A method and apparatus is disclosed for verifying the outcome of a game played
on a gaming machine having at least one rotatable reel, the position of the at
least one reel associated with the outcome of the game. The apparatus includes
at least one image collection device arranged to collect one or more images of
the reel(s) for use in verifying the position of the reel(s) at one or more times.
Session data may also be collected and stored. In one embodiment, the image collection
device comprises a camera, and the apparatus includes a controller and a memory
for storing image information. In accordance with a method, image information regarding
the position of the one or more reels of the gaming machine is collected. In one
embodiment, the image and session information is stored locally and/or transmitted
to a remote location via a communication link.
