Patent ID: 8172686

Claim:
A method of requesting and displaying gaming machine information using a wagering game manager displayed via a graphical user interface, the method comprising: receiving, from a user via at least one input device, a first request to configure the wagering game manager for display via the graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the first request is associated with a user identifier; transmitting, to a game manager server, a second request for wagering game manager configuration options associated with the user identifier, wherein the wagering game manager configuration options determine wagering game manager content including one or more separate modules providing information about services available from one or more application servers; receiving, from the game manager server, the requested configuration options and displaying the requested configuration options to the user; receiving, from the user via the at least one input device, one or more configuration option selections; obtaining wagering game information and module placement information for the one or more separate modules as determined by the selected configuration options; generating wagering game manager content based on the placement information, the wagering game information, and the one or more separate modules; and displaying, via the GUI on at least one display device, the generated wagering game manager content.