Network security will always be more important than ever before. This statement will remain true regardless of when this topic is discussed. Security is consistently being tested; whether it be voluntarily via hired penetration testing, or not so voluntarily by bad actors, or “BADDIES” herein. Those of us who are trusted to implement and administer…
Time synchronization among network devices is important to consider when building out infrastructure, and not just within the datacenter; client endpoints, kiosk terminals, wireless controllers and associated access points, slot machine virtual bank controllers and their electronic gaming machines (EGMs, or slot machines), etc… All of these devices should be synced to the same time…
Considering gaming floor connectivity, the future has effectively already been here for some time. Serial connections are all but a bygone technology, any vendor worth their salt now supports Ethernet for EGM connectivity. EGMs are “Electronic Gaming Machines”. To the end-user/patron these are simply the slot machines; there’s a bit more to it in the…