ANNUAL MEETING 2015
PLATINUM MEMBERS
Adrian Marcu - Chairman
WELCOME
AGENDA
 FINANCIAL REPORT
 2015 IN REVIEW
 2016 PRIORITIES
 COMMITTEE UPDATES
 GUEST SPEAKERS
Welcome!
APEX pro gaming a.s.
Ascend Solutions Sdn Bhd
Casino Technology AD
Kobetron
Seoul National University of Science and
Technology
Combination AB
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Adrian Marcu
Mark Pace
Klaus Peltsch
Keith Wood
IGT
Scientific Games
OLGC
Aristocrat Technologies
Chairman
Vice – Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Rachel Barber
Byron Bridger
Roman Czubak
Syed Hussain
David Oh
Kevin Trombo
Jeanne-Marie Wilkins
GTECH
Atlantic Lottery Corp
Austrian Gaming Industries
Oregon State Lottery
AGLC
Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries
Isle of Capri Casinos
Keith Wood – Treasurer
FINANCIAL REPORT
FINANCIALS
2015 Budget Vs Forecast
$2,000,000
$1,800,000
$1,600,000
$1,400,000
$1,200,000
$1,000,000
$800,000
$600,000
$400,000
$200,000
$0
Revenue
Expenses
Budget
Forecast
Peter DeRaedt - President
2015 REVIEW
2015 ADOPTION SURVEY
(details available for download from www.gamingstandards.com)
 Support of G2S functionality by vendors increased 16%
 Number of EGM’s deployed that support G2S increased 15% to
265,000
 Number of EGM that support GAT increased 48% to 179,000
 143 Systems support S2S an increase of 17%
 GSA Standards Are Deployed in 77 Countries
2015 IN REVIEW
 STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
 Finalizing the industry’s first online gaming standard
 Completion of CVT1.0 and CVT2.0 toolkits supporting G2S
 Started on the development of the regulatory submission standard for
the exchange of product and approval information.
 STANDARDS ADOPTION
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Re-articulated benefits for operators and manufacturers
Published a series of Case Studies
Published the 2015 adoption survey
Published the G2S vs. SAS comparison
(details available for download from www.gamingstandards.com)
G2S vs. SAS: GIVING UP BAD HABITS
SHORT TERM PAIN FOR LONG TERM GAIN
 A SAS EGM:
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Is NOT extensible
Requires external hardware
Introduces additional points of failure
Only offers some or limited G2S functionality
Cannot natively run the PUI
Does not use open transport and security standards
 A G2S EGM:
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Is based on an extensible architecture designed to address future needs
Does NOT need any additional external system hardware
Offers a wealth of features and information
Natively supports the Player User Interface (PUI)
Is based on on open industry standards
2015 IN REVIEW
 INDUSTRY RELEVANCE
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Participated at the major tradeshows
Addressed NIGA executive board
Launched the Regulatory Committee
Board created the board advisory committee
2016 PRIORITIES
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Broaden access to the standards
Explore GSA presence in Europe
Affirm status of GSA as “Switzerland”
Support operators and regulators through independent
committees
 Facilitate the creation of solutions for industry identified challenges
 Research the benefits of interoperability agreements
 Continue to explore sustainable funding for GSA
Ethan Tower – Protocol Director
COMMITTEE UPDATES
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE UPDATES
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Every three years, GSA releases
new versions of its standards.
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The new versions contain
clarifications and corrections to
the previous version plus new
functionality.
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The new releases have been
completed by the technical
committees and are in the final
stages of the release process.
Evaluation
Development
Implementation
NEXT RELEASE
 Existing Standards
 G2S – Game to System v3.0
 EMDI – EGM Media Display Interface v3.0
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S2S – System to System v2.0
XPT – Security & Transport v2.0
GDS – Gaming Device Standards v1.3
GAT – Serial GAT v4.1
 New Standards
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PKG – Package Manifest File Format v1.0
PRF – Peripheral Manifest File Format v1.0
TGR – Trusted GAT Results File Format v1.0
NGI – Network GAT Interface v1.0
SSI – Simple System Interface v1.0
PUI – Player User Interface v1.0
THIRD-PARTY GAME INTERFACE
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Work on the Third-Party Game
Interface is nearing completion.
iGaming Console (iGC)
iGaming Platform (iGP)
Remote Game
Content (RGC)
Player Registration
Proprietary
Final comments from members are
due September 30.
TGI
Proprietary
Responsible Gaming
Promotions
Remote Game
Service (RGS)
TGI
Geo Location
Customer Service
TGI
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Supports communications
amongst iGaming Platforms,
Remote Game Servers, and
Progressive Jackpot Servers.
Launch URL
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Funds Management
Other Services
Progressive Jackpot
Service (PJS)
TGI
Revenue Reporting
REGULATORY SUBMISSION STANDARD
THANK YOU
2015 COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP
Committee
Chair
Vice Chair
GDS
Pat Gustafson
Abdul Ali
G2S
Kevin Higgins
Paul Klingensmith
S2S
Murali Venkataraman
Jeff Shepherd
Transport
Erik Petersen
Dale Buchholz
CIC
Dennis Kleppen
Ryan Popovich
OGC
Klaus Peltsch
Martin Snitkovsky
PUI
John Taylor
Dale Buchholz
Theodossios Engelis – Gaming Solutions Director (INTRALOT)
CASE STUDY
Available on GSA’s website
excellence | integrity | innovation | responsibility
IGEM OVERVIEW
FEATURES
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LOTOS Core Module
Game Management System (GMS)
Back Office
3rd Party Interfacing
Central Determination System (CDS)
Venue Management System (VMS) Basic
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Pre-Commitment
TITO - Cashless
Player Services
Jackpots Management
Venue Management System (VMS) Advanced
 SMIB (Protocol Enabler)
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COOPERATION WITH GSA
 Developed based on G2S and S2S GSA
standards
 Certified G2S Host Site Controller
 Certified EGM Interface Board Protocol
Converter to convert legacy EGMs to
G2S protocol
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CASE STUDY - OHIO
INTRALOT uses G2S to monitor 10,000 VLTs in Ohio
• INTRALOT: Technology provider to Ohio Lottery
• iGEM monitors and controls EGMs in Racinos statewide
• Offers native G2S support while protocol converters are used
for machines using SAS
 Game Authentication Function
 Monitoring & Accounting
 Remote Verification of game percentages and paytables
 Multi-host capability allows parallel operation with Casino
Management Systems.
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CASE STUDY – VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
Victoria Central Monitoring System
• Prior to 2012: two private Gaming Operators with
26.500 EGMs in 510 venues operating two legacy
systems
• Three gaming protocols: VLC Tatts, VLC Tab (very old
VLC modified protocols) and QCOM
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CASE STUDY – VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
Victoria Central Monitoring System
• The Gaming Act of 2003 :
 ended duopoly: EGM operation to pass to
individual operators / venues, as of August 2012
 regulated for an independent Monitoring Licensee
that would replace the two legacy systems with a
single modern system
• INTRALOT was awarded a 15-year Monitoring license
after an international bidding process in 2011.
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CASE STUDY – VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
Victoria Central Monitoring System
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G2S System fully compliant to Victorian Technical Standards
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Support of 3 legacy protocols with Conversion software and SMIB
G2S Classes:
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Communication
Gameplay
Voucher
Cabinet
OptionConfig
Handpay
EventHandler
Gat
Progressive
Meters
NoteAceptor
Bonus
CoinAcceptor
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CASE STUDY – VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
Victoria Pre-Commitment System
• Followed the successful implementation of the Monitoring system
• INTRALOT selected by the state of Victoria to implement a statewide Pre-Commitment (Responsible Gaming) system
• Mandatory infrastructure in all EGMs (Player Screen and card
readers)
• Includes Crown Casino in Melbourne with 2,500 EGMs and the
26,500 EGMs in 510 gaming venues
• State-wide registered player repository including player limit and
balance information
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CASE STUDY – VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
Victoria Pre-Commitment System
• G2S Classes used:
» GamePlay
» Player
» IdReader
» Informed Player (with INTRALOT Extension)
• S2S links with Crown Casino. The Casino maintains own player
registration and tracking system, while a real-time S2S link has been
developed for connection with INTRALOT’s Pre-Commitment system
• INTRALOT implemented a specific extension of informedPlayer class
of S2S to enable 2-way exchange of player session information
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Thank You!
Oliver Lynch – Director Business Development (COMTRADE)
CASE STUDY
Available on GSA’s website
THE GSA TEAM
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Michelle Olesiejuk – Executive Director ( 13 years )
Ethan Tower – Technical Director ( 12 years )
Oscar Salgado – Documentation Manager ( 2 years )
Lisa Rodriguez – Technical Project Manager ( 11 years )
18 YEARS OF INDUSTRY COLLABORATION
THANK YOU