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Abstract

A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for enhancing a gaming device is disclosed. The gaming device has a plurality of legacy I/O devices for communicating I/O device signals to a legacy gaming device processor via a plurality of legacy communication paths. The apparatus comprises an interface module, communicatively coupled to at least one of the legacy I/O communication paths between the legacy I/O device and the legacy gaming device processor to monitor the I/O device signal; and a local processor, communicatively coupled to the interface module and to a remote processor, the local processor performing instructions comprising instructions for controlling the interface module, for receiving the monitored I/O signals, and for transmitting the monitored signal to the remote processor. The method comprises the steps of modifying at least one of the legacy communication paths to monitor at least one of the I/O device signals; and providing the I/O device signal on the monitored I/O device signals to a remote processor external to the gaming device. In one embodiment, the method further comprises the steps of interrupting at least one of the I/O device signals communicated on a legacy communication path; generating a substitute I/O device signal; and providing the substitute I/O device signal on the legacy communication path.

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