Gaming machine processor

A wager gaming machine, comprising:

• a value input system configured to receive indicia of credit;
• a payout system configured to dispense indicia of credit;
• a user input system configured to receive user input;
• an interface system comprising at least one network interface;
• a display system comprising at least one display device;
• a central processing unit (“CPU”) comprising at least one central processor, the CPU configured to do the following, in accordance with gaming machine instructions:
• control the wager gaming machine to provide at least one wagering game;
• a graphics processing unit (“GPU”) configured to perform graphics processing tasks to control, at least in part, the display system,
• wherein the GPU is configured to receive delegation instructions from a memory device associated with the GPU, the delegation instructions comprising:
• accessing gaming machine instructions from a memory device associated with the CPU;
• determining if the gaming machine instructions have been altered;
• and
• halting, suspending, or restarting the gaming machine when the gaming machine instructions have been altered.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon stored instructions that, when executed by a central processing unit (“CPU”) of a gaming machine, direct the CPU to:

• determine whether to delegate a non-graphics processing task to a graphics processing unit (“GPU”), wherein the GPU is separate from the CPU;
• and
• send delegation instructions to the GPU in response to determining that the non-graphics processing task is to be delegated to the GPU,
• wherein the delegation instructions are configured to perform the non-graphics processing task, and
• the GPU is configured to receive the delegation instructions from the CPU and to perform the non-graphics processing task according to the delegation instructions.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon stored instructions that, when executed by a central processing unit (“CPU””) of a gaming machine, direct the CPU to:

• control the wager gaming machine to provide at least one wagering game,
• wherein the GPU is configured to receive the delegation instructions from a memory device associated with the GPU, the delegation instructions comprising instructions to:
• access gaming machine instructions from the CPU's memory;
• determine if the gaming machine instructions have been altered;
• and
• halt, suspend, or restart the gaming machine when the gaming machine instructions have been altered.