Method and system for linking casino games and on-line social network games
AssigneeVulcan Gaming LLC
InventorSam Johnson
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Abstract
Social media activities associated with an on-line social media system are linked to casino game activities and casino gaming machines. A player of a casino gaming machine may access a social media website via the casino gaming machine, such as to play a social media game at the casino gaming machine. A player may also access the social media system from a presentation computing device and, via that system, link to a casino gaming machine to play one or more casino wagering games. Social media currency and casino monetary credits may be exchanged or converted and other aspects of casino game play and social media activities may be integrated.
Claims10
A modified gaming machine comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one video display;
- at least one player input device;
- a main game controller configured to present at least one wagering game to a player utilizing wagering credits converted from monetary value, including displaying information regarding said wagering game via said at least one video display;
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- a secondary controller, said secondary controller located within said housing and configured to communicate with at least one social media site server which is configured to present one or more social media events to said player using social media points or currency, including transmitting information to said at least one social media site server and receiving information from said at least one social media site server via at least one communication link, wherein one or more wagering credits associated with said gaming machine is converted to social media points or currency.
A modified gaming machine comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one video display;
- at least one player input device;
- a main game controller configured to present at least one wagering game to a player utilizing wagering credits converted from monetary value associated with a credit balance, including displaying information regarding said wagering game via said at least one video display;
- and
- a secondary controller, said secondary controller located within said housing and configured to communicate with at least one social media site server which is configured to present one or more social media events to said player using social media points or currency, including transmitting information to said at least one social media site server and receiving information from said at least one social media site server via at least one communication link;
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- wherein one or more social media points or currency associated with said account is converted to one or more wagering credits.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.