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Gaming machine having secondary gaming controller and primary and secondary credit balances

  • US 10,325,448 B2
  • Filed: 11/04/2018
  • Issued: 06/18/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A gaming machine comprising:

  • a housing;

    a master gaming controller configured to present one or more primary wagering games based upon a wager of one or more primary credits;

    a plurality of gaming machine peripherals communicating with said master gaming controller via one or more communication links, said at least one of said plurality of gaming machine peripherals comprising an electronic video display, a credit accepting device configured to receive a physical item representing monetary value for at least partially funding at least one of a primary credit balance of said primary credits and a secondary credit balance of secondary credits from which wagers may be placed and at least one input device via which a player may place a wager from at least one of said primary and secondary credit balances and initiate a cash-out of at least one of said primary and secondary credit balances; and

    a secondary controller, said secondary controller in communication with one or more of said communication links and configured to implement secondary game functionality at said gaming machine based upon a wager of one or more secondary credits, said secondary game functionality comprising presenting secondary game information at said electronic video display, and said secondary controller configured to, based upon at least one input from said player, transfer one or more primary credits associated with said primary credit balance to said secondary credit balance, thus reducing said primary credit balance and increasing said secondary credit balance, or transfer one or more secondary credits associated with said secondary credit balance to said primary credit balance, thus reducing said secondary credit balance and increasing said primary credit balance.

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