GSA standards continue to be deployed globally

In Victoria, Australia, a central monitoring system will connect up to 27,500 devices, and in Ohio, a similar central monitoring system will connect up to 17,500 devices both using GSA standards. The government-run casinos in the Netherlands are embarking on the modernization of systems and the integration of their casino management tools using a Casino Management System solution implemented to use all GSA standards.

In the US, the State of Missouri, state regulators are requiring GSA’s GAT 3.5 standard for every slot supplier operating in the state. In Europe, Italy’s Amministrazione Autonoma dei Monopoli di Stato and SOGEI are requiring GSA’s S2S standard to enable cross ticketing.
“GSA standards are the future of gaming, as this wave of deployment clearly shows. Every aspect of the industry, on every continent, is embracing GSA standards, and we invite all companies to join GSA, to join those who are leading the industry to a positive new future,” said GSA President Peter DeRaedt.

The role standards will play in the future of gaming was the theme of speakers who addressed GSA’s recent Annual Meeting, held during G2E in Las Vegas. For example, three lottery regulators hit several important points during the conference including the fact that standards are critical to interoperability and improved time to market, and that having no standards results in increased risk, increased cost, and slower time to market. The Annual Meeting can be seen now on the GSA website at: http://gamingstandards.com/index.php?page=resources/videos.

The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) is an international trade association that creates benefits for gaming manufacturers, suppliers, operators and regulators. Established in 1998, GSA’s members represent a wide cross section of the global gaming industry.

GSA’s Game to System (G2S) Protocol has been named “Best Productivity-Enhancement Technology” by Global Gaming Business Magazine; one of Casino Journal magazine’s “Top 3 Most Innovative Products”; and one of Casino Enterprise Management’s “Top 10 Slot Floor Technologies.”