G2S Standard Named 'Best Productivity-Enhancement Technology'
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 14 months of unprecedented
cooperation between gaming manufacturers and operators across the globe has
resulted in the Gaming Standards Association's being named best in show at
the recent Global Gaming Expo.
GSA's revolutionary Game-to-System (G2S) protocol was named "Best
Productivity-Enhancement Technology" by an independent panel of judges in
the fourth annual Gaming & Technology Awards. The awards were presented by
Global Gaming Business magazine and Spectrum Gaming Group and recognize
excellence in innovation and practical application in all gaming
disciplines.
GSA President Peter DeRaedt said, "On behalf of all our members and
committee participants who made this a reality, I am thrilled that our
association has received this prestigious industry award. It is a great
honor for all of us. We have been working very hard over the past eight
years to bring standards to the gaming industry, and all our committees
have set and accomplished high-reaching goals over the past year. Now, to
be recognized by the industry in this way is very gratifying."
G2S is a standardized communication protocol enabling secure
communications between gaming devices and systems. G2S integrates GSA's BOB
and IGT's SuperSAS(TM) protocols. The new protocol features important
elements that existed neither in BOB nor in SuperSAS. G2S is the result of
years of collaborative work between worldwide gaming manufacturers,
suppliers and operators.
G2S will allow the industry to migrate to downloadable games and other
new technology, such as client/server games, Intranet and Internet
environments, while still maintaining the games of today, well into the
future. The protocol is now available for download at GSA's website,
http://www.gamingstandards.com .
About the Gaming Standards Association (GSA): 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. Since its
incorporation on May 6, 1998, GSA has members representing a wide cross
section of the global gaming industry. Platinum members include Aristocrat
Technologies Inc.; Atronic Americas LLC; Bally Technologies, Inc. (BYI);
E-Genting Holdings Sdn Bhd; FutureLogic, Inc; Harrah's Entertainment (HET);
International Game Technology (IGT); Konami Gaming Inc.; Mars Electronics
International; MGM Mirage (MGM); Multimedia Games, Inc. (MGAM); Progressive
Gaming International Corporation (PGIC); Rocket Gaming Systems; 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; American Gaming Systems; Ameristar
Casinos, Inc.; Aruze Gaming America, Inc.; Atronic Systems; Austrian Gaming
Industries GmbH; Belatra Co., Ltd.; BMM North America; Bounty Limited;
British Columbia Lottery Corporation; Cadillac Jack; CashCode Company Inc.;
Casino Technology; Cummins-Allison Corporation; Cyberview Technology
(CYBS); Cyberdyne Systems, Inc.; Dakota Nation Gaming Enterprise; Digital
Dynamics Software, Inc.; DigiTech Systems Co., Ltd.; Euro Games Technology;
Flint & K, Inc.; Foxwoods Resort Casino; GameLogic, Inc.; Gaming
Consultants International; Gaming Laboratories International, Inc; Giesecke
& Devrient; GGS-US LTD; Global Payment Technologies Inc. (GPTX); GTECH
Corporation (GTK); Himecs Co, Ltd.; Hotel Technology Next Generation; Hyatt
Gaming Services, LLC; Incredible Technologies, Inc.; Intralot S.A.
(INLr.AT); JCM American Corporation; Jofemar, S.A.; Money Controls;
MotorCity Casino; Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL); Nick Farley &
Associates; Nidec Sankyo Corporation; NRT Technology Corporation; Ontario
Lottery & Gaming Corporation; Penn National Gaming, Inc.; Radical Blue
Gaming, Inc.; R. Franco USA; Scientific Games (SGMS); Shuffle Master,
Inc.(SHFL); Summit Amusement & Distributing, Ltd.; Transact Technologies
(TACT); Unidesa Gaming & Systems; UNLV International Gaming Institute;
Video Gaming Technologies, Inc; Viejas Casino and Western Money Systems.
For more information, visit http://www.gamingstandards.com .
SOURCE Gaming Standards Association
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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
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