Program Tests SAS; Soon Will Test BOB, S2S

LAS VEGAS -- The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) has developed and launched a compliance testing program for its standards. Effective immediately, GSA members can submit requests for SAS(TM) 6.01 testing compliance through the organization's website, gamingstandards.com. In the near future, members will also be able to test against the recently released Best of Breed (BOB) and System-to-System (S2S) standards, as well as the upcoming Gaming Device Systems (GDS) and future GSA standards.


GSA compliance will assure manufacturers, operators and regulators that equipment has been tested and complies with GSA standards. The compliance testing program gives GSA members access to an impartial testing facility for integrated testing of GSA standards, and compliance with GSA standards is tested independently against pre-defined test scripts.


GSA President Peter DeRaedt said, "While it is important to note that compliance is a performance benchmark, and not a regulatory approval, we believe the compliance testing program is another valuable benefit to GSA membership."


Testing and compliance will allow products to bear the GSA Compliant seal. Being GSA compliant will decrease time to market and allow for more efficient installations in the gaming environment. Compliance will also reduce follow-up service calls, the quantity and variety of required testing, the regulatory cycle with enhanced pre-testing, and enable better forensic analysis that will allow more efficient dispute resolution.


Currently GSA is developing a BOB tool kit. After its release, GSA members will be able to request BOB compliance testing, as is currently allowed with the GSA SAS 6.01 Tool Kit.


Meanwhile, GSA is providing its landmark GSA SAS(TM) 6.01 Tool Kit, in addition to review copies of the BOB and S2S standards, to gaming regulators, free of charge. GSA Board Chairman Gregg Solomon said, "From its inception, GSA has been committed to bettering the industry. We have done so with the SAS(TM) Tool Kit, and it makes perfect sense to follow through in our goal to improve the industry by supplying the Tool Kit to regulators free of charge. It is the right thing to do, and will help to further needed standardization."


The milestone GSA SAS(TM) 6.01 Tool Kit enables game developers and manufacturers to deliver SAS(TM) 6.01 on a more rapid basis. SAS(TM) is currently the core of communication in the casino, and the tool kit allows implementation of the protocol both on the game and system level prior to submitting it to testing authorities and shipping to operators.


About the Gaming Standards Association (GSA): The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) is an international trade association representing 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. Since its incorporation on May 6, 1998, GSA has grown to 64 members representing a wide cross section of the global gaming industry. Platinum members include Aristocrat Technologies Inc.; Bally Gaming and Systems (AGI); Harrah's Entertainment (HET); Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. (ISLE); Konami Gaming Inc.; Mandalay Resort Group (MBG); Seminole Tribe of Florida; and WMS Gaming Inc. (WMS). Other members include: 3M Touch Systems (MMM); AGMMA -- Australasian Gaming Machine Manufacturers Association; Alliance Gaming Services; AstroSys International Ltd.; Atronic Americas LLC; Atronic Systems; BMM North America; Cadillac Jack; Caesars Entertainment; CashCode Company Inc.; Casino Management Association; Casino Technology AD; Coin Mechanisms Inc.; Cory Investments, Ltd.; Elo Touchsystems; European Gaming Organization; Flint & K, Inc.; Foxwoods Resort Casino; Friedberg & Associates; GameTech International, Inc. (GMTC); Gaming Consultants International; Gaming Laboratories International, Inc; Giesecke & Devrient; GGS-US LTD; Global Payment Technologies Inc. (GPTX); Glory USA Inc.; Gold Club; Greektown Casino LLC; GTECH Corporation (GTK); Himecs Co, Ltd.; Hyatt Gaming Services, LLC; International Currency Technology; Intralot S.A. (INLr.AT); JCM American Corporation; Kare Technology; Loto-Quebec; Mars Electronics International; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Business Development Authority; Mikohn Gaming Corporation (MIKN); Molex Incorporated (MOLX and MOLXA); Money Controls; Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL); Nick Farley & Associates; NRT Technology Corporation; Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation; Renaissance Casino Solutions, Inc.; Revive Partners, LLC; R. Franco USA; Scientific Games (SGMS); SGC-Link Corporation; Spielo; Transact Technologies (TACT); Unidesa Gaming & Systems; Universal Distributing of Nevada; UNLV International Gaming Institute; and Video Gaming Technologies, Inc. For more information, visit www.gamingstandards.com.


Source: Gaming Standards Association

CONTACT: Peter DeRaedt, President of Gaming Standards Association,
+1-775-829-2336, or pres@gamingstandards.com; or Paul Speirs, President of
Steinbeck Communications, +1-702-413-4278, or paulspeirs@cox.net, for Gaming
Standards Association


Web site: http://www.gamingstandards.com/

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