Patent ID: 8142291

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for controlling and modifying operations of a remotely reconfigurable gaming machine, the gaming machine comprising one or more processors, at least one resident memory device, and a communications component configured for unidirectional or bidirectional communications with a server, the method comprising: configuring, via the one or more processors, the gaming machine according to a first schedule comprising predetermined first games and associated first game functions that change at various defined times; storing a second schedule for the gaming machine on the at least one resident memory device, the second schedule comprising predetermined second games and associated second game functions; in response to the communications between the gaming machine and the server being available via the communications component, providing, from the server via the communications component, a schedule update of the first schedule; in response to the communications not being available, accessing, via the one or more processors, the second schedule stored on the at least one resident memory device and configuring, via the one or more processors, the gaming machine according to the second schedule; and in response to a manual override condition being provided to the gaming machine, configuring, via the one or more processors, the gaming machine according to the second schedule stored on the at least one resident memory device.