GSA Reveals
New Protocol Name
Integrating protocols to create
a single industry solution, the Gaming Standards
Association today announced the new name of
the combined Best of Breed (BOB) Version 1.1
and IGT's SuperSAS(TM) protocols. The new protocol
will be known as the Game-to-System, or G2S,
protocol. The name was chosen to give an accurate
description of the protocol, bringing clarity
to the industry as to what the protocol encompasses.
Engineers
have been working steadily over the past few
months to combine the best elements of the BOB
and SuperSAS protocols to create G2S, and the
new combined protocol is expected to be released
in April 2006 as a single industry solution.
Operators
are embracing the idea of the combined protocol.
Lyle Bell, Senior VP of IT with the Seminole
Tribe of Florida and Chairman of GSA, said,
"The combined protocol really is the best
of both worlds, and is better than either protocol
alone. It's flexible, efficient, and brings
the casino floor of the future to life today."
John
Boushy, SVP for Harrah's Entertainment and GSA
Secretary, said, "G2S is a tremendous step
forward for the industry because G2S moves the
industry forward in the same direction, not
divided between protocols with separate potentials.
Hopefully this will result in more rapid innovation,
lower R&D costs for suppliers, improved
regulatory approval times, and more choice for
casino operators."
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