I’ve read several times in interviews and articles by casino folks that the cost of moving their slot floor to G2S seems overly daunting, complicated and expensive for the return on investment. While their concerns are understandable in light of the old paradigm, the beauty of G2S is that it isn’t an “all or nothing” …
Power User’s Toolbox: Automated testing meets G2S EGMs
One of the difficulties of an industry that uses multiple proprietary messaging protocols is the dirth of good test tools specific to each protocol. In-house solutions are often not all they’re cracked up to be, and even when they work well, they can be difficult to keep up-to-date. The only alternative, then, has been labor-intensive testing procedures that require lots of gum and shoestring to …
Physical challenge! Russ talks G2S with CEM magazine
Russ Ristine, a leading expert on GSA protocols, will be discussing G2S with Casino Enterprise Management magazine today in an online interview for their Tech Check show (noon PST/2pm CST). To listen in as well as participate, go to: http://cemaudioedge.com/episode/tech-check-russ-ristine Get your questions ready! The phones will be open for you to call in and test Russ’s knowledge of …
G2S: How to get there from here
If you haven’t already, you’ll soon have to start making decisions about adding G2S to your world—measuring its potential against other capital improvements and making sure that the decisions you make will give your property excellent positioning in the years to come. – Russ Ristine, G2S: How to Get There from Here In this month’s …
The practical benefits of a G2S networked gaming floor
Now that G2S-based technologies are hitting the market, we are frequently asked to explain the benefits of a G2S gaming floor network. Before you can understand the potential benefits, you must understand that G2S is just the enabler: High-speed, open, Internet-style communications just won’t work on the SAS-based gaming floor of today, so we need …
