Patent ID: 8360887

Claim:
A computerized wagering game system, comprising: a gaming module operable to present a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered; and a network module operable to detect a loss of a network connection to a wagering game network server; attempt to reconnect to the wagering game network server; and when reconnection fails, then: monitor the network connection to detect a wagering game network server availability broadcast signal that was broadcasted from the wagering game network server to a plurality of computerized wagering game systems; and upon receiving the wagering game network server availability broadcast signal: access a list of approved wagering game servers; determine whether the wagering game network server is in the list of approved wagering game servers; and establish a connection with the wagering game network server when it is determined that the wagering game network server is in the list of approved wagering game servers, wherein the computerized wagering game system functions as a client device to the wagering game network server.