Gaming Standards Association Welcomes Nine New Members

AMX Joins as Platinum Member; Global Membership Swells to 71

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the Gaming Standards
Association is celebrating its 10th anniversary, it is also welcoming a wealth
of new international members to its fold.
Joining as GSA's newest Platinum member is U.S.-based AMX. Hardware and
software solutions from AMX simplify the way people interact with technology.
With the increasing number of technologies and operating platforms at work and
home, AMX solves the complexity of managing this technology with reliable,
consistent and scalable systems. The company's award-winning products span
control and automation, switching, distributed audio and video, and technology
management. They are implemented worldwide in conference rooms, homes,
classrooms, network operation/command centers, hotels, entertainment venues,
broadcast facilities, among others.
"AMX has always been committed to open standards so our company is clearly
aligned with the vision and mission of GSA," says Rashid Skaf, president and
CEO. "As a leader in the AV control and automation industry, we are helping to
expand the possibilities in the gaming world as well as the hotel and
hospitality market."
Joining as a Gold member is New Wave Automation (U.S.). Joining as Silver
members are Codere S.A., (Spain), F2 Systems (Korea), International Currency
Technologies Corp. (Taiwan), Oregon Lottery (U.S.), and Nanoptix Inc.
(Canada). Additionally, SIQ (Slovenia) and Technical Systems Testing
(Australia) have joined as Advisory members.
GSA President Peter DeRaedt said, "We are excited to have such a diverse
range of companies join GSA, and we welcome them with open arms. The
international reach of our new members clearly underscores the global
relevance of our standards, across jurisdictions and across disciplines within
the gaming industry. Already their participation and additional specific
requirements will add significant functionality to the new versions of our
standards under development."
There are many benefits to membership in GSA please visit
http://www.gamingstandards.com for full details.
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 AMX; Aristocrat Technologies Inc.; Atronic
Americas LLC; AMX; 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.; American Gaming Systems; Ameristar Casinos, Inc.; Aruze
Gaming America, Inc.; Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH; Belatra Co., Ltd.; BMM
Compliance; 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; Gaming Technologies
Association; 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.; New
Wave Automation; 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; Technical Systems Testing; Transact Technologies (TACT);
Unidesa Gaming & Systems; UNLV International Gaming Institute; Video Gaming
Technologies, Inc. and Western Money Systems. For more information, visit
http://www.gamingstandards.com.
SOURCE Gaming Standards Association

Peter DeRaedt of the Gaming Standards Association, +1-775-829-2336,
pres@gamingstandards.com or Paul Speirs of Steinbeck Communications,
+1-702-413-4278, paulspeirs@cox.net, for the Gaming Standards Association