Patent ID: 7951002
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine comprising: a housing; a master gaming controller coupled to the housing configured to control a game played on the gaming machine; a display coupled to the housing and configured to display the game controlled by the master gaming controller; one or more input devices coupled to the housing for accepting indicia of credit, wherein the indicia of credit are for making wagers on the game played on the gaming machine; a first game server configured to provide one or more gaming services to a first plurality of gaming machines in a first network and to a second plurality of gaming machines in a second network, wherein the one or more gaming services are selected from the group consisting of progressive game play, bonus game play, accounting services, game serving, and game configuration; a communication interface configured to communicate with the first plurality of gaming machines via the first network; wherein the first game server is configured to do the following: a concentrator configured to do the following: a translator configured to do the following: wherein the first game server is further configured to provide the gaming services to the first plurality of gaming machines using the gaming information, including the first portion, the second portion, or a combination thereof.