Patent ID: 7922577

Claim:
A gaming system for a slot machine, comprising: inputs including at least one of the following, an input for accepting a wager and an input for game control by a player; outputs including at least one of the following, an output for paying a player, an output for providing audio content, an output for providing printed items, an output for providing dispensed items, an output for providing display content and an output for providing lighting content; an outcome generation device operative to generate a wagering outcome with a related random number generator; where the slot machine is further operative to deliver payment associated with the wagering outcome by comparing payout information with the wagering outcome; an event detection and command generation device connected to the slot machine or manufactured as a portion of or a component within the slot machine that is operative to sample machine events including receipt of a wager, wagering outcomes, payment to a player, jackpot occurrence, display data, and all gaming machine events sampled directly from the slot machine circuit board and from the slot machine inputs and outputs; where the event detection and command generation device compares the slot machine events with an event table to determine output commands for output devices including slot machine output devices connected to the event detection and command generation device; where output commands include at least one of the following, audio output commands, lighting output commands, display output commands, player tracking output commands, dispensing output commands and printing output commands; where the event detection and command generation device is operative to command said output devices utilizing said output commands to output at least audio content, display content, lighting content, dispensed items and printed information; where the slot machine is further operative to receive updated downloads via a network in connection with the event detection and command generation device said downloads including at least command information to command connected outputs, said command information including at least audio content, display content, lighting content, dispensing information, printing information and event table information; and where the event detection and command generation device is operative as an interface to isolate external equipment and programs from the internal components, software or data of the slot machine.