Method of providing secondary connections to gaming machine subsidiary interface ports

摘要

A method of providing a connection of a plurality of subsidiary equipment devices to a game device (APM), the games device (APM) having a plurality of one-way serial ports for game information data transmission, and at least one two-way serial port for connection to control equipment, the at least one two-way serial port being a subsidiary equipment interface port (SEP), the method including the steps of connecting a first one of the subsidiary equipment devices to the interface port (SEP), the first one of the subsidiary equipment devices having a secondary equipment port (SEPP) which is controlled by a control means associated with the first one of the subsidiary equipment devices, connecting at least a second one of the subsidiary equipment devices to the secondary equipment port (SEPP), whereby the information data sent from the games device via the interface port (SEP) to the secondary equipment port (SEPP) is retransmitted to the other subsidiary equipment devices, and all information data/request addressed to the interface port (SEP) from the first one of the subsidiary equipment devices or from other subsidiary equipment devices through the secondary equipment port (SEPP) are transmitted or retransmitted to the interface port (SEP).