Method and apparatus for providing secondary gaming machine functionality

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9600965
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14737153

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A modified gaming machine includes a plurality of gaming machine peripheral devices for use in implementing one or more games to a player, and a master gaming controller configured to implement primary gaming machine functionality, including generating and transmitting information to the plurality of gaming machine peripherals. The modified gaming machine further comprises a secondary controller interposed between one or more of the plurality of gaming machine peripheral devices and the master gaming controller, whereby the secondary controller may forward information generated by the master gaming controller to the gaming machine peripheral devices and transmit secondary information to the peripheral devices.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Johnson, Sam Las Vegas, US 106 3277
Ryan, Chad Henderson, US 4 257
Ward, Bradley G Kingston, US 10 413

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