Game-specific component enablement in a wagering game system
AssigneeWMS Gaing Inc,
InventorsMark B. Gagner, Larry Pacey, Craig J. Sylla, Norman R. Wurz
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Abstract
A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module comprising a processor and gaming code which is operable when executed on the processor to present a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and a physical configuration monitor module operable to enable execution of one or more wagering games associated with a game-specific physical configuration of the wagering game machine and to detect the game-specific physical configuration of the wagering game machine.
Claims27
A computerized wagering game system, comprising:
- a gaming module comprising a processor and gaming code which is operable when executed on the processor to present a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered;
- and
- a physical configuration monitor module operable to enable execution of one or more wagering games associated with a game-specific physical configuration of the wagering game machine, and to detect the game-specific physical configuration of the wagering game machine.
A method of operating a computerized wagering game system, comprising:
- presenting a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered;
- detecting a game-specific physical configuration of the wagering game machine;
- and
- enabling execution of one or more wagering games associated with the game-specific physical configuration of the wagering game machine.
The method of FIG. 12, wherein detecting a game-specific physical configuration of the wagering game machine comprises detecting an identity of the physical artwork installed on the wagering game machine.
A machine-readable medium with instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed operable to cause a computerized wagering game system to:
- present a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered;
- detect a game-specific physical configuration of the wagering game machine;
- and
- enable execution of one or more wagering games associated with the game-specific physical configuration of the wagering game machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.