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US 10,706,671 B2Granted
Extension gaming and services for mobile devices in a gaming environment
AssigneeIgt
InventorThomas Humphrey
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Abstract
A player is enabled to initiate on a mobile device a multiplayer game via a community gaming panel for multiplayer game play. Additional players are enabled to access the multiplayer game on additional mobile devices to enroll in the multiplayer game. The multiplayer game is funded by wagers from the player, additional players, a gaming venue, or a third party funding source. An outcome is determined for the multiplayer game based on one or more plays of the multiplayer game by the player and/or the additional players. The mobile device and the additional mobile devices are remotely connected to a server associated with multiple gaming machines. The player and the additional authenticated players are each associated with a respective gaming machine.
Claims23
A method of operating a gaming system, by at least one processor, comprising:
- enabling a first authenticated player to initiate, on a first mobile device, a multiplayer game via a community gaming panel for multiplayer game play;
- determining a minimum bet set by the first authenticated player for the multiplayer game;
- determining a wager pool amount for the multiplayer game based on the minimum bet set by the first authenticated player and a number of additional authenticated players that are enrolled in the multiplayer game;
- receiving, from the first mobile device, multiplayer game attribute selections provided by the first authenticated player;
- creating the multiplayer game based at least in part on the multiplayer game attribute selections, the minimum bet, and the wager pool amount;
- enabling additional authenticated players to access the multiplayer game on additional mobile devices to enroll in the multiplayer game, wherein access to the multiplayer game is enabled through the community gaming panel that is associated with a service window application, and wherein the multiplayer game is funded by wagers placed by the first authenticated player and the additional authenticated players;
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- determining an outcome for the multiplayer game based at least in part on plays of the multiplayer game by the first authenticated player and the additional authenticated players, wherein the first mobile device and the additional mobile devices are remotely connected to a server associated with a plurality of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) in a casino, wherein the outcome comprises a distribution of the wager pool amount, wherein the first authenticated player and the additional authenticated players are each associated with a respective one of the plurality of EGMs, and wherein the community gaming panel is provided to the first authenticated player by a first EGM from the plurality of EGMs.
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A gaming system comprising:
- a data network;
- a first mobile device;
- a second mobile device;
- a plurality of electronic gaming machines (EGMs);
- a server having a server processor;
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- server memory that stores executable instructions which, when executed by the server processor, cause the server processor to:
- enable a first authenticated player to initiate, on the first mobile device, a multiplayer game via a community gaming panel for multiplayer game play;
- determine a minimum bet selected by the first authenticated player for the multiplayer game;
- determine a wager pool amount for the multiplayer game based on the minimum bet selected by the first authenticated player and a number of additional authenticated players that are enrolled in the multiplayer game;
- receive, from the first mobile device, multiplayer game attribute selections provided by the first authenticated player;
- create the multiplayer game based at least in part on the multiplayer game attribute selections, the minimum bet, and the wager pool amount;
- enable additional authenticated players to access the multiplayer game on additional mobile devices to enroll in the multiplayer game, wherein access to the multiplayer game is enabled through the community gaming panel that is associated with a service window application, and wherein the multiplayer game is funded by wagers placed by the first authenticated player and the additional authenticated players;
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- determine an outcome for the multiplayer game based at least in part on plays of the multiplayer game by the first player and the additional authenticated players, wherein the first mobile device and the additional mobile devices are remotely connected to the server associated with the plurality of electronic gaming machines (EGMs), wherein the outcome comprises a distribution of the wager pool amount, wherein the first authenticated player and the additional authenticated players are each associated with a respective one of the plurality of EGMs, and wherein the community gaming panel is provided to the first authenticated player by a first EGM from the plurality of EGMs.
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An electronic gaming machine (EGM), comprising:
- a display;
- a communication module;
- a memory device;
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- a processor executing instructions stored in the memory device, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
- enable a first authenticated player to initiate, on a first mobile device in communication with the EGM, a multiplayer game via a community gaming panel for multiplayer game play, wherein the community gaming panel is provided to the first authenticated player by the processor;
- determine a minimum bet selected by the first authenticated player for the multiplayer game;
- determine a wager pool amount for the multiplayer game based on the minimum bet selected by the first authenticated player and a number of additional authenticated players that are enrolled in the multiplayer game;
- receive, from the first mobile device, multiplayer game attribute selections provided by the first authenticated player;
- create the multiplayer game based at least in part on the multiplayer game attribute selections, the minimum bet, and the wager pool amount;
- provide an indication to alternative EGMs in communication with the EGM, to enable additional authenticated players to access the multiplayer game on additional mobile devices to enroll in the multiplayer game, wherein each of the additional mobile devices is associated with a respective one of the alternative EGMs, and the multiplayer game is funded by wagers placed by the first authenticated player and the additional authenticated players;
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- determine an outcome for the multiplayer game based at least in part on plays of the multiplayer game by the first authenticated player and the additional authenticated players, wherein the outcome comprises a distribution of the wager pool amount, the first mobile device and the additional mobile devices are remotely connected to a server associated with the EGM and the alternative EGMs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.