Future directions in SAS September 20 2002

Future directions in SAS September 20, 2002

SAS 6. 00 IS AN INDUSTRY STANDARD • The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) has adopted the SAS 6. 00 protocol as an industry standard • Advanced Funds Transfer (AFT) is based on over 9 years of research and development in cashless gaming • AFT expands on the successes from EZ Pay and other ticketing technology • Full support for the protocol is available for all manufacturers through GSA

SAS 6. 00 Workgroup Accomplishments • Release of the SAS 6. 00 specification • Provided framework for the interoperability center agreement • Created a framework to categorize each different portion of SAS protocol functionality • Provided the basic foundation to establish a certification system

Ticketing with SAS 6. 00 • Promotional tickets allow casinos to easily distribute promotional funds to players • Machines can print tickets for outstanding promotional credit balances during a cashout – Two tickets are printed: – One for the cash money on the machine – One for the promotional money on the machine

ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER • AFT is the latest technology for transferring funds between systems and games • AFT allows for bi-directional transfers of both promotional and cash funds • Complies with all adopted and proposed regulations

ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER • AFT includes provisions for recalling the last 100 transactions at the gaming machine • AFT messages include a 20 digit transaction ID which facilitates easier reconciliation of disputes • Every step of the transaction is traceable throughout the entire system using the transaction ID

ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS • Promotions: – Promotional cards to reward patrons for loyalty – Promotional transfer from an account for automatic point redemption – Patron may send promotional funds back to the system for storage and use at another machine – Promotional credits may be playable only, or they may be redeemable for cash

ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS • Special event tickets • AFT systems can be used to generate special promotional tickets at the gaming machine; examples include: • Birthday Tickets

ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS • Special event tickets • Anniversary Tickets • Other Special Event Tickets

ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS • Cash Transfers: – Live, cash money may be added or removed from an account at the cashiers cage – The player may add money to the machine, and transfer it to the system for storage and later retrieval – Money can be transferred from the players account on the system to a gaming machine – Money can be redeemed at an automated redemption kiosk

ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS • Debit Cards: – AFT provides the framework to deliver funds from a bank account to the player at the slot machine

ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS • Receipts – The player can request a receipt as a condition of the transaction, and the machine will print a receipt using the embedded printer – Receipts will provide positive confirmation that a transaction actually occurred