Patent ID: 8540576

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for distributing gaming applications to a plurality of gaming sites located in a plurality of regulatory regions via a wide area network, the plurality of regulatory regions associated with a plurality of corresponding regulatory schemes, the method comprising: storing a plurality of gaming applications on at least one central server wherein the gaming applications include versions of gaming software of a base game application designed or configured for one or more of i) determining a game outcome for a game played on a gaming terminal; ii) determining a value amount available for dispensation based upon a wager made on the game and based upon the determined game outcome wherein the value amount is determined via execution of the gaming software; or iii) displaying the game outcome at the gaming terminal via execution of the gaming software on the gaming terminal, wherein the plurality of gaming applications includes a plurality of versions of the base gaming application corresponding to the plurality of regulatory schemes; selecting first and second versions of the base gaming application from the plurality of versions, wherein the first version is specific to a first regulatory scheme, and the second version is specific to a second regulatory scheme; and downloading the first and second versions from the at least one central server to respective first and second gaming sites located in respective first and second regulatory regions via the wide area network, wherein the first regulatory region is associated with the first regulatory scheme and the second regulatory region is associated with the second regulatory scheme, and wherein the first version is only appropriate for use in the first regulatory region and the second version is only appropriate for use in the second regulatory region.