Patent ID: 7186181

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, each regulatory region having a regulatory scheme associated therewith, the method comprising: storing a plurality of gaming applications on at least one central server wherein the gaming applications include instances of gaming terminal software adapted for i) determining a game outcome for a game played on a gaming terminal wherein the game outcome is determined via execution of the gaming terminal software on the gaming terminal; ii) determining a value amount available for dispensation at the gaming terminal 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 terminal software on the gaming terminal and wherein the gaming terminal is operable to dispense the value amount via a tangible media; and iii) displaying the game outcome at the gaming terminal via execution of the gaming terminal software on the gaming terminal; distributing a subset of the gaming applications including a first instance of the gaming terminal software from the at least one central server at least one of the gaming sites located in a first one of regulatory regions via the wide area network, the subset of gaming applications being determined according to the associated regulatory scheme.