Moving from SAS to G 2 S

Moving from SAS to G 2 S & S 2 S November 17, 2008

The Topics • • ? ? ? SAS will not be enhanced after December 31, 2009 Industry will migrate to G 2 S & S 2 S 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, Motor. City 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.

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Historic Approach to Adding Functionality Slot Floor System Vouchers Config Download

G 2 S (Web Services) Approach

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 City. Center 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 S 2 S devices Voucher Manager Coin/Bill Counters Progressive Note Acceptor Point of Sale Slot Accounting Coin Hopper Kiosks Player Tracking Coin Acceptor Property Mgmt Game Control Printer Touch Screen GDS G 2 S S 2 S Gaming Device Standard Game-to-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 G 2 S, 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 (G 2 S) Protocol G 2 S Vouchers Coin Acceptor Player Tracking Coin Hopper Note Acceptor Game Control Printer Slot Accounting Progressives Touch Screen Wagering Accounts EGM Host Systems

What Is G 2 S? • 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 (G 2 S 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: – G 2 S Message Standards – G 2 S Transport Standards – G 2 S Configuration Standards

Here is How SAS Works Today [Looks like hex to me…]

This is How G 2 S Works Host Request EGM Response [A little easier to understand]

System to System (S 2 S) Protocol S 2 S Voucher Manager Coin Acceptor Kiosks S 2 S Coin Hopper Point of Sale Player Tracking Note Acceptor Game Control S 2 S Coin/Bill Counters Slot Accounting Printer S 2 S Touch Screen Progressive S 2 S Class II Servers EGM Host Systems and other S 2 S devices

Benefits of S 2 S • Standardizes communication between servers and devices • With S 2 S, G 2 S, 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, G 2 S and S 2 S exist today?

What is the migration strategy for an existing casino? • • Understand your strategy Determine what you want to do when Determine what is necessary to accomplish it Evaluate • • • 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/G 2 S or both? • Do your games support GDS? • If not G 2 S are they upgradeable? • Does your system support – S 2 S – G 2 S – Ethernet • Does your SMIB support SAS & G 2 S? • Do the systems you want to connect support S 2 S?

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

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GSA Certification Program • Process for the testing and certification of products for the correct and consistent implementation of GSA’s standards – An ISO 17025+ 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 ISO 17025+GSA scope accredited • Demonstrate their competence • Ensures Quality – Accreditation Body • • • Belong to an International Organization Issue 17025 Accreditation to Test Labs Accreditations are Internationally recognized Competence verified through conformance to ISO 17011 Employ Assessors (with GSA protocol knowledge) to evaluate Test Labs • Ready to test products for GSA Compliance • GSA Certification program went live on June 2 nd

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 – – – GSA sponsored G 2 S Certified Engineer program with UNLV 33 students enrolled at UNLV since July 2007 25 were certified for G 2 S 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. • • • 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

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