Patent ID: 8708826
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A controlled configuration and management system for monitoring and controlling one or more gaming devices in a gaming system on at least one gaming floor using a secure authentication procedure for authorizing devices to access the gaming system, the system comprising: an authentication server for determining if gaming devices are authorized to access the gaming system; an authenticator coupled to the authentication server; a gaming machine comprising at least one gaming device enabled for the secure authentication procedure of the controlled access system couple to the authenticator; the gaming machine further comprising at least one gaming device non-enabled for the secure authentication procedure of the controlled access system; and a controlled access switch coupled between the at least one non-enabled gaming device and the authenticator, wherein the controlled access switch operates as a front end to the secure authentication procedure for the at least one non-enabled gaming device wherein; the at least one non-enabled gaming device is associated with a unique identifier; the authentication server maintains a database of identifiers associated with authorized non-enabled gaming devices; the secure authentication procedure comprises sending the identifier associated with the non-enabled gaming device to the authentication server via the authenticator; and the authentication server either accepts or rejects the non-enabled gaming device based on the identifier associated with that device.