Patent ID: 8267789

Claim:
A method for locating a gaming machine that is operable by a player to provide a gaming experience or aid in gaming on a gaming environment floor, the method comprising: receiving one or more tracking signals from one or more tracking devices; processing the one or more tracking signals to determine location data for the gaming machine; processing the location data in relation to gaming environment floor information to determine a location of the gaming machine on the gaming environment floor; generating a graphical map of the gaming environment floor; and indicating the determined location of the gaming machine on the graphical map of the gaming environment floor; and providing a configuration signal to the gaming machine based on said gaming machine location comprising an operational parameter defining one or more rules or instructions that govern the operation of said gaming machine comprising sound volume, sound timing, video timing, a sound/video selection, game denomination, payout rate, winning event action, machine synchronization time, event center activity, promotion, network identification, game selection, game theme, game maximum bet, game minimum bet, game payout rate, or game payout limit; whereby the providing of said configuration signal to the gaming machine modifies the configuration of said gaming machine in accordance with said operational parameter.