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Timestamp: 2019-04-18 16:01:03+00:00

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Returning to the example of FIG. 8A, when a user wishes to play the gaming machine 602, he or she inserts cash through the coin acceptor 628 or bill validator 630. Additionally, the bill validator may accept a printed ticket voucher which may be accepted by the bill validator 630 as an indicia of credit when a cashless ticketing system is used. At the start of the game, the player may enter playing tracking information using the card reader 624, the keypad 622, and the florescent display 616. Further, other game preferences of the player playing the game may be read from a card inserted into the card reader. During the game, the player views game information using the video display 634. Records of these transactions may be transmitted from the gaming machine 600 to a GTDR.
wherein the first regulatory region is associated with the first regulatory scheme and the second regulatory region is associated with the second regulatory scheme, and wherein the first version is only appropriate for use in the first regulatory region and the second version is only appropriate for use in the second regulatory region.
downloading the first version from the at least one regional server to the at least one gaming site.
4. The method of claim 3 further comprising receiving a request for a portion of a subset of gaming applications from the at least one gaming site.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein downloading the first version comprises determining the first version with reference to a representation of the regulatory scheme associated with the first regulatory region.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein determining the first version comprises selecting software objects associated with the gaming applications.
wherein the first combination of software objects is different from the second combination of software objects.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the gaming applications comprises a combination of a plurality of software objects.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein the plurality of software objects includes at least some of base game applications, pay tables, display data, and bonus game options.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the game played on the gaming terminal is selected from the group consisting of a slot game, a bingo game, a card game, a lottery game, a keno game and a checkers game.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the gaming terminal is one of a portable device or a home computer.
the gaming terminal operable to receive the first version of the gaming software from the first server and at least operable to i) execute the first version of the gaming software to generate a first game outcome, ii) determine a first value amount available for dispensation from the gaming terminal, iii) execute the first version of the gaming software to display the game outcome on the gaming terminal or iv) combinations thereof.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the game played on the gaming terminal is selected from the group consisting of a slot game, a bingo game, a card game, a lottery game, a keno game and a checkers game.
15. The system of claim 13, wherein the gaming terminal is one of a portable device or a home computer.
17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the game played on the gaming terminal is selected from the group consisting of a slot game, a bingo game, a card game, a lottery game, a keno game and a checkers game.
18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the gaming terminal is one of a portable device or a home computer.
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