Patent ID: 6918831

Claim:
A method of verifying the outcome of a game played on a casino gaming machine located in a casino, the method comprising: collecting payment from a player through a value input device of said casino gaming machine, wherein said casino gaming machine is located in said casino; the gaming machine comprising a gaming controller, a bus, a first memory for storing software for operating one or more games on said machine, a separate memory device, the first memory, controller and separate memory device all being linked to the bus, the bus also being linked to a control station controller located in said casino but at a remote location from said machine, collecting game data pertaining to events occurring at said gaming machine associated with the presentation and play of a game at said machine, said game data including one or more inputs by said player of said gaming machine playing said game; storing said game data in said separate memory device and devoting said separate memory device only to said game data; analyzing said game data to determine if a triggering event has occurred, and, if a triggering event has occurred, sending said game data to said control station controller for replay of said game at said control station controller, wherein triggering events include gaming machine malfunctions and jackpots exceeding a predetermined value; and in the event no triggering event occurs, utilizing said data to replay said game at a later time at said machine in said casino upon request by a player or casino representative.