Patent ID: 9336646
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A system in which a plurality of electronic gaming machines (“EGMs”) are connected on a network wherein players are enabled to play games on the EGMs with an opportunity to win an award, comprising: a first central server in communication with the network, comprising: at least one RNG server in communication with the network for: (a) receiving individual RN requests from at least a first group of EGMs that is a subset of the plurality of EGMs, and accumulating the RN requests in a request list that forms a batch of RN requests; (b) parsing, in the time intervals Δt<<min(ΔT, δT), the request list and determining whether an equation t+ wherein i is an integer for counting RN requests; t is a running time variable in the system; t δT is an operator defined value set to cover an unexpected level of fluctuation; and ΔT is the maximum allowable latency time between request and receipt of a RN on the EGM.