Gaming Standards Association News
Lottery Companies See Benefits of GSA Membership
Oregon State Lottery Latest to Join GSA
LAS VEGAS, April 28 PRNewswire-USNewswire — Casino operators and gaming manufacturers around the world have been reaping the benefits of membership in the Gaming Standards Association (GSA), including lottery operators. Now, GSA is proud to welcome the Oregon State Lottery to its global membership of more than 70 members.
"There are numerous benefits to GSA membership for lotteries," said GSA President Peter DeRaedt. "Lotteries benefit by having an early say in development of protocols that will be critical to their success. These open GSA standards will allow them to make prudent investments in scalable solutions allowing them to grow in different directions. At the same time these open standards offer them interoperability and an exit strategy."
In addition to new member Oregon State Lottery, other lottery-related GSA members are British Columbia Lottery Association, Intralot and Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.
GSA Technical Director Marc McDermott said, "What we hear from our lottery members is, 'We want an open standard with the features we need so we can offer competitive products in our target market.' And GSA membership allows lotteries, and all GSA members, to participate in the development of the protocols so they can keep ahead of the competitive curve."
DeRaedt will be speaking at the SMART-Tech Conference in Charleston, South Carolina on April 29 at 10:30 a.m. EDT. His presentation will focus on the benefits for U.S. lotteries of open networks and the G2S protocol.
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.
GSA's new Game-to-System (G2S) Protocol has been named "Best Productivity-Enhancement Technology" by Global Gaming Business Magazine, one of the "Top Three International Gaming Products" by IGWB Magazine; one of Casino Journal magazine's "Top 3 Most Innovative Products"; and one of Casino Enterprise Management's "Top 10 Slot Floor Technologies."
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.; MEI; MGM MIRAGE (MGM); Progressive Gaming International Corporation (PGIC); Seminole Tribe of Florida; and WMS Gaming Inc. (WMS). Other members include: 3M Touch Systems (MMM); Ainsworth Game Technology, Ltd.; AGMMA - Australasian Gaming Machine Manufacturers Association; American Gaming Systems; Ameristar Casinos, Inc.; Aruze Gaming America, Inc.; Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH; Belatra Co., Ltd.; BMM North America; British Columbia Lottery Corporation; CashCode Company Inc.; Casino Technology; Codere, S.A.; DigiDeal Corp.; DigiTech Systems Co., Ltd.; Elixir Group, Ltd.; Euro Games Technology; F2 Systems, Inc.; Foxwoods Resort Casino; GameLogic, Inc.; GameTech International; Gaming Consultants International; Gaming Laboratories International, Inc; Giesecke & Devrient; GGS-US LTD; GTECH Corporation (LTO); Incredible Technologies, Inc.; International Currency Technologies Corporation; Intralot S.A. (INLr.AT); Jofemar, S.A.; Las Vegas Gaming, Inc.; Macao Polytechnic Institute; Money Controls; MotorCity Casino; Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL); Multimedia Games, Inc. (MGAM); Nanoptix, Inc.; Nick Farley & Associates; Nidec Sankyo Corporation; NRT Technology Corporation; Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation; Oregon Lottery; Penn National Gaming, Inc.; PokerTek, Inc.; Rocket Gaming Systems; Scientific Games (SGMS); Shuffle Master, Inc.(SHFL); SIQ; Station Casinos, Inc.; Tabcorp Holdings Limited; Transact Technologies (TACT); Unidesa Gaming & Systems; UNLV International Gaming Institute and Video Gaming Technologies, Inc. For more information, visit http://www.gamingstandards.com.
SOURCE Gaming Standards Association
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