Patent ID: 8708828

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a gaming machine; a storage device; a gaming server comprising a memory and one or more processors, wherein the gaming server is in communication with the gaming machine, and the storage device; wherein the one or more processors are configured to: execute a first modular computer program code for a game of chance to provide said game of chance for playing on the gaming machine, wherein said first modular computer program code is stored in the memory, wherein said first modular computer program code for said game of chance includes a plurality of gaming modules; receive, from the storage device, at least one pluggable modular gaming modifier that can be integrated with and replace one or more of said plurality of gaming modules of said first modular computer program code located in the memory, wherein said at least one pluggable modular gaming modifiers can effectively modify and enhance one or more properties and behavior of said first modular computer program code alone or in combination with other pluggable modular gaming modifiers in different combinations to yield a modified modular computer program code for said game of chance; determine that said at least one pluggable modular gaming modifier is compatible with said first modular computer program code based on security information and compatibility properties of said at least one pluggable modular gaming modifier; modify said first modular computer program code to yield said modified modular computer program code for said game of chance by (i) replacing one of said plurality of gaming modules with said at least one pluggable modular gaming modifier to incorporate properties and behavior of said at least one pluggable modular gaming modifier into said game of chance and (ii) determining whether one or more of said plurality of gaming modules are to be removed from the first module computer program based on compatibility properties of said at least one pluggable modular gaming modifier; and execute said modified modular computer program code for said game of chance to provide a modified and enhanced version of said game of chance for playing on the gaming machine.