System for Managing Accounting

Abstract

A method for managing game accounting on at least one gaming machine comprising one or more active games is provided. The method comprises providing a memory means operatively connected to the gaming machine, wherein the memory means comprises a set of active game meters for each active game on the gaming machine, and one set of removed game meters accumulating data corresponding to all games removed from the gaming machine. Active game data is received and stored in applicable active game meters. For any removed game, the game state data is captured prior to the game's removal and is stored in the applicable accumulating removed game meters. The stored game data is accessed in the active and removed game meters and a theoretical win value is used to determine the overall gaming machine performance.

1 . A method for managing game accounting on at least one gaming machine comprising one or more active games, the method comprising:
 storing a set of active game meters for each active game on the gaming machine and one set of deleted game meters accumulating data corresponding to all games deleted from the gaming machine;   storing active game data in applicable active game meters;   capturing deleted game data prior to deletion of a game;   storing deleted game state data in the accumulating deleted game meters;   accessing the stored game data;]   determining the overall gaming machine performance by comparing a theoretical win value with a return percentage of the gaming machine.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising calculating the theoretical win value. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising storing the calculated theoretical win value in a dedicated active game meter. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each set of active game meters comprises one or more of a coin in meter, a coin out meter, an attendant paid jackpot meter, a theoretical win meter, a machine paid progressive meter, an attendant paid progressive meter, and a progressive theoretical win meter. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the set of deleted game meters comprises one or more of a coin in meter, a coin out meter, an attendant paid jackpot meter, a theoretical win meter, a machine paid progressive meter, an attendant paid progressive meter, and a progressive theoretical win meter. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising using a progressive theoretical win value to determine the overall gaming machine performance. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising calculating the progressive theoretical win value. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising storing the calculated progressive theoretical win value in a dedicated active game meter. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 identifying a game to delete from the gaming machine;   capturing game state data from the game prior to deleting the game; and   storing the captured game state data in the deleted game meters such that the captured game state data is accumulated in the deleted game meters.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising restoring the deleted game and the stored game state data associated with the deleted game. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein determining the overall gaming machine performance further comprises subtracting the captured game state data of the restored game from the deleted game meters. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising adding a game to the gaming machine and providing a set of active game meters for the added active game. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising continuing to access the active game meters and the deleted game meters to track the overall gaming machine performance over time. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing a set of active game meters for the gaming machine as a whole.