Abstract: A partition management system is disclosed for a database comprising at least one database table. The system comprises a partition controller arranged to automatically create at least one table partition in advance so that at least one table partition is available prior to when the table partition is required by the database. A corresponding method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of conducting transactions in a gaming system comprising: providing a back end database; providing a front end database comprising at least one front end transactional data table partitioned into a plurality of time interval partitions; (a) conducting transactions for a client in one of the time interval partitions of the front end transactional data table; (b) locking the time interval partition in which transactions have been conducted; and (c) updating the back end database with transactions from the locked partition to synchronize the back end database to the front end database.

Abstract: Certain embodiments provide a transaction processing system including a back end database server storing a client data record of a client; and a front end database server in data communication with the back end database server. The front end database server is arranged to retrieve data from the client data record when the client connects to the front end database server and to thereafter process transactions related to the retrieved data. The front end database server is further arranged to communicate data to the back end database server to update the client data record based on the processed transactions.

Abstract: Updating information in a client-server based gaming system comprising a client gaming machine, a game application server and a central database, by: storing in said central database login information for gaming system units that are logged in to the gaming system; storing updated information in the central database; storing an information update control command comprising an indication of the updated information and an indication of a receiver gaming system unit in the central database; generating an update command message comprising an update command for execution of an update operation in the receiver gaming system unit; determining the communication route to the receiver gaming system unit dependent on the stored login information; communicating the update command message to the receiver gaming system unit dependent on the determined communication route; executing the update command comprised in the update command message in the receiver gaming system unit.