Bally Gaming, Inc.

Wms Gaming, Inc.

Matthew Huy-Gia Phan

Jorge Luis Shimabukuro

Mark B Gagner

Michael R Bytnar

Jun Wang

Robertus A Kloes

Method and apparatus are provided wherein, in one example embodiment, a gaming machine includes a computing platform and a software program executing on the computing platform to provide a gaming experience to a user of the gaming machine, and there are provided one or more hardware or software components operative on the computing platform to detect faults occurring on the platform. At least one fault recovery software component is also operative on the gaming platform, and the fault recovery software component is adapted to operate in response to the detection of a fault.

Fault tolerant gaming systems

Example embodiments are directed to external control of peripheral devices through a communication proxy of an electronic wagering game machine in a wagering game network. In a particular embodiment, an electronic wagering game machine includes a central processing unit (CPU); at least one peripheral device in data communication with the CPU; and a data communication interface in data communication with the CPU to enable data communication with an external system via an external system interface, the data communication interface including a first communication mode to control data communication between the external system and the at least one peripheral device, the data communication interface including a second communication mode to enable a communication proxy that optionally relinquishes control of the data communication between the external system and the at least one peripheral device.

External control of a peripheral device through a communication proxy in a wagering game system

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Las Vegas, NV, United States of America

Matthew Huy-Gia Phan