Electronic gaming machine with wireless communication capabilities

A system, comprising:

• a first data interface;
• a processor coupled with the first data interface;
• a computer-readable storage medium coupled with the processor and comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by the processor, wherein the instructions comprise instructions that:
• enable a user to interact with a game of chance;
• collect and store gameplay information describing the user's interactions with the game of chance;
• and
• transmit the gameplay information describing the user's interactions with the game of chance via the first data interface;
• and
• a wireless communication assembly, comprising:
• a second data interface that receives the gameplay information describing the user's interactions with the game of chance transmitted by the first data interface;
• memory that stores the gameplay information describing the user's interactions with the game of chance;
• and
• an antenna that wirelessly transmits the gameplay information describing the user's interactions with the game of chance to a distributed game management system.

A method of operating an electronic gaming machine, the method comprising:

• enabling a user to interact with a game of chance via a user interface device of the electronic gaming machine;
• storing an amount of credit available for the user to play the game of chance in a credit meter;
• presenting the amount of credit available to the user via the user interface device;
• providing, with a processor, information from the credit meter to a wireless communication assembly;
• and
• transmitting, with the wireless communication assembly, the information from the credit meter to a distributed game management system.