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Seminole Hard Rock Casino Adopts New Standards

LAS VEGAS – (PRESS RELEASE) -- The Seminole Tribe of Florida has announced it is implementing GSA's landmark Best of Breed (BOB) and System-to-System (S2S) protocols at its Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Seminole Casino properties in Florida. The Tribe selected GSA's BOB and S2S standard for the 6,000-game operation because the Tribe wanted to have an open, non-proprietary standard for its casinos.

The implementation required manufacturers to license GSA's standards. BOB and S2S standards are available free of charge to its members and is also available for licensing to non-members.

Seminole Tribe Sr. Vice President of Information Technology Lyle Bell said, "As operators, we believe open standards are the right path for our future. Open standards give operators incredible flexibility to serve customers in the best way they see fit, without operators having to conform to manufacturers' protocol demands. We are very pleased in particular that IGT licensed S2S and will soon be connected to our Bally/SDG central determination and TITO system as well as the Bally Casino Marketplace system."

GSA Board Chairman Gregg Solomon said, "Having the Seminole Tribe select the BOB and S2S open standards sends a very positive signal to the entire gaming industry that the time for standards has arrived. The point that an operator took full control of their gaming floor and required suppliers to meet operator demand is significant and an encouraging forecast. In the near future, we can expect more operators, such as Mandalay Resort Group, to embrace open standards, controlling their gaming floors and serving their customers better than ever before."

BOB and S2S standardize communication protocols, enabling machines and systems of different manufacturers to communicate correctly with each other. BOB ensures secure communication between gaming devices and gaming systems by defining the application layer. S2S runs parallel to BOB, and creates a standard where gaming and non-gaming systems from across the casino/hotel can interface.

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