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Accounting Funds Transfer (AFT) | A type of electronic funds transfer used in SAS-protocol-based development. The Game To System equivalent of AFT is Wager Account Transfer (WAT). |
AFT | See Accounting Funds Transfer. |
Application Level | |
Associated Data | |
Asynchronous Message Processing |
B
C
Cashable Credits | |
Central Server | Larger servers where centralized databases and consolidating applications reside. Central servers are most commonly used in central determination (Class II) environments. |
Certification |
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DSL | |
E
Edge Server | An application that communicates with EGMs, Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) and kiosks (for example, ticketing kiosks).Edge servers typically provide central game determination or other functions for a subset (or all) of the EGMs (and other devices) on the gaming floor. |
EFT | See Electronic Funds Transfer. |
EGM | See Electronic Gaming Machine. |
Electronic Funds Transfer | A type of electronic funds transfer between the EGM and host system used in SAS-protocol-based development. The Game To System equivalent of AFT is Wager Account Transfer (WAT). |
Electronic Gaming Machine | |
Engine | |
Ethernet | |
Event Subscription |
F
Flash | |
File Transfer Protocol | See FTP. |
FTP |
G
G2S | See Game To System. |
Gaming Standards Association (GSA) | Governing body, comprised of gaming vendors, test labs and regulatory agencies, for the development of gaming industry messaging standards. The messaging protocols developed by GSA include the Game To System protocol, System To System protocol and Gaming Device Standard. |
Game To System (G2S) | |
GSA | See Gaming Standards Association. |
Guest |
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Host | |
High-Speed Network | |
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Interoperability | |
J
K
keepAlive | |
L
Load Testing | |
M
meter subscription | |
module | |
N
Network | |
Networked Gaming | |
Non-Cashable Credits |
O
Open Standard Protocol | |
Owner | |
P
Package | Software package containing one or more modules that are used by the Download class to transfer media between the Software Download Distribution Point (SDDP) and an EGM. |
Promo | See Promotional Credits. |
Promotional Credits | |
Proprietary Protocol | |
Protocol | |
PUI | Player User Interface. |
Q
R
Registered Host | |
S
S2S | See System To System. |
SAS | See Slot Accounting System. |
Server-Based Gaming | |
Slot Accounting System | 1. Proprietary messaging protocol for communications between an EGM and a slot accounting management system. The Game To System (G2S) protocol is an open-source, web-services-based replacement for SAS.2. Collection of applications that manage EGM transactions, collect transaction data, generate reports based on transaction data and performs accounting functions. |
Slot Machine Interface Board | |
SMIB | See Slot Machine Interface Board. |
Stack | |
Subscribe | See Event Subscription and Meter Subscription. |
System To System |
T
Accounting Funds Transfer (AFT) | A type of electronic transfer used in SAS protocol based development |
AFT | See Accounting Funds Transfer. |
Application (App) |
U
Uniform Resource Locator | Specifies the location of a resource and the mechanism for retrieving that resource. For example: https://www.radblue.com |
URL | See Uniform Resource Locator. |
V
Voucher | |
W
WAT | Wager Account Transfer. G2S and S2S class that manages the transfer of electronic funds between an EGM and host system. |
Web Services | Web-based Application Programming Interfaces (API) that are accessed through HTTP requests to a host system running the requested application services. |
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XML | Extensible Markup Language. Open-source textual data format that is read by GSA protocols. |