Which protocol captures meter reporting and event logging for slot machines?

• A. Slot Behavior Console
• B. Slot Accounting System (SAS)
• C. Slot Machine Interface Board (SMIB)
• D. Security Control Standard (SCS)

Answer: (B)

In slot-machine networks, keeping accurate accounting data hinges on a system designed to collect and centralize meter reports and event logs from every machine. The Slot Accounting System protocol is built for this purpose, gathering metrics like coin-in/coin-out, credits, wins, and various machine events, then transmitting them to a central server for auditing, reconciliation, and reporting. This centralized accounting data is essential for regulatory compliance and floor-wide visibility.

The other options serve different roles: a Slot Behavior Console focuses on monitoring how machines perform or how players interact with them rather than producing standardized accounting data; a Slot Machine Interface Board is a hardware component that enables communication between a machine and the network but isn’t itself the accounting/reporting protocol; and a Security Control Standard centers on security controls and protections rather than recording meters and events.