IGT has unveiled its new Service Window solution for legacy IGT 80960 video machines, demonstrating the company's commitment to the Gaming Standard Association's Game to System protocol.
This new Service Window solution, which is scheduled to be deployed later this year, is the only GSA-compliant player interface available for IGT 80960 machines.
"This new solution helps preserve operator investments. Now operators will have access to future technologies on the gaming machines they have today. And, because this solution is GSA-compliant, it gives operators more control and flexibility for the types of content distributed across the network - creating a better player experience," said Rich Schneider, executive vice president of gaming products.
"For the gaming industry, as a whole, to move to the next step in providing a more interactive and entertaining player experience, all manufacturers must be GSA and G2S-compliant and committed to open protocols. It’s just like the internet - in order to open up a world of innovative applications that evolve the gaming experience, we all need to develop and implement GSA-compliant protocols in everything we do.
"With this development, operators can now run Service Window on any G2S-compliant system. Today, sbX is the only system available that uses G2S to drive Service Window."
The Service Window provides a unique player interaction experience, right at the slot machine. When the player inserts his players club card, a special "window" slides the game screen over, providing a menu of information and services the player and operator can customise, all designed to improve the player experience.
