SECURED VIRTUAL NETWORK IN A GAMING ENVIRONMENT

摘要

A software authorization agent for facilitating the transfer of gaming software between a plurality of gaming devices, the software authorization agent comprising: a network interface 5 allowing the authorization agent to communicate with each of the plurality of gaming devices; and a processor configured or designed to (i) receive gaming software transfer requests via the network interface from a first gaming device for the transfer of gaming software from a second gaming device to a third gaming device (ii) approve or reject the gaming software transaction request, wherein the gaming software is for at least one of a) a game of chance 10 played on a gaming machine, b) a bonus game of chance played on a gaming machine, c) a device driver for a device installed on a gaming machine, d) a player tracking service on a gaming machine and e) an operating system installed on a gaming machine.