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Represents the number of patents of the plaintiff declared invalid by the court.

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Represents the number of patents for which a patent infringement lawsuit against the Company has been filed.

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Represents the number of products of the entity in infringement of patent claims.

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Represents the number of products undergoing technical changes to ensure non-infringement of IGT's patents by the Company.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)	1 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)	Apr. 30, 2009 Patent infringement lawsuit filed by International Game Technology ("IGT") against the Company product	Apr. 30, 2009 Patent infringement lawsuit filed by International Game Technology ("IGT") against the Company product	Oct. 31, 2008 Patent infringement lawsuit filed by International Game Technology ("IGT") against the Company patent	Oct. 31, 2010 WMS Gaming Inc. patent
Litigation
Number of patents against which lawsuit is filed				2
Number of additional patents against which lawsuit is filed				3
Number of products in infringement of patent claims	2
Number of products undergoing technical changes by the Company		2
Number of patents of plaintiff declared invalid by the court			2