公开(公告)号：US20240362972A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18138815

申请日：2023-04-25

申请人： IGT

发明人： Yan Ha ,  Dwayne Nelson ,  Kevin Higgins

IPC分类号： G07F17/32

CPC分类号： G07F17/3241

摘要： Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to controlling access to a gaming system. According to one embodiment, controlling access to a gaming system can comprise initiating a start-up routine and reading, during the start-up routine, a pre-defined value stored in a memory of the gaming system. The pre-defined value can indicate a market in which the gaming system is to be operated. The market can comprise a commercial market or a non-commercial market. A determination can be made as to operate the gaming system in a commercial mode or a non-commercial mode based on the pre-defined value. In response to determining to operate the gaming system in the non-commercial mode operation of a feature or function of the gaming system can be modified. Modifying the operation of the feature or function of the gaming system can inhibit the gaming system from being used in an unauthorized commercial mode.