Patent ID: 7362862
Filing Date: 2008-04-22
Classification: A63F,G06Q,G07F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a gaming machine and from an entity other than a player, an authenticatable start message defining an initialization parameter for a game; generating an outcome for the game using a game program and the initialization parameter, in which at least a portion of the game program is stored in a memory of the gaming machine; generating, via an encryption/decryption module stored in a secure perimeter associated with the gaming machine, an authenticatable outcome message based on the outcome; communicating the authenticatable outcome message to a central computer, the central computer being configured to authenticate the authenticatable outcome message; generating, via the encryption/decryption module, a value based on at least a portion of the game program; and verifying the game program based on a comparison of the generated value with a stored value.