CONFIGURATION OF A GAMING DEVICE

1 . An apparatus comprising:

a presentation unit to present a graphical display of gaming machines, to receive a selection of one or more of the gaming machines, to present a set of configuration settings for the one or more gaming machines and to receive values for the set of configuration settings; and

a configuration unit to obtain, based on the selection of one or more of the gaming machines, the set of configuration settings for the one or more gaming machines.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the set of configuration settings includes,

transmitting the selection of the one or more gaming machines to a configuration server; and

receiving the set of configuration settings from the configuration server.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the presentation unit includes a web browser.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the configuration unit is to obtain the configuration settings using wireless communication.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the graphical display of gaming machines is selected from the group consisting of a map layout of a casino floor, a list of gaming machines, and a table of gaming machines.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the values for the set of configuration settings include same values for each one of the one or more gaming machines.

7 . A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving configuration information associated with a gaming machine;

based at least in part on the configuration information, determining a set of configuration settings;

obtaining values for ones of the set of configuration settings; and

transmitting the values for use in configuring the gaming machine.

8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the obtaining of the values includes,

presenting a graphical representation of one or more gaming machines;

receiving a selection of the gaming machine;

presenting ones of the set of configuration settings; and

receiving the values.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the obtaining of the values includes retrieving stored default values associated with the configuration settings.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the obtaining of the values includes determining the values based on a set of configuration rules.

11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the obtaining of the values includes interactively presenting the configuration settings to a human operator of the remote server.

12 . The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the receiving of the configuration information includes reading portable memory medium.

13 . The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the receiving of the configuration information includes receiving a transmission from the gaming machine, wherein the transmission includes the configuration information.

14 . The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the determining of the configuration settings is also based on regulatory rules for a jurisdiction in which the specific gaming machine is located.

15 . A machine-readable medium including instructions which when executed by a gaming machine cause the machine perform operations comprising:

transmitting configuration information associated with the gaming machine;

receiving values for configuration settings associated with the configuration information; and

configuring the gaming machine based on the values.

16 . The machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions which when executed by the gaming machine cause the machine to further perform operations comprising:

requesting a configuration server associated with the gaming machine; and

receiving a response identifying a configuration server associated with the gaming machine.

17 . The machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the configuration information is selected from the group consisting of current game theme, gaming machine hardware, gaming machine software, gaming machine location, and current configuration settings.

18 . The machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions which when executed by the gaming machine cause the machine to further perform operations comprising:

receiving a configuration script, wherein the configuring of the gaming machine based on the values includes executing the script.

19 . The machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions which when executed by the gaming machine cause the machine to further perform operations comprising:

determining that the gaming machine needs to be configured.

20 . The machine-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the determining that the gaming machine needs to be configured is based on the gaming machine not being configured.

21 . The machine-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the determining that the gaming machine needs to be configured is based on the gaming machine being flagged to be configured.

22 . A method comprising:

obtaining a gaming machine configuration information;

creating a broadcast packet including the configuration information;

transmitting the broadcast packet to gaming machines of a gaming network;

receiving a number of broadcast packet receipt acknowledgments from ones of the gaming machines;

waiting for a time period, the time period based at least in part on the number of broadcast packet receipt acknowledgments; and

retransmitting the broadcast packet to the gaming machines of the gaming network.

23 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the configuration information includes setting values.

24 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the configuration information is obtained from a regulatory authority.