Patent ID: 8231463

Claim:
A base module for a modular gaming machine, the base module comprising: an outer housing; a master gaming controller contained within the outer housing, the master gaming controller including a security system; a first mechanical interface, the first mechanical interface configured to connect an first expansion module to the outer housing; and one or more first signal paths configured to communicatively connect the master gaming controller with a first logic device in the first expansion module when the first expansion module is connected with the outer housing via the first mechanical interface, wherein the master gaming controller is configured to: determine that the first expansion module has been communicatively connected with the gaming controller via the one or more first signal paths, interrogate, via the one or more first signal paths, the first logic device in the first expansion module to determine at least a portion of the security configuration of the first expansion module, receive, responsive to the interrogation of the first logic device and from the first logic device, first security configuration information from the first expansion module via the one or more first signal paths, and configure the security system to account for the security configuration of the first expansion module based on the received first security configuration information.