Patent ID: 9582963
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A gaming machine comprising: a housing; a master gaming controller; a plurality of gaming machine peripherals communicating with said master gaming controller via one or more communication links, said plurality of gaming machine peripherals comprising an electronic video display, a credit accepting device configured to receive a physical item representing monetary value for at least partially funding at least one of a primary credit balance of primary credits and a secondary credit balance of secondary credits from which wagers may be placed and at least one input device via which a player may place a wager from at least one of said primary and secondary credit balances and initiate a cash-out of at least one of said primary and secondary credit balances; said master gaming controller configured to track a number of primary game credits associated with said primary credit balance and to report primary accounting information to a casino accounting system; and a secondary controller, said secondary controller in communication with one or more of said communication links and configured to implement secondary game functionality at said gaming machine, including presenting secondary game information at said electronic video display, said secondary controller configured to track a number of secondary game credits associated with said secondary credit balance and to report secondary accounting information to a secondary accounting system separate from said casino accounting system.