2010 Annual Meeting R5 Bs

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Annual Meeting November 17, 2010

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AGENDA

FINANCIAL REPORT

ACHIEVEMENTS

KEY GOALS

KEYNOTE

RECOGNITION

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PLATINUM MEMBERS

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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)

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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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BOARD OF DIRECTORS2010

Lyle Bell Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman

Adrian Marcu IGT Vice – Chair

Rob Siemasko WMS Gaming Secretary

Scott Norman BCLC Treasurer

Greg DeWitt AMX

Jim Morrow Aristocrat Technologies

Walt Eisele Bally Technology

Melissa Price Harrah‟s Entertainment

Steve Sutherland Konami Gaming

Bob McKenzie MEI

Morrison Reyner NCR Corporation

Tom Beauchamp Penn National Gaming

Don Doucet Spielo

Ron MacNeil Techlink Entertainment International

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FINANCIAL REPORT

Scott Norman - Treasurer

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FINANCIALS2010 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%

Equity/Cash $ 275,761 $ 200,950 37%

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FINANCIALS2011 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%

Equity/Cash $ 205,343 $ 275,761 (25%)

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2010 ACHIEVEMENTS

Peter DeRaedt - President

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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

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OPERATORS DRIVING REQUIREMENTSOperator Advisory Committee (OAC)

OAC priorities approved by the BOD

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

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OPERATORS DRIVING REQUIREMENTSOperator 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.

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OPERATORS DRIVING REQUIREMENTSOperator 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

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TECHNICAL COMMITTEESGame To System - Stability

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1.0 3 Y Foundational Standard (released April 2007) 1.0.3

1.0 4 Q1 1.0 + new functionality + clarifications

Address regulatory concern re reel tilt reporting

Improved download and configuration control

1.0.4

2.0 3 Y 1.0 + new functionality + clarifications

Device configuration class

Bug fixes and enhancements

2.0

2.1 2.0 + manufacturers extensions + new functionality

+ clarifications

Include OAC functionality

Address regulatory concern re reel tilt reporting

Improved download and configuration control

Device configuration class

Bug fixes and enhancements

2.1

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TECHNICAL COMMITTEESGame 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

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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

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TECHNICAL COMMITTEESGame To System - S2S Roadmap

Ver Err Rel Comments Cert

1.4 2 Y 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

1.4.2

1.5 Q1 1.4 + new functionality + clarifications

• Sets the foundation for future S2S development

• Service discovery

1.6 • S2S Download (OAC)

• SDDP Development

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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)

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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

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TECHNICAL COMMITTEESCertification 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)

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2011 KEY GOALS

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2011 KEY GOALS

1. Complete certification of standards – DONE!

2. Increase operator awareness and involvement

3. Encourage adoption

4. Educate regulators on the value of GSA certification

5. 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?

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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

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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

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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

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KEYNOTE

Scott Voeller

Vice President of Brand Strategy and Advertising

MGM MIRAGE

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RECOGNITION

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THANK YOU