A method and apparatus for communicating gaming machine settings is disclosed.
In one embodiment a universal configuration communication protocol is provided
for retrieving or modifying, over a network, current gaming machine setting of
a remotely located gaming machine. A translation table may be implemented with
the communication protocol to achieve variable translation between different gaming
machine platforms. In one embodiment the gaming machine status is requested prior
to activating the communication protocol to prevent interruption of game play.
In one embodiment activation of the communication protocol may result in the gaming
machine momentarily entering an inactive status.
