Wagering game apparatus and method to provide a trusted gaming environment
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1. A method of configuring a wagering game system to provide a trusted gaming environment, comprising:
- randomly selecting, for a wagering game machine for the wagering game system, at least one simulated physical imperfection from a plurality of available simulated physical imperfections to associate with at least one element of a video image output to a video display device of the wagering game machine; and
associating the selected simulated physical imperfection with at least one element of the video image;
randomly selecting another simulated physical imperfection for association with a selected wagering game machine;
determining an acceptability of an additive effect of the randomly selected simulated physical imperfections; and
associating the randomly selected simulated physical imperfection with a video image, for a selected wagering game machine.
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Abstract
A method of configuring a wagering game system to provide a trusted gaming environment includes the acts of randomly selecting at least one simulated physical imperfection from a plurality of available simulated physical imperfections to associate with at least one element of a video image output to a wagering game machine video display and associating the selected simulated physical imperfection with at least one element of the video image.
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1. A method of configuring a wagering game system to provide a trusted gaming environment, comprising:
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randomly selecting, for a wagering game machine for the wagering game system, at least one simulated physical imperfection from a plurality of available simulated physical imperfections to associate with at least one element of a video image output to a video display device of the wagering game machine; and associating the selected simulated physical imperfection with at least one element of the video image; randomly selecting another simulated physical imperfection for association with a selected wagering game machine; determining an acceptability of an additive effect of the randomly selected simulated physical imperfections; and associating the randomly selected simulated physical imperfection with a video image, for a selected wagering game machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of configuring a plurality of wagering game machines to provide a trusted gaming environment, comprising:
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randomly selecting a simulated physical imperfection from a plurality of available simulated physical imperfections stored in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium to associate with at least one element of a video image output to a wagering game machine video display; associating the selected simulated physical imperfection with a video image output to a selected one of the plurality of wagering game machines; and repeating the acts of randomly selecting a simulated physical imperfection and associating the selected simulated physical imperfection with a video image for each of the plurality of wagering game machines. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of configuring a wagering game machine to provide a trusted gaming environment, comprising:
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selecting a simulated physical imperfection for a simulated moving element; selecting a severity level for the simulated physical imperfection from a plurality of available severity levels for the simulated moving element; selecting an audio signature corresponding to the predetermined simulated physical imperfection of the simulated moving element from a plurality of available audio signatures stored in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; selecting a severity level of the audio signature from a plurality of available severity levels for the audio signature; associating the audio signature with video image data output to the wagering game machine comprising video images for a simulated moving element, displaying on a wagering game terminal video display of the wagering game machine a movement of the simulated moving element on the wagering game terminal video display; and outputting from a speaker of the wagering game machine the selected audio signature so as to audibly attribute the simulated physical imperfection to the simulated moving element. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A gaming system configured to provide a trusted gaming environment for wagering games, comprising:
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a controller configured to conduct a wagering game and to render simulated mechanical reels within the wagering game in 3-D, the simulated mechanical reels displaying images indicating a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game; and at least one memory bearing executable instructions configured to permit the controller to, upon execution of the executable instructions, render, on a video display of a wagering game machine, simulated 3-D mechanical reels within the wagering game and to render a plurality of randomly selected simulated physical imperfections in association with the 3-D simulated mechanical reels, and to permit the controller to determine an acceptability of an additive effect of the plurality of randomly selected simulated physical imperfections relative to an established dependency condition.
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24. A gaming system configured to provide a trusted gaming environment for wagering games for a plurality of linked wagering game machines, comprising:
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a plurality of wagering game machines, each of the plurality of wagering game machines comprising a housing, a video display, and an audio system; at least one controller configured to conduct a wagering game on each of the plurality of wagering game machines and to render at least one simulated mechanical element in 3-D within wagering games conducted on the plurality of wagering game machines, the simulated mechanical element displaying images indicating a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game; and a memory bearing an executable instruction set configured, for each of the plurality of wagering game machines, upon execution by the at least one controller, to display a background screen, to render a simulated mechanical element within the wagering game in 3-D and to introduce at least one randomly determined simulated physical imperfection to the simulated mechanical element of each of the plurality of wagering game machines, wherein the controller is configured to track wagering inputs to each of the plurality of wagering game machines over a predetermined period of time and, responsive to the tracked wagering inputs, is configured to change at least one of a simulated physical imperfection or severity level for the simulated physical imperfection assigned to a wagering game machine to at least substantially correspond to a combination of simulated physical imperfection and severity level for the simulated physical imperfection of another of one of the wagering game machines having higher wagering inputs. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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