LOCAL DATABASE GAMING SYSTEM TECHNIQUES

摘要

A gaming system (10) includes gaming machines (100, 102, 104, 106) arranged to receive input data and to generate output data. A central database (24) stor es the input data and the output data. A data processing unit 40 includes a loc al database (46). Unit 40 polls the gaming machines to obtain the output data over a network (12), stores the output data in the local database, transmits the output data over the network to the central database and arranges the da ta in a format useable by report generating software, obtains the input data fr om the central database, and stores the input data in the local database for us e by the gaming machines.