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Methods and apparatus for providing communications services at a gaming machine

  • US 9,898,886 B2
  • Filed: 07/27/2015
  • Issued: 02/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A gaming machine auxiliary device comprising:

  • a gaming machine auxiliary device processor;

    a first gaming machine auxiliary device communication port configured to enable the gaming machine auxiliary device processor to communicate with a gaming machine processor of a gaming machine, said gaming machine processor configured to execute a plurality of gaming machine instructions stored by a gaming machine memory device to cause the gaming machine processor to;

    if a physical item is received via a gaming machine acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item,for at least one play of a game;

    determine a game outcome,cause at least one gaming machine display device to display the determined game outcome,determine any award associated with the determined game outcome, andcause the at least one gaming machine display device to display any determined award associated with the determined game outcome, andif a cashout input is received via a gaming machine cashout device, cause an initiation of a payout associated with the credit balance;

    a second gaming machine auxiliary device communication port configured to enable the gaming machine auxiliary device processor to communicate with a communications server, said communications server associated with at least one communication service;

    a third gaming machine auxiliary device communication port configured to enable the gaming machine auxiliary device processor to communicate with the gaming machine display device; and

    a gaming machine auxiliary device memory device which stores a plurality of gaming machine auxiliary device instructions, which when executed by the gaming machine auxiliary device processor, cause the gaming machine auxiliary device processor to operate with said gaming machine processor, said communications server and said gaming machine display device to cause said gaming machine display device to display said at least one communication service.

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