Supplemental Bonusing System for an Electronic Gaming Device

Abstract

An improved printing and dispensing system for an electronic gaming device has been developed. The apparatus includes a gambling game that generates an outcome event signal and a peripheral device that receives the event signal and generates an output that indicates the outcome of the gambling game. The apparatus includes an interface that isolates the gambling game from the peripheral device so that external communication with the peripheral device cannot influence the gambling game's outcome generation.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A gaming device, comprising:
 a gambling game outcome determination circuit operative to generate an event signal comprising an outcome to a gambling game;   a peripheral device operative to output an indication of the gambling game outcome to a player of the gambling game;   a signal transmission device operative to transmit the event signal;   an activity monitor and peripheral device command generator where the activity monitor and peripheral device command generator receives the event signal from the signal transmission device; and   where the activity monitor and peripheral device command generator, in information transmission connection with the gambling game outcome determination circuit, isolates an external communication from the gambling game outcome determination circuit whereby the external communication cannot communicate to the gambling game outcome determination circuit and cannot influence the outcome determination circuit's ability to generate an outcome.   
     
     
         2 . The gaming device of  claim 1 , where the activity monitor and peripheral device command generator isolates the external communication from the gambling game outcome determination circuit with a software construct. 
     
     
         3 . A gaming device, comprising:
 a wager accepting device;   a gambling game outcome determination circuit operative to generate an outcome to a gambling game in response to a wager;   a peripheral device operative to output an indication of the gambling game outcome to a player of the gambling game;   a payment device operative to output a payment to the player of the gambling game in response to the gambling game outcome;   an activity monitor and peripheral device command generator in information transmission connection with the gambling game outcome determination circuit where the activity monitor and peripheral device command generator isolates an external communication from the gambling game outcome determination circuit whereby the external communication cannot communicate outcome determination circuit programming modifications to the gambling game outcome determination circuit; and   a secondary output device in information transmission connection with the activity monitor and peripheral device command generator where the secondary output device is operative to award a player in response to a drawing outcome not generated by the gambling game outcome determination circuit.   
     
     
         4 . The gaming device of  claim 3 , where the secondary output device is physically connected to the gaming device. 
     
     
         5 . The gaming device of  claim 3 , where the secondary output device is physically separate from the gaming device. 
     
     
         6 . The gaming device of  claim 3 , where the secondary output device is a vending device separate from the gaming device. 
     
     
         7 . The gaming device of  claim 3 , where the secondary output device outputs at least one of a coin, cash, a bonus ticket, a lottery entry, a scratch off ticket, a coupon, a meal voucher, a drink voucher, a ticket to an event in an sports or entertainment venue. 
     
     
         8 . The gaming device of  claim 3 , where the activity monitor and peripheral device command generator isolates the external communication from the gambling game outcome determination circuit with a software construct.