technology
Les McMackin
Isle of Capri
Thomas Nugent
JCM American
Steve Sutherland
Konami Gaming
Rob Siemasko
WMS Gaming
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Antitrust Reminder
Brian Herrington, Howard & Howard
Antitrust Highlights
 Don't discuss with other members your own or your competitors' prices, or elements that might affect
prices such as costs, discounts, terms of sale, or profit margins.
 Don't stay at a meeting where discussions concerning price are taking place.
 Don't make public announcements or statements about your own prices or those of competitors at
Association functions.
 Don't discuss what individual companies plan to do in particular geographic or product markets or
with particular customers.
 Don't disclose to others any competitively sensitive information.
 You Must conduct all GSA business meetings in accordance with Association rules. These rules
require that an Association staff member be present, the agenda be followed and minutes be kept.
 You Must confer with counsel before bringing up any topic or making any statement with competitive
ramifications.
 You Must send copies of all Association related documents and/or correspondence to the staff
member involved in the activity.
 You Must alert the Association staff to any inaccuracies in proposed statements to be made by the
Association on behalf of the gaming industry, particularly statements to government officials.
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Org Chart
CAT
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Roll Call and Approval
2002 Annual Meeting Minutes
Michelle Olesiejuk - Executive Director GSA
Treasurer’s Report
and 2003 Budget
Fred Lychock - Treasurer GSA
2002 Treasurer’s Report
 Revenues
$ 487,924
 Expenses
$ 478,313
 Retained Earnings
$ 124,069
 GSA 2002 Finances independently audited by:
Cote & Company, APC - Certified Public Accountants
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2003 Budget
 Expected Revenues
$ 682,700
 Expenditure
$ 672,366
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Operations
$ 503,380
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Marketing & PR
$ 81,055
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Technical
$ 52,130
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Tradeshows / Meetings
$ 35,801
 Net income
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$ 10,334
2002 Accomplishments
Gregg Solomon - Chairman GSA
Accomplishments 2002
 Technology
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GSA SAS™ 6.00 Specification adopted and released in August
GSA SAS™ 6.00 Toolkit and Test Scripts Contract awarded and under development
System to System (S2S) Protocol drafted
Reorganized committees, creating BOB, S2S and GDS Committees
BOB Protocol Development Plan approved and Protocol under development
Interoperability Center Agreement signed with Gaming Laboratories International, Inc.
 Operations
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Hired a President and a Vice President of Marketing
Hired a new association management firm
Increased fiscal reserve by $124,069
 Member Growth to 36
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New Members:
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Gold Club
IDX Incorporated
Namitech
Scientific Games
TransAct Technologies
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The Future of Gaming and
the Role of Standards
G. Thomas Baker – CEO and President IGT
2003 Objectives
Peter DeRaedt – President GSA
2003 Objectives
 Organization
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Grow membership base by 10%
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Develop Interoperability Center and ensure full operation by YE2003
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Develop GSA Certification Program
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Set organizational structure in place to support the associations objectives
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Review and propose new IP policy
 Technology
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Obtain industry support and implementation for GSA SAS™ 6.00
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Obtain funding to complete GSA SAS™ Toolkit by G2E
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Increase industry awareness and support for BOB, GDS and S2S
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Ensure BOB core standard by YE2003
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Ensure GDS standard by YE2003 for Bill Acceptor, Coin Validator, Touch
Screen
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Practical demonstration of GDS at G2E
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2003 Objectives - Update
 New Members
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3M Touch Systems
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Australian Gaming Machine Manufacturers Association (AGMMA)
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ELO TouchSystems
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Foxwoods Resort Casino
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Gaming Consultants International
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Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Business Development Authority (MBDA)
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Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation (OLGC)
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Soanar, Ltd.
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Universal Distributing of Nevada
 Organization
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ARO tools
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Web conferencing
 Gain industry support for new updated IP policy
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Membership Growth
50
47
45
40
38
Members
35
35
37
Platinum
30
Gold
25
Silver
22
20
Others
15
10
Total
8
5
0
1,998
1,999
2,000
2,001
Year
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2,002
2,003
Toolkit Funding Program
 Sponsorship levels
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Level 1: $25,000 and above
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Level 2: $10,000 - $24,999
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Level 3: $ 5,000 – $ 9,999
 Toolkit cost
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Sponsors
Free
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Non-sponsor members
$5,000
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Non-members
$7,500
 Planned toolkits for 2003
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GSA SAS™ 6.00
start 02/01/2003
delivery 8/28/2003
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GDS
start 05/01/2003
delivery 9/12/2003
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BOB
start July/2003
delivery January 2004
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Technical Committee
Updates
System-to-System
Committee
Steve Kastner – S2S Committee Chair
S2S Committee
Charter
The S2S workgroup is charged with designing standard casino systems
interface specifications, and assisting with their implementation, to reduce
the engineering efforts required in developing, maintaining and enhancing
customer specific casino configurations.
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S2S Committee
 Accomplishments:
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November, 2002
 Inaugural Operator Advisory Committee meeting held
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February, 2003
 Publication of v1.0 of standard
 Ratings
 Player Profile
 2003 Initiatives:
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April
 Initial Standardized Header format defined
 Initial Error and Exception Messaging format defined
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May
 Initial Data Dictionary database created and published to website
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June
 Ticket Validation Kiosk Interface field trial and reduction to practice
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Spring
 Count Room Equipment Interface reduced to practice
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XML Sample Message
Proprietary
<STX>SRTG^12345678^000100000^
000050000^000020000<ETX>
S2S
<SlotRating>
<PlayerID>12345678</PlayerID>
<Machine>54321</Machine>
<CoinIn>1000.00</CoinIn>
<CoinOut>500.00</CoinOut>
<Jackpots>200.00</Jackpots>
</SlotRating>
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Game Device Standard
Committee
John Boesen – GDS Committee Chair
GDS Committee
Charter
The GSA GDS Committee will define the internal communication between
the processing units of an electronic gaming device and its peripheral
equipment.
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GDS Committee
 2002 Accomplishments:
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April
 Concluded negotiations with Cypress Semiconductor
 USB development kits made freely available to GSA member companies
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July
 Released software frameworks for the Cypress USB development kits
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August
 Released beta device drivers for Microsoft Windows™ Operating Systems
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September
 Demonstrated several USB device prototypes
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November
 Defined Phase I and II deliverables
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December
 Partitioned GDS committee into device-focused workgroups
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GDS Committee
 2003 Goals / Accomplishments:
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February
 Established relationship between USB-IF and GSA GDS standards movement
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April
 Released Phase I draft specification
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May
 Deliver presentation to US regulatory bodies during Biloxi conference
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July
 Release Phase I beta test tools and cross platform device driver/API
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September
 Release Phase I final specification, test tools and driver/API
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September
 Demonstrate Phase I USB devices at G2E
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November
 Release Phase II draft specifications
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Best Of Breed
Committee
Jim Morrow/John Chamberlain – BOB Committee Co-Chairs
BOB Committee
Charter
The BOB Committee is charged with identifying and defining a worldwide
protocol for secure communication between gaming devices and gaming
systems, as well as providing tools and documentation which assist with
the implementation of the protocol.
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BOB Committee
 2002 Accomplishments:
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December
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Reorganized the committee
Received renewed support and commitment from majority of member companies
Defined Phase I commands
Defined many of the Phase II commands
 2003 Goals / Accomplishments:
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March
 Created three workgroups that will ensure specification progress
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July
 Release Phase Ia specification
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September
 Demonstrate Phase Ia at G2E in gaming machines and systems
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December
 Release Phase Ib specifications
 2004 Goals
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March
 Release simulator and test tools
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December
 Release Phase II specifications
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GSA SAS™
Committee
John Chamberlain – SAS™ Committee Chair
GSA SAS™ Committee
 2002 Accomplishments:
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July
 Released GSA SAS™ 6.00 specification
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September
 Released GSA SAS™ Operator Requirements Specification
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December to date
 Development of the Interoperability center process
 2003 Goals:
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May
 Release GSA SAS™ 6.01
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August
 Release GSA SAS™ 6.01 test tools, including:
– Simulators
– Test Scripts
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Interoperability Testing
Program Overview
PJ Stegen – Stegen & Associates
Interoperability Testing Program
 The primary purpose:
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Impartial testing facility for integration testing of GSA standards
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GSA certification compliance
 GSA Interoperability Centers (IOC) will provide:
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Self tests for GSA member and implementers
Compliance tests by GSA licensed testing agencies, such as GLI
 Standards to be tested:
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GSA SAS™
Best of Breed (BOB)
Gaming Device Standards (GDS)
System to System (S2S)
Future GSA technology standards
 Three-phase rollout:
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Phase I – GSA will work with single interoperability testing agency to get a solid toolkit
and test script product
Phase II - GSA will open the field to other testing agencies
Phase III – GSA will periodically evaluate the performance of licensed testing agencies
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Benefits of Interoperability Center
 For GSA Members and the Gaming Industry
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GSA-certified compliant products will enhance the speed of the regulatory process
Quick and efficient casino floor installations
Reduced follow up service calls
 For Regulators
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Standardized protocols reduce the quantity and variety of required testing
Reduced regulatory cycle through enhanced pre-testing during development
Enables better forensic analysis to resolve disputes
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Association Members
Recognition
Gregg Solomon and Peter DeRaedt
Five Year Membership Awards
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Additional Recognition
Gregg Solomon and Peter DeRaedt
Our Mission: GSA is an
international trade association
representing gaming
manufacturers, suppliers,
operators and regulators. We
facilitate the
Q &identification,
A
definition, development,
promotion, and implementation
of open standards to enable
innovation, education, and
communication for the benefit
of the entire industry.
Gregg Solomon and Peter DeRaedt
Looking forward to meeting
you all again at G2E