Abstract: The present invention relates to a ticket management apparatus (TMA) for cashless operation of gaming machines (100a-100n), comprising a ticketing device (400a-400n) for inputting and outputting tickets (500) containing gaming data (502) and at least one data management device (101a-101n). The data management device (101a-101n) includes a gaming machine interface (GMIa-GMIn) for exchanging gaming data (502) with a controller (103a-103n) of a gaming machine (100a-100n), a ticketing device interface (TDIa-TDIn) for exchanging gaming data (502) with that ticketing device (400a-400n), a processor unit (106a-106n), a memory unit (107a-107n) and an external communication interface (ECIa-ECIn) for exchanging gaming data (502) with one or more devices (208) external to that ticket management apparatus (TMA).

Abstract: An electronic gaming system comprises a plurality of gaming devices (100a-100n) including respective data management devices (101a-101n) having a processor unit (102) for processing gaming data in the respective electronic gaming device (100a-100n) in response to a gaming sequence being performed using the electronic gaming device, a memory unit (103) for storing the gaming data generated in the electronic gaming device (100a-100n) and a communication device (104) for communicating gaming data with at least one other data management device, and a databus device (201) for connecting the plurality of data management devices (101a-101n) with each other through the communication devices (104) provided in each of the electronic gaming devices (100a-100n) for exchanging gaming data between the data management devices (101a-101n).

Abstract: An electronic gaming system comprises a plurality of interconnected data management devices (101a-101n) within a plurality of electronic gaming devices (100a-100n), a databus device (201) for connecting the plurality of data management devices (101a-101n) with each other; and a random value generator for generating a random value (508) within a specified trigger value range (507). One or more of the data management devices (101a-101n) includes a jackpot detection unit (108) for detecting, in a decentralized manner, a current jackpot value (J(t)) after each gaming sequence. A hit event detection unit (108) determines, in a decentralized manner, whether or not the random value (508) generated by means of a random value generator is within a specified hit value range (506).