Patent ID: 8083585

Claim:
A method for copying configuration data from a first gaming machine to a second gaming machine, comprising: sensing the connection of an external device to said first gaming machine via an interface port; automatically executing a copying routine to be performed at least within said first gaming machine upon sensing said connection of the external device; determining by said automatically executed copy routine whether said external device is authorized to receive said configuration data from said first gaming machine when said external device is connected to said gaming machine; copying at least a portion of said configuration data from said gaming machine to said external device if said external device is authorized to receive said configuration data; connecting said external device to a second gaming machine via a second interface port; determining by and within said external device whether said second gaming machine is authorized to receive said configuration data copied to said external device with authorization of said first gaming machine when said external device is connected to said second gaming device; and copying said configuration data from said external device to said second gaming machine only if said second gaming device is authorized to receive said configuration data.