Wide area program distribution and game information communication system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for distributing gaming applications to a plurality of gaming sites located in a plurality of regulatory regions via a wide area network, each regulatory region having a regulatory scheme associated therewith, the method comprising:
- storing a plurality of gaming applications on at least one central server; and
distributing a subset of the gaming applications from the at least one central server to at least one of the gaming sites located in a first one of regulatory regions via the wide area network, the subset of gaming applications being determined according to the associated regulatory scheme.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are described for distributing gaming applications to a plurality of gaming sites located in a plurality of regulatory regions via a wide area network. Each regulatory region has a regulatory scheme associated therewith. A plurality of gaming applications are stored on at least one central server. A subset of the gaming applications are distributed from the at least one central server to at least one of the gaming sites located in one of regulatory regions via the wide area network, the subset of gaming applications being determined according to the associated regulatory scheme.
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37 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for distributing gaming applications to a plurality of gaming sites located in a plurality of regulatory regions via a wide area network, each regulatory region having a regulatory scheme associated therewith, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of gaming applications on at least one central server; and
distributing a subset of the gaming applications from the at least one central server to at least one of the gaming sites located in a first one of regulatory regions via the wide area network, the subset of gaming applications being determined according to the associated regulatory scheme. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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27. A system for distributing gaming applications to a plurality of gaming sites located in a plurality of regulatory regions via a wide area network, each regulatory region having a regulatory scheme associated therewith, the system comprising at least one central server for storing a plurality of gaming applications, the at least one central server being operable to distribute a subset of the gaming applications from the at least one central server to at least one of the gaming sites located in a first one of regulatory regions via the wide area network, the subset of gaming applications being determined according to the associated regulatory scheme
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28. An apparatus for distributing gaming applications to a plurality of gaming sites located in a plurality of regulatory regions via a wide area network, each regulatory region having a regulatory scheme associated therewith, the apparatus comprising:
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means for storing a plurality of gaming applications on at least one central server; and
means for distributing a subset of the gaming applications from the at least one central server to at least one of the gaming sites located in a first one of regulatory regions via the wide area network, the subset of gaming applications being determined according to the associated regulatory scheme.
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29. A computer-implemented method for distributing gaming applications to a plurality of gaming sites located in at least one regulatory region via a wide area network, each regulatory region having a regulatory scheme associated therewith, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of gaming applications on at least one central server;
uploading a subset of the gaming applications to at least one regional server associated with each regulatory region via the wide area network, the subset of gaming applications associated with each regulatory region being determined according to the associated regulatory scheme; and
distributing via the wide area network a portion of the subset of gaming applications from either of the at least one regional server and the at least one central server to at least one of the gaming sites located in the regulatory region associated with the at least one regional server.
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36. A system for distributing gaming applications to a plurality of gaming sites located in at least one regulatory region via a wide area network, each regulatory region having a regulatory scheme associated therewith, the system comprising:
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at least one central server for storing a plurality of gaming applications; and
at least one regional server associated with each regulatory region for receiving a subset of the gaming applications via the wide area network, the subset of gaming applications associated with each regulatory region being determined according to the associated regulatory scheme;
wherein the at least one regional server is operable to distribute via the wide area network a portion of the subset of gaming applications to at least one of the gaming sites located in the regulatory region associated with the at least one regional server.
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37. An apparatus for distributing gaming applications to a plurality of gaming sites located in at least one regulatory region via a wide area network, each regulatory region having a regulatory scheme associated therewith, the apparatus comprising:
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means for storing a plurality of gaming applications on at least one central server;
means for uploading a subset of the gaming applications to at least one regional server associated with each regulatory region via the wide area network, the subset of gaming applications associated with each regulatory region being determined according to the associated regulatory scheme; and
means for distributing via the wide area network a portion of the subset of gaming applications from either of the at least one regional server and the at least one central server to at least one of the gaming sites located in the regulatory region associated with the at least one regional server.
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