Patent ID: 8864576
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming system coupled to a communication network, comprising: at least one hardware-including central web server, each of the at least one central web server being coupled to the network, at least one hardware-including central transaction server, separate from the at least one central web server, each of the at least one central transaction server being coupled to the network and, at least one web browser based gaming machine coupled to the communication network, the at least one central transaction server and the at least one central web server each communicating independently with the at least one web browser based gaming machine via a separate communication path, each of the at least one web browser based gaming machine comprising: a web browser being configured to display games produced by the at least one central web server, and a plug-in for the web browser, the plug-in being configured to take over processing from the web browser upon detection of a player interaction with the web browser and to carry out a game transaction independently of the at least one central web server, the game transaction including a game bet and an amount wagered for each game played, the plug-in being configured to commit each game transaction by sending at least the game bet and the amount wagered to the at least one central transaction server and to receive a validation transaction corresponding to the committed game transaction back from the at least one central transaction server, the plug-in being further configured to relinquish control back to the web browser upon receipt of the validation transaction from the at least one central transaction server, the at least one central transaction server including an audit log into which the game bet and the amount wagered for each game transaction is logged.