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Future directions in SAS. September 20, 2002. SAS 6.00 IS AN INDUSTRY STANDARD. The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) has adopted the SAS 6.00 protocol as an industry standard Advanced Funds Transfer (AFT) is based on over 9 years of research and development in cashless gaming
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Future directions in SAS September 20, 2002
SAS 6.00 IS AN INDUSTRY STANDARD • The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) has adopted the SAS 6.00 protocol as an industry standard • Advanced Funds Transfer (AFT) is based on over 9 years of research and development in cashless gaming • AFT expands on the successes from EZ Pay and other ticketing technology • Full support for the protocol is available for all manufacturers through GSA
SAS 6.00 Workgroup Accomplishments • Release of the SAS 6.00 specification • Provided framework for the interoperability center agreement • Created a framework to categorize each different portion of SAS protocol functionality • Provided the basic foundation to establish a certification system
Ticketing with SAS 6.00 • Promotional tickets allow casinos to easily distribute promotional funds to players • Machines can print tickets for outstanding promotional credit balances during a cashout • Two tickets are printed: • One for the cash money on the machine • One for the promotional money on the machine
ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER • AFT is the latest technology for transferring funds between systems and games • AFT allows for bi-directional transfers of both promotional and cash funds • Complies with all adopted and proposed regulations
ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER • AFT includes provisions for recalling the last 100 transactions at the gaming machine • AFT messages include a 20 digit transaction ID which facilitates easier reconciliation of disputes • Every step of the transaction is traceable throughout the entire system using the transaction ID
ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS • Promotions: • Promotional cards to reward patrons for loyalty • Promotional transfer from an account for automatic point redemption • Patron may send promotional funds back to the system for storage and use at another machine • Promotional credits may be playable only, or they may be redeemable for cash
ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS • Special event tickets • AFT systems can be used to generate special promotional tickets at the gaming machine; examples include: • Birthday Tickets
ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS • Special event tickets • Anniversary Tickets • Other Special Event Tickets
ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS • Cash Transfers: • Live, cash money may be added or removed from an account at the cashiers cage • The player may add money to the machine, and transfer it to the system for storage and later retrieval • Money can be transferred from the players account on the system to a gaming machine • Money can be redeemed at an automated redemption kiosk
ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS • Debit Cards: • AFT provides the framework to deliver funds from a bank account to the player at the slot machine
ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS • Receipts • The player can request a receipt as a condition of the transaction, and the machine will print a receipt using the embedded printer • Receipts will provide positive confirmation that a transaction actually occurred
ADVANCED FUNDS TRANSFER POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS • Receipts • The player can request a receipt as a condition of the transaction, and the machine will print a receipt using the embedded printer • Receipts will provide positive confirmation that a transaction actually occurred