and not limitation fig2 illustrates operating system 234 application programs 235 other program modules 236 and program data 237 the i o interface 222 may couple the system bus 223 with a number of other buses 226 227 and 228 that couple a variety of internal and external devices to the computer 210 a serial peripheral interface spi bus 226 may connect to a bios memory 233 containing the basic routines that help to transfer information between elements within computer 210 such as during start up in some embodiments a security module 229 may be incorporated to manage receipt of money credits issuance of money credits and enforcement of policies as may be required in the gaming industry in many embodiments such security module 229 may be coupled with a payment acceptor built into a physical machine a payment acceptor may include a coin slot and a payment note or bill acceptor where the player inserts money coins or tokens for example the player can place coins in the coin slot or paper money ticket or voucher into the payment note or bill acceptor in other embodiments devices such as readers or validators for credit cards debit cards or credit slips could be used for accepting payment in one embodiment a player may insert an identification card into a card reader of the gaming device in one embodiment the identification card is a smart card having a programmed microchip or a magnetic strip coded with a player 39 s identification credit totals and other relevant information in one embodiment money may be transferred to.