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Annual Meeting
November 14, 2007
Platinum Members
Agenda
• Welcome• Anti-trust Reminder• GSA Orientation• Financial Report • Achievements • Keynote• Education• Closing Remarks
Who Are We?
• GSA is a non-profit organization established in May 1998• GSA is affiliated with:
– UNLV
– Australian Gaming Machine Manufacturers Association
– Macau Polytechnic Institute
• GSA is an international organization of gaming manufacturers, suppliers, operators, vendors – Currently a total of 72 members
• GSA is funded through corporate membership dues
Vision and Mission Statement
• Vision– To be the leading standards forum that creates value by facilitating
innovation and efficiencies for the gaming community
• Mission– 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.
• Value– We will operate with integrity, fairness and transparency
– We believe that open standards benefit our industry because they provide speed to market, innovation, value and extended useful life
Global Membership
Asia10%
Europe14%
Oceania11%
Americas65%
Membership Composition
Operators/Hotel 16 22%
Manufacturers 39 54%
OEM 7 11%
Affiliates 4 6%
Advisors 5 8%
Membership Growth
8
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38 35 37
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7670 72 72
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2007 Board Of Directors
Chair Lyle Bell Seminole Tribe of FloridaVice Chair Randy Hedrick IGTSecretary Don Karrer Penn National GamingTreasurer Bob Sobczyk Ameristar Casinos
Jim Morrow Aristocrat TechnologiesKen Bossingham Atronic AmericasBruce Rowe Bally TechnologiesDerrik Khoo Sin Huat E-Genting HoldingsTim Stanley Harrah’s EntertainmentSteve Sutherland Konami GamingJon Berkley Las Vegas GamingTom Peck MGM MirageBrendan O’Connor Multimedia GamesTom Galanty Progressive GamingRob Siemasko WMS Gaming
John Hilbert Future LogicBob McKenzie MEI
Standards
Financial Report
Financials 2007 Budget vs. 2006 Audited
2007 (budget) 2006 (audited)
Revenues $2,056,220 $2,147,836
Expenses $2,304,075 $2,051,112
Net ($ 247,855) $ 96,742
Retained Earnings $ 172,252 $ 420,107
Source data: 2007 September financials
Financials 2007 Projected vs. Budgeted
2007 (projected) 2007 (budgeted) Variance
Revenues $2,146,878 $2,056,220 4%
Expenses ($2,044,816) ($2,304,075) -11%
Net $ 102,062 ($ 247,855) 141%
Retained Earnings $ 522,169 $ 172,252 203%
Liability ($ 538,000) ($ 538,000)
Equity + Liability ($ 15,831) ($ 365,748) 95%
Source data: 2007 September financials
Expenditure Breakdown 2007
Tradeshow & Meetings
3%
Technical Development
25%
Operational46%
Marketing7%
Grants19%
Certification 0%
Source data: 2007 September financials
Key 2008 Goals
• S2S Standard Update– Hire an S2S Technical Director
• Ensure a Single Toolkit for G2S Standard– Provide a subsidized toolkit to regulators
• Drive international adoption of standards– Partner with MPI: knowledge transfer, adoption of standards
– Australia, South Africa – adoption of standards
• Continue to support key GSA programs– Certification
– Education (UNLV)
• Support goals through a necessary increase in member dues by 7% – Silver membership increase: $ 1,400
– Gold membership increase: $ 2,100
– Platinum membership increase: $ 5,250
Financials Three Years Forecast
2007 (projected) 2008 2009 2010
Revenues $2,146,878 $2,118,000 $2,118,000 $2,118,000
Expenses ($2,044,816) ($2,429,672) ($2,303,377) ($2,187,615)
Net $ 102,062 ($ 311,672) ($ 185,377) ($ 69,615)
Retained Earnings
Previous Year $ 420,107 $ 522,169 $ 210,497 $ 25,119
Equity $ 522,169 $ 210,497 $ 25,119 ($ 44,496)
Liability ($ 538,000) ($ 179,000)
Liabilities+ Equity ($ 15,831) $ 31,497 $ 25,119 ($ 44,496)
Source data: 2007 September financials
Financials Three Years Forecast With Dues Increase
2007 (projected) 2008 2009 2010
Revenues $2,146,878 $2,262,550 $2,262,550 $2,262,550
Expenses ($2,044,816) ($2,429,672) ($2,303,377) ($2,187,615)
Net $ 102,062 ($ 167,122) ($ 40,827) $ 74,935
Retailed Earnings
Previous Year $ 420,107 $ 522,169 $ 355,047 $ 314,219
Equity $ 522,169 $ 355,047 $ 314,219 $ 389,154
Liability ($ 538,000) ($ 179,000)
Liabilities+ Equity ($ 15,831) $ 176,047 $ 314,219 $ 389,154
Source data: 2007 September financials
Financials 2008 Budget vs. 2007 Projected
2008 (budget) 2007 (projected)
Variance
Revenues $2,262,550 $2,146,878 5%
Expenses ($2,429,672) ($2,044,813) 19%
Net ($ 167,122) $ 102,065
Retailed Earnings
Previous Year $ 522,169 $ 420,107
Equity $ 355,047 $ 522,169
Liability ($ 179,000) ($ 538,000) -67%
Liabilities + Equity $ 176,047 ($ 15,831) 1212%Source data: 2007 September financials
Expenditure Breakdown 2008
Grants15%
(down from 19%)
Tradeshow & Meetings
2%(down from 3%)
Certification 3%
(up from 0%)
Marketing6%
(down from 7%)
Technical Development
31% (up from 25%)
Operational43%
(down from 46%)
Source data: 2007 September financials
Industry Recognition
• Jan 05, 2007 – Global Gaming Business– G2S: Top honors as Best Productivity- Enhancement Technology
• Jan 22, 2007 - IGWB– G2S: one of the top 3 gaming products of the year
• Apr 25, 2007 – Casino Enterprise Management– G2S: Slot Floor Technology Award
• May 3, 2007 - UNLV – The UNLV foundation honors Gaming Standards Association with
membership in The Benefactor Society of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
• May 24, 2007 – Casino Journal– G2S: Silver award in top 20 most innovative gaming products of the year
2006
2007 Achievements
2007 Achievements
• Developed a Sunset strategy for SAS• Demonstrated GSA Standards Interoperability at G2E• Developed UNLV GSA Certified Engineer Program
• Established liaisons with regulator communities – US, South Africa, Australia, Europe
• Continued to improve standards to support business needs - organized operator forums and established Operators Advisory Committee
• Established board subcommittees (certification, marketing)• Continuing development of a world-class certification process
– GSA has enhanced its certification program to be International by adopting an ISO 17025 requirement for recognized Testing Laboratories
• International committee meetings Europe / Asia
2007 Achievements - Technical
• GDS Standard– The GDS Connector Standard was approved
– All the GDS peripheral device standards have been revised and are in the final stages of Membership approval
• Administrative changes
• Changes due to errors discovered during implementation
• Transport Standard– The Point to Point Transport protocol was approved by the membership
– The Transport Committee released new versions of G2S and S2S WSDLs allowing developers more flexibility in data compression options
2007 Achievements - Technical
• S2S Standard– S2S version 1.2.6 was approved by the membership
• documentation improvements and enhanced reliability– S2S version 1.3 was developed and released for Member Comments and
is the final stages of Membership approval. • Includes enhanced functionality for existing classes• Includes 4 additional classes: Bonus, Progressive, Pass Through and
Authorization
• G2S Standard– G2S Version 1.0.3 was approved by the committee
• Provides numerous corrections based on early development• Provides the “development base” for current applications
– G2S version 1.1 is being completed and will be sent to sent for Member Comment in December
• Adds the Device Configuration class• Provides numerous infrastructure improvements such as namespace
negotiation and enhanced error handling
Industry Update
Keynote
Jay Walker
Walker Digital LLC
Certified Engineer Program
Dr. Hal Berghel
Associate Dean Howard Hughes College of Engineering
Director School of Informatics
Certified G2S Engineers
• Mark Arnold• Jelani Brandon• Alan Chisholm• Randy Graham• Ron Gogan• Jeff Greulich• Georgi Kolarov• June Light• Chris Mitchell• John Padgett• Bernard Paquet• George Pee• Moises Prat• Paul Ruas• David Smiley
Program Schedule 2008
Jan 14 Overview of the G2S Protocol GSA 010
GSA 110
Jan 15 - 18 Basic Game Play with G2S GSA 111
Jan 28 – Feb 01 Advanced Topics in G2S GSA 112
Feb 12 An Executive Briefing on GSA Protocols GSA 001
Feb 13 An Executive Overview of G2S GSA 010
Feb 26 An Executive Overview of S2S GSA 020
Mar 04 An Executive Overview of Transport and Security GSA 030
GSA 130
Mar 05 - 07 Advanced Transport and Security Protocol GSA 131
Mar 10 Overview of the G2S Protocol GSA 010
GSA 110
Mar 11 - 14 Basic Game Play with G2S GSA 111
Mar 24 - 28 Advanced Topics in G2S GSA 112