Gaming Standards Association Names Inside Asian Gaming Its Official Media Partner in Asia

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:00am EST

  LAS VEGAS, NV, Nov 12 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
The Gaming Standards Association, the leading standards-setting
organization and standards authority for the worldwide gaming industry,
has named Inside Asian Gaming its official media partner in Asia.

    Inside Asian Gaming seeks to provide the latest information on gaming
industry developments in Asia and a forum for industry players, investors,
policymakers and analysts to discuss emerging themes. Based in Macau, it
is the first and only publication devoted to one of the region's fastest
growing industries.

    GSA President Peter DeRaedt said, "Macau and the entire Australasia region
are critically important to the gaming industry, for both operators and
suppliers, and standards will play a key role in the region's success. We
have been impressed with Inside Asian Gaming's knowledge of standards and
their potential benefit to the region, and we are thrilled to have
established this relationship."

    Publisher of Inside Asian Gaming Kareem Jalal said, "Inside Asian Gaming
is pleased to support GSA's mission to promote open standards, which
benefit the entire industry."

    More information is available at www.gamingstandards.com and
www.asgam.com.

    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.; Bally
Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BYI); GTECH Corporation (LTO); Harrah's
Entertainment; International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT); Konami Gaming
Inc.; MEI; NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR); Seminole Tribe of Florida;
Techlink Entertainment International Ltd. and WMS Gaming Inc. (NYSE:
WMS). Other members include: 3M Touch Systems (NYSE: MMM); Ainsworth Game
Technology, Ltd.; Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission; American Gaming
Systems; Ameristar Casinos, Inc.; Aruze Gaming America, Inc.; Atlantic
Lottery Corporation; Atronic Americas LLC; Austrian Gaming Industries
GmbH; BMM Compliance; BCLC; CashCode Company Inc.; Codere, S.A.; De Vocht
Expert Services; DigiTech Systems Co., Ltd.; FutureLogic, Inc; GameLogic,
Inc.; GameTech International; Gaming Laboratories International, LLC;
Gaming Technologies Association; Giesecke & Devrient; GGS-US LTD; Global
Gaming Research Center; Grand Vision Gaming, LLC; Hydako Co., Ltd.; Intel
Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC); International Games System Co., Ltd; Intralot
S.A. (INLr.AT); Las Vegas Gaming, Inc.; Loto-Quebec; Macao Polytechnic
Institute; Manitoba Lotteries Corp.; MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM); Money
Controls; MotorCity Casino; Multimedia Games, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGAM);
Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL); Nanoptix, Inc.; New Wave
Automation; Nick Farley & Associates; NRT Technology Corporation; Ontario
Lottery & Gaming Corporation; Oracle; Oregon Lottery; Penn National
Gaming, Inc.; Scientific Games (SGMS); Shuffle Master, Inc. (NASDAQ:
SHFL); SIQ; Tabcorp Holdings Limited; Tech Results; Technical Systems
Testing; Transact Technologies (NASDAQ: TACT); UNLV International Gaming
Institute; Video Gaming Technologies, Inc.; WCLC Sask VLT Division;
Western Money Systems and Zest Gaming SpA. For more information, visit
www.gamingstandards.com.

    About Inside Asian Gaming: Inside Asian Gaming is an indispensable source
of information on Asia's booming gaming industry. Since the magazine's
launch in 2005, it has quickly become a must-read publication for industry
professionals, investors, policymakers, analysts and players throughout
the Asia Pacific region and beyond. Inside Asian Gaming is based in Macau,
Asia's premier gaming destination. It offers in-depth and authoritative
coverage of developments in both the land-based and online gaming sectors,
with content ranging from national market outlooks and financial analyses
to marketing trends and updates on new technology. For more information,
please visit www.asgam.com.

    

CONTACT:
Peter DeRaedt
Gaming Standards Association
President
Tel: +1 (775) 829-2336
E-mail: Email Contact

Paul Speirs
Steinbeck Communications
President
+1 (702) 413-4278
Email Contact

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