Patent ID: 8206216

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: a processor and a memory; the memory storing instructions of a game application that when executed by the processor compute a wagering game outcome of a wagering game and present the wagering game outcome in response to a wager of monetary value, the game application providing one or more features capable of being switched between enabled and disabled states, the features altering game play of the wagering game when in the enabled state; and the memory further storing instructions of a feature control application that when executed by the processor controls features in one or more applications including the game application executing on the gaming machine, the feature control application configured to perform operations comprising: detecting the presence of an input peripheral device and an identifier of the input peripheral device; and automatically enabling at least one feature of the features of the game application to alter the game play of the wagering game in response to the detection of the input peripheral device and the identifier, the at least one feature selected from the group consisting of a number of paylines to be presented by the wagering game and a pay table to be used in determining the wagering game outcome.