Inside Asian Gaming

May 2014 inside asian gaming 75 G aming Laboratories International will spotlight a wide range of services and tools at this year’s G2E Asia, highlighted by a number of innovations developed with a keen eye on the unique needs of Asia’s markets. “The ‘Asian market’ is so richly diverse,” says Ian Hughes, vice president of Global Services for the world’s largest gaming laboratory. “Each individual jurisdiction has its own unique excitement and challenges, and that is why we believe it is so important for us to have the large presence in the region that we do. It is important for us and for our clients that we have ‘boots on the ground’ so that we are able to give the best possible service and the best possible counsel to our clients throughout the region.” From GLI Asia’s Macau hub that presence extends as far as Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. It was, in fact, the first full gaming testing laboratory in the market and the first in Asia to be certified for ISO/ISE 170025:2005. “We have had a great deal of success across the entire region, and our business continues to grow exponentially in established markets as well as in emerging markets,” Mr Hughes notes. “Most recently, we assisted Philippine regulators in developing the PAGCOR [Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corporation] Technical Standard for Electronic Gaming Machines.” It speaks directly to the unparalleled range of independent network and information security assessments GLI is able to provide clients around the world. Proving Ground Powerful new tools allow GLI to localize its global expertise They encompass lottery testing, gaming device and systems testing, online gaming systems and security testing, rule writing and consultation and professional services. GLI is “unsurpassed” in these fields, in Mr Hughes’ view, and all will be on full display at G2E Asia 2014. Highlights will include GLI Link and Point.Click.Transfer. The patented GLI Link syncs up nicely with the requirements of individual markets by allowing GLI’s experts to test devices against systems from any of its global locations. Before GLI Link, suppliers had to physically ship devices for testing. Now they simply bring them to their local GLI lab. This saves time, saves money and speeds time to market. Then when testing and certification are complete they can take advantage of the exclusive Point.Click.Transfer service to move previously certified products into jurisdictions around the world with the click of a mouse. The company also will be talking up GLiCloud, which was introduced at G2E Asia 2013 to provide a whole new level of access by which regulators can track an entire gaming floor’s software and hardware and the compliance status of all components. It’s cloud-based, as the name says, designed to allow users to tap into GLI’s global data base in real time so that their information is always up to date and accurate. It provides oversight and reporting of activities and tasks, and it’s entirely automated to eliminate human error. Significantly, it also links to GLI Mobile, the downloadable app GLI Link syncs up nicely with the requirements of individual markets by allowing GLI’s experts to test devices against systems from any of its global locations. Before GLI Link, suppliers had to physically ship devices for testing. Now they simply bring them to their local GLI lab. introduced in Asia’s markets in 2012 to allow regulators and suppliers alike to access GLI’s data base on the go, facilitating 24/7 access to the lab in a secure, password-protected environment. Combined, these are powerful tools for clients to avail themselves of the scale and flexibility of GLI’s worldwide reach. The company guides 65 standards for technical competence in the gaming, wagering and lottery industries and maintains 20 laboratories in Asia, Africa, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe and North America and South America. It is the only global organization of its kind to hold US and international accreditations for compliance with ISO/IEC 17025, 17020. The company is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with services in more than 455 jurisdictions. Visit GLI at S tand #439 “It is important for us and for our clients that we have ‘boots on the ground’ so that we are able to give the best possible service and the best possible counsel to our clients throughout the region.” Ian Hughes , vice president of Global Services, GLI G2E ASIA 2014