A method for issuing a ticket

A method of issuing a ticket comprising: retrofitting an apparatus to a gaming machine that has a main visual display device on which a game is displayed to a player, the 5 apparatus comprising an electronic processing board, a first data interface electrically coupled to the electronic processing board, a second data interface electrically coupled to the electronic processing board, a ticket printer electrically coupled to the electronic processing board, and a secondary visual display device electrically coupled to the electronic processing board, the secondary visual display device being separate to the io main visual display device of the gaming machine; effecting a removal of wagerable credits from the gaming machine with the apparatus in response to a cashout signal by communicating with the gaming machine via the first data interface; communicating with a computer system, which is remote to the gaming machine, via the second data interface to provide the computer system with details of the removal of wagerable credit is and to receive from the computer system ticket data associated with the removal of wagerable credits; communicating with the ticket printer in order to cause the ticket printer to issue a ticket associated with the ticket data; and communicating with the secondary visual display device to display information in response to the cashout signal. 33072601 (GHMatters) P72560.AU. 1219/04112