Transcript GSA 2007 Operator's Forum - Gaming Standards Association

Moving from SAS to G2S & S2S
November 17, 2008
The Topics
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SAS will not be enhanced after December 31, 2009
Industry will migrate to G2S & S2S
How will we live in a dual protocol world
What is the migration strategy for an existing casino
What do you need to know when developing a new casino
Moderator: Bruce Rowe – Bally Technologies
Panel Members: Paul Tjoumakaris, Seminole Tribe of Florida
Ethan Tower, GSA
Walt Eisele, Bally Technologies
David Nehra, MotorCity Casino
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.
Platinum Members
www.gamingstandards.com
Who Are We?
Who Are We? – New Members
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Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (Canada)
AMX (US)
Euro Games Technology (Bulgaria)
F2 Systems (Korea)
Hydako (Japan)
Intel Corporation (US)
International Currency Technologies (Taiwan)
Manitoba Lotteries Corporation (Canada)
Nanoptix (Canada)
NCR Corporation (US)
New Wave Automation (US)
Oregon Lotteries (US)
SIQ (Slovenia)
Technical Systems Testing (Australia)
www.gamingstandards.com
Historic Approach to Adding
Functionality
Slot Floor System
Vouchers
Config
Download
G2S (Web Services) Approach
Progressive
System
Bonus
System
Player
Tracking
System
Cashless
Wagering
System
EGM Configuration
Application
Accounting
System
G2S
Ethernet
G2S
SAS
SMIB
How Far Away Is The Dream From
Being Realized?
• Foundational technologies agreed upon
• Vendors are implementing GSA Standards
• Most operators are making or planning network
infrastructure investments
• Seminole Tribe and Pechanga are using GSA standards
• MGM CityCenter requested vendors to support GSA
Standards
• Business technology evolution vs Consumer technology
revolution
• Networked gaming is a journey NOT a point in time
Standards
GSA Standards
EGM
Host Systems and other S2S devices
Coin
Acceptor
Coin
Hopper
Note
Acceptor
Voucher
Manager
Kiosks
Player
Tracking
Point of
Sale
Slot
Accounting
Coin/Bill
Counters
Progressive
Property
Mgmt
Game
Control
Printer
Touch
Screen
GDS
G2S
S2S
Gaming Device Standard
Game-to-System
System-to-System
Gaming Device Standard (GDS)
Protocol
Coin
Acceptor
GDS
Coin
Hopper
Note
Acceptor
Game
Control
Printer
Touch
Screen
EGM to Peripherals protocol
Benefits of GDS
• Standardizes communications between EGM and its
peripheral devices
• Easily change between peripherals from different vendors
• Plug and Play USB communication
• Peripheral device provides detailed information to EGM
• Coupled with G2S, peripheral device info is sent to the host
systems
• Device commands (and code) can be sent from host
systems through the EGM to the peripheral device
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
Host Systems
What Is G2S?
• The industry’s protocol for the networked casino floor
environment
• Communications between EGMs and back-end servers
• Based on current, proven technology standards; XML,
SOAP, Web Services, etc.
• Expandable from low-speed (G2S messages between an
EGM and SMIB over a serial link) to very high-speed
communications (EGM to multiple back-end servers over
Ethernet)
• Consists of three independent components:
– G2S Message Standards
– G2S Transport Standards
– G2S Configuration Standards
Here is How SAS Works Today
[Looks like hex to me…]
This is How G2S Works
Host Request
EGM Response
<getMeters>
<getPerfMeters
meterName="coinIn"
themeId = “sum”
paytableId=”sum”
denomId=“all”
/>
</getMeters>
<meterInfo metertype =“onDemand”>
<perfMeter
Metername="coinIn"
denomid=”5”
meterValue=“50015”/>
<perfMeter
Metername="coinIn"
denomid=”25”
meterValue=“1003525”/>
<perfMeter
Metername="coinIn"
denomid=”100”
meterValue=“2504100” />
</meterinfo>
[A little easier to understand]
System to System (S2S) Protocol
S2S
Voucher Manager
Coin
Acceptor
Kiosks
S2S
Coin
Hopper
Point of
Sale
Player Tracking
Note
Acceptor
Game
Control
S2S
Coin/Bill
Counters
Slot Accounting
Printer
S2S
Touch
Screen
Progressive
S2S
Class II
Servers
EGM
Host Systems and other S2S devices
Benefits of S2S
• Standardizes communication between servers and devices
• With S2S, G2S, and GDS, note acceptor info is available to
a back end server
• Standard server protocols open up new solutions
• Supports “plug and play” for systems and peripheral
devices
 Interfacing - all components speak the same language
 Integrating - Custom solutions are developed for each new
conversation
• Standardization promotes portability, interoperability and
reusability
How will we live in a dual protocol
world?
SAS will stop being enhanced on December 31,2009.
• What does this mean to me as an operator?
• What happens to what I already have?
– Games
– Infrastructure
– Systems
– Approvals
– Employees
How will we live in a dual protocol
world?
So we will have an environment with two protocols
for some time.
• How long do we expect this to be?
• How will systems and games work together in this
environment?
• Are there any examples of how this has worked in the
past or where SAS, G2S and S2S exist today?
What is the migration strategy
for an existing casino?
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Understand your strategy
Determine what you want to do when
Determine what is necessary to accomplish it
Evaluate
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Games state
SMIB state
Network state
Computer room readiness
Systems state
Employee readiness
• Skill
• Will
What do you need to know
when developing a new casino?
• Is your network designed for the future?
– Ethernet and Category 6 plus
• Are the games SAS/G2S or both?
• Do your games support GDS?
• If not G2S are they upgradeable?
• Does your system support
– S2S
– G2S
– Ethernet
• Does your SMIB support SAS & G2S?
• Do the systems you want to connect support S2S?
What Can I do That I Couldn’t Do
Before?
• Dynamic Content
• More than one system talking to your machine
• Event driven not polling driven
• Not bandwidth constrained if you have an Ethernet floor
• Any system can understand/subscribe to a machine event
and use it in a unique way
• More meters with continuous access to the meter
information ….Data you need when you want it
• Dynamic revenue management
• Recall logs can support combination/experience level
analysis …. Inside the game experience
What Can I do That I Couldn't Do
Before?
• Supports foreign currency in the same machine by
downloading exchange rate
• Allows for the use of private currency
• Enables remote management of hand pays to get
customers back in action faster
• Printer becomes network addressable for multiple uses
• Printer templates can be downloaded at will
• Machines can be linked to multiple progressive controllers
• Progressive contribution meters for reconciling progressives
• A game can be told when a tracking session should be
created and accounted for
What Can I do That I Couldn't Do
Before?
• Manual authentication codes on tickets will allow for higher
integrity in outage situations
• Game Authentication can be done system wide
– Interrogation
– Verification
– Auditing
www.gamingstandards.com
GSA Certification Program
• Process for the testing and certification of products for the
correct and consistent implementation of GSA’s standards
– An ISO17025+ Accredited Test Lab attest that a product is
conformant to a GSA standard
– GSA Certification Authority issues a certificate for that product
– A public record is added to the GSA certification registry
• GSA Compliance testing is NOT Regulatory Approval
GSA Recognized Test Labs
• Test Labs
– Required to be ISO17025+GSA scope accredited
• Demonstrate their competence
• Ensures Quality
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Belong to an International Organization
Issue 17025 Accreditation to Test Labs
Accreditations are Internationally recognized
Competence verified through conformance to ISO17011
Employ Assessors (with GSA protocol knowledge) to evaluate Test
Labs
• Ready to test products for GSA Compliance
• GSA Certification program went live on June 2nd
Educational Support
• Hired Line Robichaud as Educational Director
• GSA offers an Executive and in-depth technical training
program on all our standards
• Macau Polytechnic Institute / GSA Asia Office June 2,2008
– Education throughout Asia
– GSA presence
• History
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GSA sponsored G2S Certified Engineer program with UNLV
33 students enrolled at UNLV since July 2007
25 were certified for G2S
17 were certified for Transport & Security
6 countries, 20 companies
Operator Involvement
• Become part of the community that is re-defining gaming
• Join GSA’s Operator Advisory Committee
– Casino Class:
• This class is designed to provide a universal database interface to allow
a multi-property, multi-jurisdictional operation to be able to communicate
operation information in a standardized manner amongst sister
properties and with a central management location.
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Directly influence the products, its features and quality
Ask vendors about GSA protocol progress
Insist on GSA certified products
Become an intelligent consumer
Support our on-going initiatives
– Standards development, Education, Certification
Thank You!