System and Method For Implementing A Plurality of Games

摘要

The gaming machine (1) includes a processor (4) with associated memory (5) implementing one of the games, a communications bus (6), a game display (7) for displaying information related to the progress of the game, a game identification display (8) for displaying an image—forming part of the game's resource data set—to allow a potential user to identify the game presently being provided as well as game specific information such as payouts, rules and so on, and a user interface device (9) as user-operable buttons. An output device (10) outputs to the central controller (2) machine performance messages (11) containing machine performance information as time since last play, total drop, total drop over a period of time, total return to player, return to player over a period of time, technical aspects of the gaming machine, and the like.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method for managing a distribution of a plurality of games among a plurality of electronic gaming machines, the method including:
receiving, from the plurality of electronic gaming machines, a plurality of jackpot incrementing messages, each jackpot incrementing, message from among the plurality of jackpot incrementing messages being indicative of:
(i) a corresponding electronic gaming machine from among the plurality of electronic gaming machines; and(ii) time and value information for one or more wagers placed at the corresponding electronic gaming machine; processing the plurality of received jackpot incrementing messages to update a data table that stores data, the data includes:
(i) identities of the plurality of electronic gaming machines;(ii), which one of plurality of games is being provided by each electronic gaming machine of the plurality of electronic gaming machines; and(iii) a cumulative value of wagers placed at each electronic gaming machine of the plurality of electronic gaming machines; analyzing the data in the data table that relates to an analysis interval time period to determine performance characteristics for each of the plurality of games during the analysis interval time period; identifying one of the plurality of games as being a most popular game during the analysis interval time period and a target machine from among the plurality of electronic gaming machines that is not currently implementing the identified most popular game; and instructing the target machine to implement the identified most popular game.