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App. No. 11/425,589

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING FEATURES ON A GAMING DEVICE

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App. No.
11/425,589
Abstract

In accordance with one or more embodiments, a method for managing features for use on gaming devices is presented, wherein the method comprises determining a measure of performance of a feature, and determining a payment due to a provider of the feature based on the measure of performance of the feature. In one or more embodiments, the measure of performance may be used to determine whether to keep the feature enabled on one or more gaming devices.

Claims (10)

1 . A method comprising:

determining a measure of usage of a first feature on a first gaming device;

determining a measure of usage of a second feature on the first gaming device;

determining a first payment rate that is associated with a first party;

determining a first payment amount based on the first payment rate and the measure of usage of the first feature;

initiating payment of the first payment amount to the first party;

determining a second payment rate that is associated with a second party;

determining a second payment amount based on the second payment rate and the measure of usage of the second feature; and

initiating payment of the second payment amount to the second party.

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