System and method for automated user assistance

A gaming machine, comprising:

• a communication interface;
• a processor coupled with the communication interface;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium, coupled with the processor, comprising instructions that are executable by the processor, wherein the instructions comprise:
• instructions that execute a game of chance;
• instructions that generate a game history message for delivery to a mobile device of a player, wherein the game history message comprises a game history description;
• instructions that transmit, via the communication interface, the game history message to the mobile device;
• instructions that receive a wager strategy message from the mobile device and then extract a wager strategy for the player to be applied at the gaming machine during execution of the game of chance to be played after receiving the wager strategy message;
• instructions that determine, after execution of the game of chance, an outcome for the game of chance and an outcome specific to a wager placed for the player in accordance with the wager strategy;
• and
• instructions that notify the player of the outcome specific to the wager placed for the player.

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium, coupled with the processor, comprising instructions that are executable by the processor, wherein the instructions comprise:
• instructions that pair a mobile device of a player with a gaming machine;
• instructions that generate a game history message for delivery to the mobile device, wherein the game history message comprises a game history description for a finite set of game outcomes that have occurred at the gaming machine;
• instructions that transmit the game history message to the mobile device;
• instructions that receive a wager strategy message from the mobile device and then extract a wager strategy for the player to be applied at the gaming machine during execution of a game of chance to be played after receiving the wager strategy message;
• instructions that determine, after execution of the game of chance, an outcome for the game of chance and an outcome specific to a wager automatically placed for the player in accordance with the wager strategy;
• and
• instructions that notify the player of the outcome specific to the wager placed for the player.