| 摘要 |
A group based system (110) and method of using it are disclosed, and relate to a group of video gaming machines (115, 117, 120, 122) enabling users to play pari-mutuel and other video games with all other users of the group simultaneously. A bus converter (116, 118, 121, 123) interconnects each one of the video gaming machines to a bus network (125), and a concentrator controller (129) connects a computer in communication with the bus network (125) for enabling the video gaming machines to upload current game information continuously to the computer in real time for updating pari-mutuel jackpot information and for downloading current pari-mutuel jackpot information to each one of the video gaming machines in real time. The bus converter provides for low speed messages from the video gaming machines and for re-formatting the messages in a high speed format for communication with the computer. |
