System and method for analyzing and predicting casino key play indicators

摘要

A gaming system and method is set forth which provides for the predictive analysis of gaming machine performance. In one embodiment, a user may obtain useful predictions of gaming asset performance and may determine assets which should be replaced by using Microsoft® Analysis Services as a component of a predictive.

主权项

1. A method for providing predictive analysis for a casino floor which includes a plurality of gaming devices each generating historical performance data connected to a host processor and a data structure storing the historical performance data over a period of time, the method comprising:
providing the plurality of gaming devices each comprising:
(i) at least one display device;(ii) a plurality of input devices including:
(a) an acceptor of a first physical item associated with a first monetary value;(b) a payout device actuatable to cause a payout of an amount awarded to a player from wagered game play;(iii) at least one gaming device processor; and(iv) at least one data storage device storing gaming device software; providing the historical performance data to a host processor; configuring the host processor to receive the historical performance data as input into a predictive analysis software engine, wherein the engine selects multiple predictive analysis algorithms and blends the algorithms together to provide the predictive analysis; determining, based upon the historical performance data, a median value for absent data points in the historical performance data when the absent data points in the historical performance data are missing or corrupted data points; and predicting candidate gaming devices from the plurality of gaming devices to remove and suggesting alternative gaming devices to the candidate gaming devices, based upon the historical performance data.