2. October 3, 2002Initial Proposal - Board of Directors1 SYSTEM-TO-SYSTEM WORKGROUP

3. October 3, 2002Initial Proposal - Board of Directors2 CHARTER The System-to-System (S2S) workgroup is charged with designing standard casino systems interface specifications, and assisting with their implementation, to reduce the engineering efforts required in developing, maintaining and enhancing customer specific casino configurations

4. October 3, 2002Initial Proposal - Board of Directors3 GOALS 1.The workgroup will develop interface standards in two areas: A.Communication between various gaming hosts (e.g., accounting, security, progressive controllers, advertising / promotion displays). B.Communication between gaming hosts and non-gaming host systems, to effect a hospitality/gaming industry solution. The work will form a mutually cooperative relationship with the hospitality industry to develop these interface standards. 2.The workgroup shall focus on using industry standards, including by not limited to TCP/IP, SSL, fully formed XML and other IP protocols for the primary protocol, and physical transport technologies, including but not limited to Ethernet and other IP transport mechanisms. 3.The workgroup will focus on definition of standardized message schemas related to moving data and the sequence of those messages. 4.The workgroup will work with acceptance by the regulatory agencies in mind.

5. October 3, 2002Initial Proposal - Board of Directors4 EXAMPLES Player Tracking to Point of Sale –Player Tracking can include table tracking, sports book, keno and bingo Player Tracking to Property Management System Slot Accounting to Player Tracking Money Counting Equipment to Slot Accounting Ticketing Systems to Slot Accounting Credit to Player Tracking

6. October 3, 2002Initial Proposal - Board of Directors5 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TO PLAYER TRACKING Populates Registration Card from Profile Profile: Name Address Phone Patron Number Etc. Request Profile Looks up account

7. October 3, 2002Initial Proposal - Board of Directors6 AND THE REVERSE…… Adds Account number for reference and card encoding Creat es account Profile: Name Address Phone Etc. Patron Number

8. October 3, 2002Initial Proposal - Board of Directors7 POINT OF SALE TO PLAYER TRACKING Card is swiped during tendering of sale. Details of Transaction: Outlet ID Patron ID Amount of Purchase Credit Points for the purchase.

9. October 3, 2002Initial Proposal - Board of Directors8 WHY STANDARDIZE? Operator Benefits Ease of integration Increased efficiency –Informtion from multiple database automatically available Guest Service –Links between Hotel, POS & Casino Servies Patron Worth –One Player Loyalty card for multiple casino sites Manufacturer Benefits Ease of integration Reduced Development and Maintenance Costs –“Off the Shelf” Technology cost effective and efficient –XML source code openly availabe, reduces engineering time by approx. 80% Faster Time to Market

10. October 3, 2002Initial Proposal - Board of Directors9 WHY XML? Rapid adoption Established presence in the Hospitality (HITIS, OTA) Platform transparent

11. October 3, 2002Initial Proposal - Board of Directors10 SPONSOR COMPANIES