Patent ID: 6935946

Claim:
A computerized wagering game apparatus, comprising: a computerized universal game controller operable to control a plurality of computerized wagering games, wherein the universal game controller comprises sufficient hardware to control said plurality of games; a video display and/or slot display device providing a visual representation of a signal provided by the universal game controller such that the video display device displays at least one visual image selected from the group consisting of a) computerized wagering game status information and b) symbol elements that change with the play of the wagering game; a communication port communicatively coupled to the universal game controller; an interface assembly communicatively coupled to the communication port, the interface assembly comprising one or more user interface devices having interface formats supported by the interface assembly and the universal game controller can control gaming systems via an I/O interface; an I/O interface adapter configured to communicatively couple the interface assembly to the communication port and convert at least some signals between the interface formats supported by the interface assembly and the universal game controller, the I/O interface adapter comprising a multiple pin connection between the I/O interface and the communication port; the universal game controller monitoring through the I/O interface assembly conditions of coins in/out, currency in/out, debt/credit, and cashless events based upon which pins of the adapter are transmitting signals to the universal game controller through the communication port without the universal controller being programmed with specific identification of specific pin connections; at least one connector on the interface assembly capable of being connected to gaming peripherals so that the universal game controller can communicate with the gaming peripherals.