GBG’s Technical Protocol and Operating Standards
“driving innovation in technology to meet the industry’s challenges”

  • What’s enabling Ticket In Ticket Out (TiTO) on gambling machines in the UK ?..…GBG’s Technical Standards.

  • What’s enabling efficient and effective consumer friendly promotional activity on gaming machines in most Licensed Gambling Premises?……….GBG’s Technical Standards.

  • What’s enabling (digital) cashless play on gaming machines in pubs?…..GBG’s Technical Standards.

By joining the Gambling Business Group you will have access to, and input into, a suite of Technical Protocols and Operating Standards developed by the GBG with, and for, its members.

  • GBG’s Technical Standards are adopted by all primary machine manufacturers and system suppliers in the UK.

  • Having one set of common Protocols across all electronic gaming terminals and systems allows for cost effective machine management and promotional solutions to be deployed in licensed gambling premises.

  • GBG’s Technical Standards allows operators of all mainstream gaming machines to use one common system for TiTO and machine management in licensed gambling premises

 

Technical Protocols & Operating Standards

 

Ratified by GBG members as the standard for:

GBG Cashless TiTO (Web Services) Technical Standard Printing and redemption of common (either cash or debit card purchased) tickets for playing gaming machines. This function is at the gaming machines &/or pay stations
GBG Promotional Non-Cashable (Web Services) Technical Standard Printing and redemption of standard and cash match promotional tickets at gaming machines & paystations
GBG Meter & Events Data Capture (Web Services) Allowing data capture systems to record and report financial and event data from gaming machines in a central system and monitor their current status – in real time if required
GBG EFT (Web Services) Accurately transferring cashless digital electronic funds between payment wallets and gaming machines and paystations
GBG CoC for ATMs and ATRs in LGPs A Code of Conduct (CoC) adopted by GBG members in relation to the process for purchasing cash tickets (TiTO) using debit cards at paystations in licensed gambling premises (LGPs)
GBG Machine Host Registration A general registration process used by all GBG Technical Standards that ensures all gaming machines are reporting accurately, and that transactions have a full audit trail
GBG General Codes General and common machine and system related codes that are used across the GBG Technical Standards to enable all of the above

The GBG Technical Working Group leads the way in identifying and developing technical solutions to emerging and future challenges, as well as ensuring the current Standards are kept under constant review and remain relevant.

The GBG Technical Working Group draws on membership from across the gambling industry (manufacturers, games developers, operators and engineers) who work collaboratively in this unique and highly knowledgeable forum.

LET’S WORK TOGETHER

The Gambling Business Group (GBG) is a representation of gambling organisation members from all sectors of the UK Gambling Industry. We have a common goal of
being the respected voice for cross-sector land-based gambling,
with social responsibility at the heart of everything that we do.