Author: Derek Smiley, Sr Network Engineer, Synergy Information Solutions 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…
Information Technology (IT) teams were recently recognized during the 20th Annual TribalNet Conference and Tradeshow in Nashville, TN. TribalNet has been officially recognizing IT teams for exemplary work since 2008. Such recognition has become a long-standing tradition and one that marks a high level of prestige. Since opening their replacement Casino and Resort, Soboba has…
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…