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Annual Meeting

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

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Annual Meeting

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  1. Annual Meeting November 14, 2007

  2. Platinum Members

  3. Agenda • Welcome • Anti-trust Reminder • GSA Orientation • Financial Report • Achievements • Keynote • Education • Closing Remarks

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Global Membership

  7. Membership Composition

  8. Membership Growth

  9. 2007 Board Of Directors Chair Lyle Bell Seminole Tribe of Florida Vice Chair Randy Hedrick IGT Secretary Don Karrer Penn National Gaming Treasurer Bob Sobczyk Ameristar Casinos Jim Morrow Aristocrat Technologies Ken Bossingham Atronic Americas Bruce Rowe Bally Technologies Derrik Khoo Sin Huat E-Genting Holdings Tim Stanley Harrah’s Entertainment Steve Sutherland Konami Gaming Jon Berkley Las Vegas Gaming Tom Peck MGM Mirage Brendan O’Connor Multimedia Games Tom Galanty Progressive Gaming Rob Siemasko WMS Gaming John Hilbert Future Logic Bob McKenzie MEI

  10. Standards

  11. Financial Report

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. Expenditure Breakdown 2007 Source data: 2007 September financials

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. Expenditure Breakdown 2008 Source data: 2007 September financials

  20. 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

  21. 2007 Achievements

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. Industry Update

  26. Keynote Jay Walker Walker Digital LLC

  27. Certified Engineer Program Dr. Hal Berghel Associate Dean Howard Hughes College of Engineering Director School of Informatics

  28. 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

  29. Program Schedule 2008

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