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US 10,198,906 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for influencing cash outs from a gaming device
AssigneeIgt
InventorsJay S. Walker, Robert C. Tedesco
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Abstract
A gaming device is described that provides a number of different methods for cashing out credit balances from a gaming device. These methods include providing incentives, such as benefits, to a player for selecting particular monetary forms in which to receive the cash out. Non-preferred cash out forms may be associated with disincentives, such as penalties, to dissuade players from selecting these types of monetary transfers. In certain embodiments, incentives and disincentives may be associated with a variety of available monetary forms for cash out.
Claims23
A gaming system comprising:
- at least one display device;
- at least one input device;
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- for each of at least one play of a game:
- receive, via the at least one input device, a placement of a wager,
- modify a wagering credit balance based on the placement of the wager,
- determine an outcome,
- cause the at least one display device to display the determined outcome,
- determine any award associated with the determined outcome, and
- cause the at least one display device to display any determined award associated with the determined outcome, and
- modify the wagering credit balance based on any determined award associated with the determined outcome, and
- responsive to a wagering credit balance cash out request associated with transferring any amount of the modified wagering credit balance to an account accessible via a mobile device being received:
- transfer an amount of the modified wagering credit balance to the account accessible via the mobile device, and
- cause at least one incentive to be provided to a player, said at least one incentive being in addition to the transferred amount of the modified wagering credit balance.
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A gaming system server comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- for each of at least one play of a game:
- receive data associated with a placement of a wager,
- modify a wagering credit balance based on the placement of the wager,
- determine an outcome,
- communicate data which results in at least one display device to displaying the determined outcome,
- determine any award associated with the determined outcome, and
- communicate data which results in the at least one display device displaying any determined award associated with the determined outcome, and
- modify the wagering credit balance based on any determined award associated with the determined outcome, and
- responsive to a wagering credit balance cash out request associated with transferring any amount of the modified wagering credit balance to an account accessible via a mobile device being received:
- cause a transfer an amount of the modified wagering credit balance to the account accessible via the mobile device, and
- cause at least one incentive to be provided to a player, said at least one incentive being in addition to the transferred amount of the modified wagering credit balance.
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A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
- for each of at least one play of a game:
- receiving a placement of a wager,
- modifying, by at least one processor, a wagering credit balance based on the placement of the wager,
- determining, by the at least one processor, an outcome,
- displaying, by at least one display device, the determined outcome,
- determining, by the at least one processor, any award associated with the determined outcome, and
- displaying, by the at least one display device, any determined award associated with the determined outcome, and
- modifying, by the at least one processor, the wagering credit balance based on any determined award associated with the determined outcome, and
- responsive to a wagering credit balance cash out request associated with transferring any amount of the modified wagering credit balance to an account accessible via a mobile device being received:
- causing a transfer of an amount of the modified wagering credit balance to the account accessible via the mobile device, and
- causing at least one incentive to be provided to a player, said at least one incentive being in addition to the transferred amount of the modified wagering credit balance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.