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US 10,475,286 B2Granted
Gaming system and method for utilizing an additional gaming currency across a plurality of gaming platforms
AssigneeIgt
InventorsBryan Upton, Cameron A. Filipour
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Abstract
In various embodiment, the gaming system provides a new gaming currency which is in addition to and different than current known land-based gaming establishment currencies, such as monetary credits, promotional credits and player tracking points and also in addition to and different than current known casual or social game currencies, such as virtual currencies. This gaming currency is accumulated and redeemed in association with the plays of games occurring at land-based gaming establishments as well as in association with the plays of casual or social games.
Claims20
A gaming system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- receive data associated with a first redemption of a quantity of accumulated multi-gaming platform units to modify at least one feature of a casual game, said first redemption associated with a first multi-gaming platform unit exchange rate,
- for a play the casual game:
- determine a casual game outcome, wherein said determined casual game outcome is based, at least in part, on the at least one modified feature of the casual game,
- communicate data which results in a display device displaying the casual game outcome,
- determine a quantity of multi-gaming platform units associated with the displayed casual game outcome, and
- accumulate the quantity of multi-gaming platform units associated with the displayed casual game outcome,
- receive data associated with a second redemption of a quantity of accumulated multi-gaming platform units to modify at least one feature of a wagering game, said second redemption of the quantity of accumulated multi-gaming platform units being distinct from any placement of any wager of any quantity of credits to play any wagering game and said second redemption associated with a second multi-gaming platform unit exchange rate that is different from the first multi-gaming platform unit exchange rate,
- responsive to a multi-gaming platform unit accumulation event occurring in association with a play of the wagering game, accumulate a quantity of multi-gaming platform units, and
- for the play the wagering game:
- determine a wagering game outcome, wherein said determined wagering game outcome is based, at least in part, on the at least one modified feature of the wagering game,
- communicate data which results in the at least one display device displaying the wagering game outcome,
- determine a quantity of credits associated with the displayed wagering game outcome, and
- communicate data which results in the at least one display device displaying the determined quantity of credits associated with the displayed wagering game outcome.
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A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
- receiving data associated with a first redemption of a quantity of accumulated multi-gaming platform units to modify at least one feature of a casual game, said first redemption associated with a first multi-gaming platform unit exchange rate,
- for a play the casual game:
- determining, by a processor, a casual game outcome, wherein said determined casual game outcome is based, at least in part, on the at least one modified feature of the casual game,
- displaying, by a display device, the casual game outcome,
- determining, by the processor, a quantity of multi-gaming platform units associated with the displayed casual game outcome, and
- accumulating, by the processor, the quantity of multi-gaming platform units associated with the displayed casual game outcome,
- receiving data associated with a second redemption of a quantity of accumulated multi-gaming platform units to modify at least one feature of a wagering game, said second redemption of the quantity of accumulated multi-gaming platform units being distinct from any placement of any wager of any quantity of credits to play any wagering game and said second redemption associated with a second multi-gaming platform unit exchange rate that is different from the first multi-gaming platform unit exchange rate,
- responsive to a multi-gaming platform unit accumulation event occurring in association with a play of the wagering game, accumulating, by the processor, a quantity of multi-gaming platform units, and
- for the play the wagering game:
- determining, by the processor, a wagering game outcome, wherein said determined wagering game outcome is based, at least in part, on the at least one modified feature of the wagering game,
- displaying, by the display device, the wagering game outcome,
- determining, by the processor, a quantity of credits associated with the displayed wagering game outcome, and
- displaying, by the display device, the determined quantity of credits associated with the displayed wagering game outcome.
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