Patent ID: 7707242

Claim:
A system for providing browser operations to a non-browser enabled gaming network, the system comprising: a non-browser enabled gaming network connecting a plurality of components, the components comprising: a gaming system server, and one or more gaming machines connected to the gaming system server; an auxiliary network connected to the non-browser enabled gaming network, wherein the auxiliary network is configured to send and receive URL data and web page data throughout the non-browser enabled network, and for sending requested web page data, the auxiliary network comprising: auxiliary server; data storage memory, wherein the data storage memory is configured to store data including URL data and web page data; a domain name server for assigning URLs; and a browser capable component connected to each of the one or more gaming machines, wherein the browser capable component receives embedded URL messages sent from the gaming system server via the non-browser enabled gaming network in a non-browser enabling protocol, uses the URL messages to request web pages from the auxiliary server through the auxiliary network in a browser enabling protocol, and receives the web pages sent by the auxiliary server through the auxiliary network for display by the browser capable component.