Patent ID: 8393960

Claim:
A method for monitoring gaming machines that permit wagering on games comprising: displaying on an electronic viewing screen a plurality of icons each with visual indicia representing a status of first and second parameters of a corresponding gaming machine; displaying an outline of a view of a floor of a gaming facility and displaying each icon located within the outline at approximately a same location within the outline as a corresponding location of the associated gaming machine on the floor of the gaming facility, each icon having one planar surface parallel to a plane of the outline of the view of the floor; receiving data signals at a first gaming machine in real-time that represent the current status of the first and second parameters of the first gaming machine, where at least two different parameters are being monitored for a first gaming machine represented by a corresponding first icon; automatically changing in substantially real-time first and second visual indicia displayed within the first icon to reflect a change in the status of values of the respective first and second parameters of the associated first gaming machine in accordance with corresponding received data signals.