Spielo’s Intelligen Central System first ever to receive G2S Product Certification

To achieve GSA Certification, products must pass rigorous tests conducted by a qualified ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory and be proven to correctly implement functionality within a GSA standard.

The GSA, the world’s foremost standards-setting organization for the gaming industry, issued the certification on September 20, 2012. As a result, these Spielo International products, developed for the distributed video lottery terminal (VLT) and venue markets, now bear the GSA Certified mark.
The certification was issued to Spielo International for its Intelligen Central System, the Distributed Game Management (DGM) application v2.2, and iLink site controller v2.2, which has been tested and certified for the Game to System (G2S) protocol.

The products successfully passed Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) testing to ensure that they use the protocol and interoperate with Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs) according to the GSA’s standards. GLI is a qualified ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory and is trusted throughout the international gaming industry to independently provide testing, inspection and certification services. 

“This certification proves that Spielo International walks the walk when it comes to open standards,” said its Senior VP and COO Victor Duarte. “It means customers can be confident that the G2S protocol has been implemented on the Intelligen system exactly the way the GSA intended. As a result, we can deploy the system in a multi-vendor environment quickly and efficiently, offering full interoperability with other suppliers’ GSA-enabled EGMs. “We’re grateful to the GSA and to our customers for the work they’ve done to promote and support open standards in our industry.”

“This is a landmark day in the gaming industry,” said GSA President Peter DeRaedt. “This was a true coming together, as certification would not have been possible without the significant work completed by our committee members, all volunteers from the GSA member companies, without whose commitment, dedication, and perseverance, this outcome would not have been achieved. This was an incredible example of all facets of the industry working together and this will be another launching point for a new phase of our industry.”

Spielo International is a Platinum Member of the GSA, with representation on a number of technical committees. In July 2010, the Intelligen Central System was the first G2S-compatible system in the distributed VLT market to be deployed in the field. By 2013, 79 % of the firm’s Intelligen deployments around the world will be providing the benefits of G2S to its public gaming customers.

As part of its ongoing support of the GSA, Spielo International’s Duarte will be the keynote speaker at the GSA’s Annual Meeting in the Bellini Room at the Sands Convention Centre in Las Vegas on October 3 at 11 a.m. He will be discussing how the GSA’s standards have translated into success in the global lottery market. The meeting is open to the public.

Intelligen offers stable, secure command and control capabilities uniquely tailored to operators of distributed and venue VLT environments, based on more than 20 years of proven central system experience. It interoperates with a wide range of VLTs using multiple protocols, including the Game to System (G2S) open standard protocol.

GSA Certification ensures correct and consistent GSA protocol implementation. Based on the Internation¬al Standards Organization (ISO) 17025, the program consists of internationally recognized testing procedures with actual test requirements developed by GSA members.

GLI has been testing products to GSA protocol requirements since the inception of GSA’s Certification Program. GLI Sr. Director of Engineering Dave Daniels said, “The G2S protocol is complex, and to promote interoperability, all products must be implementing the protocol properly. Ensuring the desired interoperability requires testing by GLI's experienced test engineers and subject matter experts, and we are very happy to have played a key role in this process.  GLI is proud to be a part of this important milestone and anticipate that this will be a catalyst for the continued success of the GSA Certification program leading to better interoperability between products used by casino operators.”

More information about the GSA Certification program at: www.gamingstandards.com. This week, GSA is present at G2E in booth number 5028.