Patent ID: 8239449

Claim:
A method for gaming systems to communicate in a gaming network, the method comprising: establishing a communication association between a first gaming system operable to present a gaming application on which monetary value can be wagered and a second gaming system providing a first and second gaming service, wherein the communication association is a logical data connection between the first gaming system and the second gaming system, and operable to carry a plurality of communications streams within the communication association, each communication stream being a separate and uniquely identifiable message delivery channel within the communication association; establishing a first communication stream between the gaming application and the first gaming service, the first communication stream being established within the communication association, and the first communication stream having a first priority; establishing a second communication stream between the gaming application and the second gaming service, the second communication stream being established within the communication association, and the second communication stream having a second priority, the second priority higher than the first priority; and transmitting data over the first communication stream.