Annual Meeting
November 17, 2010
AGENDA
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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 DIRECTORS
2010
Lyle Bell
Adrian Marcu
Rob Siemasko
Scott Norman
Seminole Tribe of Florida
IGT
WMS Gaming
BCLC
Chairman
Vice – Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Greg DeWitt
Jim Morrow
Walt Eisele
Melissa Price
Steve Sutherland
Bob McKenzie
Morrison Reyner
Tom Beauchamp
Don Doucet
Ron MacNeil
AMX
Aristocrat Technologies
Bally Technology
Harrah’s Entertainment
Konami Gaming
MEI
NCR Corporation
Penn National Gaming
Spielo
Techlink Entertainment International
Scott Norman - Treasurer
FINANCIAL REPORT
FINANCIALS
2010 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%
$
37%
Equity/Cash
$ 275,761
200,950
FINANCIALS
2011 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%
$ 205,343
$ 275,761
(25%)
Equity/Cash
Peter DeRaedt - President
2010 ACHIEVEMENTS
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 REQUIREMENTS
Operator Advisory Committee (OAC)
 OAC priorities approved by the BOD
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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 REQUIREMENTS
Operator 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 REQUIREMENTS
Operator 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 COMMITTEES
Game To System - Stability
Ver
Errat
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1.0
3
1.0
4
2.0
3
2.1
Re Comments
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Foundational Standard (released April 2007)
Q1 1.0 + new functionality + clarifications
Address regulatory concern re reel tilt reporting
Improved download and configuration control
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Cert
1.0.3
1.0.4
1.0 + new functionality + clarifications
Device configuration class
Bug fixes and enhancements
2.0
2.0 + manufacturers extensions + new functionality
+ clarifications
2.1
Include OAC functionality
Address regulatory concern re reel tilt reporting
Improved download and configuration control
Device configuration class
Bug fixes and enhancements
TECHNICAL COMMITTEES
Game 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 COMMITTEES
Game To System - S2S Roadmap
Ver Err
1.4
1.5
1.6
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Q1
Comments
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 + new functionality + clarifications
• Sets the foundation for future S2S development
• Service discovery
• S2S Download (OAC)
• SDDP Development
Cert
1.4.2
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 COMMITTEES
Certification 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
Complete certification of standards – DONE!
Increase operator awareness and involvement
Encourage adoption
Educate regulators on the value of GSA certification
Expand standards functionality to address operator
requirements
6. Collaborate with other industry associations like HTNG
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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
Scott Voeller
Vice President of Brand Strategy and Advertising
MGM MIRAGE
KEYNOTE
RECOGNITION
THANK YOU