Modular hardware and software platform for selectively providing gaming device information to subscribers

A method operable by a device management platform for selectively exposing information regarding an operation of a gaming venue comprising a plurality of gaming devices, the device management platform including a plurality of slot machine interface boards (SMIBs), each disposed within and configured to communicate with one of the plurality of gaming devices, the method comprising:

• receiving gaming device information from the plurality of SMIBs regarding the operation of the plurality of gaming devices;
• identifying a subscriber for the gaming device information;
• determining, based on the subscriber, read access rules for the gaming device information;
• and
• providing, based on the read access rules, at least a portion of the gaming device information to the subscriber.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying programmed instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of a device management platform configured to selectively expose information regarding an operation of a gaming venue comprising a plurality of gaming devices, the device management platform including a plurality of slot machine interface boards (SMIBs), each disposed within and configured to communicate with one of the plurality of gaming devices, direct the at least one processor to:

• receive gaming device information from the plurality of SMIBs regarding the operation of the plurality of gaming devices;
• identify a subscriber for the gaming device information;
• determine, based on the subscriber, read access rules for the gaming device information;
• and
• provide, based on the read access rules, at least a portion of the gaming device information to the subscriber.