Skill Stop.
275 machines, borders, one team.
Build, certify and ship
a fleet across a border.
The client needed a complete skill stop machine platform deployable across Mexico: hardware that could survive a venue floor, software flexible enough to host multiple game titles, a cashless payment system that satisfied venue operators, and a regulatory path that would let the games be operated legally as games of skill rather than chance.
No single vendor was going to deliver all of that. So we did.
The full stack, in-house.
Hardware
Custom mainboard, peripherals, cabinet integration. Designed for 24/7 venue operation.
- Mainboard design
- Power & I/O
- Bill validator integration
- Cabinet harnessing
Software
Game engine, multiple licensed titles, attendant tools, audit logs.
- Game framework
- Attendant UI
- Audit logging
- OTA updates
Smart Card
Cashless payment system using secure smart cards — built on the CashKey architecture from our AGT work (US Patent 5,982,888). No cash ever sat on the floor.
- Card issuing
- On-cabinet reader firmware
- Backend ledger
- Reconciliation
Regulatory
Certification of the games as games of skill under Mexican gaming law.
- Regulatory liaison
- Skill-vs-chance proofs
- Lab submission
- Field certification
Most vendors wanted a piece of the project. Onyx took the whole thing — board through border — and we shipped on time.