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US 11,600,145 B2Granted
System and method with sporting event wager virtual tickets for sporting event wagers
AssigneeIgt
InventorsKevin Higgins, Dwayne R. Nelson, Jeffery Shepherd
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Abstract
Gaming systems and methods which utilize sporting event wager virtual tickets in association with placed sporting event wagers.
Claims20
A gaming system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause, independent of any random determination by the processor, the processor to:
- responsive to a placement of a sporting event wager on a sporting event, cause a display, by the display device, of a sporting event wager virtual ticket associated with the sporting event wager and associated with a sporting event wager identifier, wherein the displayed sporting event wager virtual ticket associated with the sporting event wager comprises partial sporting event wager ticket identifying information relative to complete sporting event wager ticket identifying information of any printed sporting event wager ticket associated with the sporting event wager placed, and
- after a determination of an outcome associated with the sporting event and responsive to a redemption of the sporting event wager virtual ticket occurring separate from any determination of any payout amount of the sporting event wager and occurring in association with a designation of the sporting event wager identifier associated with the sporting event wager virtual ticket as being redeemed, cause a display, by the display device, of an indication of the redeemed sporting event wager virtual ticket and an increase, based on a payout amount of the sporting event wager, of a credit balance.
2 more elements
A gaming system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor responsive to a placement of a sporting event wager on an in-game event occurring during a sporting event and without causing any printer to print any sporting event wager ticket associated with any of the sporting event wager and any associated sporting event wager identifier, cause the processor to:
- cause a display, by a display device, of a sporting event wager virtual ticket associated with the sporting event wager and the sporting event wager identifier, wherein the displayed sporting event wager virtual ticket associated with the sporting event wager comprises partial sporting event wager ticket identifying information relative to complete sporting event wager ticket identifying information of any printed sporting event wager ticket associated with the sporting event wager placed, and
- after a determination of an outcome of the in-game event occurring during the sporting event, and following an automatic redemption of the sporting event wager virtual ticket that occurs independent of any receipt, via an input device, of any redemption inputs, cause a display, by the display device, of an indication of the redeemed sporting event wager virtual ticket and an increase, based on a payout amount of the sporting event wager, of a credit balance, wherein the determination of the outcome of the in-game event occurring during the sporting event and a determination of the payout amount of the sporting event wager each occur independent of any random determination by the processor.
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A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
- responsive to a placement of a sporting event wager on a sporting event, displaying, by the display device, a sporting event wager virtual ticket associated with the placed sporting event wager and associated with a sporting event wager identifier, wherein the placement of the sporting event wager on the sporting event occurs independent of any random determination by the gaming system, wherein the displayed sporting event wager virtual ticket associated with the sporting event wager comprises partial sporting event wager ticket identifying information relative to complete sporting event wager ticket identifying information of any printed sporting event wager ticket associated with the sporting event wager placed, and
- after a determination of an outcome associated with the sporting event, and responsive to a redemption of the sporting event wager virtual ticket occurring separate from any determination of any payout amount of the sporting event wager and occurring in association with a designation of the sporting event wager identifier associated with the sporting event wager virtual ticket as being redeemed, displaying, by the display device, an indication of the redeemed sporting event wager virtual ticket and an increase, based on a payout amount of the sporting event wager, of a credit balance, wherein the determination of the outcome associated with the sporting event and a determination of the payout amount of the sporting event wager each occur independent of any random determination by the gaming system.
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