Patent ID: 8753192
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a primary power supply to provide power to a processor for a wagering game machine, the processor operable to present a wagering game upon which monetary value may be wagered; and one or more secondary power supplies operable to supply power from a power distribution source to one or more peripherals for the wagering game machine, the one or more secondary power supplies communicably coupled to the processor, wherein the primary power supply and the one or more secondary power supplies receive power from the same power distribution source; wherein power to the one or more peripherals for the wagering game machine is delayed until receipt of a signal from the processor at the one or more secondary power supplies, and wherein upon receipt of the signal, the one or more secondary power supplies provide power to at least one of the one or more peripherals and the primary power supply continues to provide power to the processor.