Transcript GSA 2007 Operator's Forum - Gaming Standards Association

ANNUAL MEETING 2009
Nov 18, 2009
Lyle Bell - Chairman
OPENING REMARKS
AGENDA
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WELCOME
ANTI-TRUST REMINDER
FINANCIAL REPORT
ACHIEVEMENTS
KEY GOALS
KEYNOTE
RECOGNITION
PLATINUM MEMBERS
NEW MEMBERS
 PLATINUM
 Techlink Entertainment International (Canada)
 GOLD:
 Global Gaming Research Center (Taiwan)
 Tech Results (US)
 SILVER:
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Atlantic Lottery Corporation (Canada)
Grand Vision Gaming (US)
International Games Systems (Taiwan)
Oracle (US)
WCLC Sask VLT Division
Zest Gaming (Italy)
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 DIRECTORS
2009
Lyle Bell
Bruce Rowe
Rob Siemasko
Scott Norman
Greg DeWitt
Jim Morrow
Don Doucet
Melissa Price
Adrian Marcu
Steve Sutherland
Jon Berkley
Bob McKenzie
Morrison Reyner
Tom Beauchamp
Ron MacNeil
Seminole Gaming
Chairman
Bally Technologies
Vice - Chair
WMS Gaming
Secretary
BCLC
Treasurer
AMX
Aristocrat Technologies
GTECH
Harrah’s Entertainment
IGT
Konami Gaming
Las Vegas Gaming
MEI
NCR Corporation
Penn National Gaming
Techlink Entertainment International
Scott Norman - Treasurer
FINANCIAL REPORT
FINANCIALS
2009 Projected vs. Budget
2009 (projected)
2009 (budget)
Variance
Revenues
$2,366,200
$2,474,420
(4%)
Expenses
($2,402,236)
($2,649,947)
(9%)
Net
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($ 175,527)
79%
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25%
Equity/Cash
36,036)
$ 699,252
559,761
FINANCIALS
Expenditure breakdown 2009
FINANCIALS
2010 Budget vs. 2009 Projected
2010 (budget)
2009 (projected)
Variance
Revenues
$2,384,634
$2,366,200
1%
Expenses
($2,672,544)
($2,402,236)
11%
Net
($ 287,910)
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Equity/Cash
$ 411,342
36,036)
$ 699,252
(41%)
FINANCIALS
Expenditure breakdown 2010
Peter DeRaedt - President
2009 ACHIEVEMENTS
MOVING AT THE SPEED OF BUSINESS
Tools for Members
 Rapid Response Initiative
 Promoting adoption across the globe
 Australia – Endorsement of G2S
 Maryland – RFP central monitoring
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1.3.1 VLTs shall be currently approved in a regulated North American jurisdiction and shall operate
on a universally accepted industry protocol (e.g., SAS 6.02, G2S, S2S).
5.3.1 Communications - Central System: VLTs shall operate in an on-line communications mode with
the Commission's Central System. VLTs shall support, at a minimum, the SAS 6.01 protocol and be
positioned to implement required certified GSA protocols.
 Canada: embracing GSA open standards
 Whitepapers to support the spread of knowledge
 Setting New Standards for Gaming Performance and Innovation
 Standards Certification: Opening New Doors to Industry Growth
 Web site redevelopment - interactive and informative
OPERATORS DRIVING REQUIREMENTS
Operator Advisory Committee (OAC)
 OAC priorities approved by the BOD
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S2S download capability (WAN)
G2S occupancy meter (WAN)
Daylight saving time adjustment (WAN)
Audit meters (WAN)
Player enrollment
Ability to set play limits
Additional messages to improve player communication
 OAC develops workgroups to solve industry issues
 Regional requirements workgroup focusing on responsible gaming
 Player window workgroup
 OAC commissions a Study for GSA protocols in a WAN
environment
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
COLLABORATION
Game to System
 v2.0 released that includes approved extensions
 Media Window capability
 4 extensions geared towards WAN/remote location support
 Determine storage capability of an EGM optimizing download
efficiency
 Ability to remotely cash-out an EGM
 Ability to set operating hours
 Ability to remotely reset an EGM optimizing maintenance resources
 v2.1 in development
 Improved communication processing
 New employee class
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
COLLABORATION
System to System
 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
 New name space negotiation to improve interoperability
 New service discovery feature (server info assets and requirements)
 New Client Update class
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
COLLABORATION
Gaming Device Standard & Transport
 Game Device Standard (GDS)
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GDS certification in development
Non-ASCII character support
2D Bar code support added for CityCenter
Ability to expose more device capabilities to EGM
 Transport
 Revision of Point to Point standard
 Documentation provides significantly more user information
 Certificate handling
 Offline behavior
 OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) handling
 Revision of Multi-cast standard
 Documentation significantly improved
 Added section re to IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol)
 Added clarification re UMAC and security key exchange and
rotation
ENGINEERS AT WORK
Committee Activity
JIRA Item Status 2009
JIRA Items Entered
JIRA items Resolved
Outstanding for the Year
250
Number of JIRA Items
200
150
100
50
0
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Calendar 2009
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Sep
Oct
GSA UNIVERSITY
Educating The Industry
2009
2008
Total
Students
100
69
159
Countries
33
11
38
Companies Represented
8
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9
On-Site
6
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8
Off-Site
2
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4
Countries Visited
5
1
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What is the industry saying
about GSA?
“Next generation technology products have the potential to enhance
the integrity of gaming and responsible practices. In addition to
GSA, I would like to acknowledge the contribution that the
Australian Gaming Technologies Association made to the G2S
development effort.”
Luke Freeman - Gaming Control Authority Manager Gaming Technology NSW, Australia
"Oregon Lottery believes that open architectures and standardization
are critical to the future of the gaming industry. GSA membership
gives the opportunity for gaming operators and manufacturers to
participate and contribute to this vision."
Cornell Balagot – Product Development Manager Oregon Lottery
“IGT is committed to open standards and the G2S protocol. Without
the G2S protocol, the player window would not have been possible
as the open standard that it is today.”
Adrian Marcu – VP Architecture, IGT
“Bally was charter member of GSA, and we’re pleased with the focus
on standards that the organization continues to demonstrate. The
G2S standard is groundbreaking. One of the concrete benefits to
our organization is that engineers are up to speed on the protocol
50% faster than with past protocols. This is due to the in-depth
documentation, sample messaging and reference implementations
that have been created as part of the protocol development effort.”
Walt Eisele - VP Strategic Technologies, Bally Technologies
"The Seminole’s Hard Rock Casino in Florida succeeded in large
part due to a full scale implementation of GSA's S2S protocol."
Lyle Bell, Seminole Gaming
"MotorCity Casino Hotel supports the Gaming Standards
Association and insists on standards in all its system related
purchases! Without the guidance of GSA and its members the
industry will proliferate chaos, not innovation."
David Nehra, MotorCity Casino Hotel
“WMS fully supports open standards that are core to the GSA
mission and provides operators the freedom to choose the best
solution for their operations. These new standards and
protocols enable WMS to provide exciting new enterprise
technologies and player experiences across the gaming floor
today and in the future.”
Rob Siemasko, VP Product Development
KEY GOALS
2010
 Focus on the operators community
 Focus on and support regulators
 Expand the certification program
 Expand GSA standard’s functionality to address industry
requirements
 Position GSA as the international recognized standard setting
organization
 Expand GSA’s global educational program
 Ensure that GSA is governed for maximum efficiency and
effectiveness
Frank Fantini - Fantini’s Gaming Report
KEYNOTE
RECOGNITION
THANK YOU