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US 11,600,147 B2Granted
Gaming system and method for modifying a play of a wagering game based on a sporting event
AssigneeIgt
InventorsDwayne R. Nelson, Jeffrey Knox
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Abstract
Gaming systems and methods which utilize the results of a sporting event to modify one or more parameters of a play of a game, such as a wagering game of chance.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- within a duration of an event occurring during a sporting event and in association with a play of a game comprising a determined game outcome displayed by a display device of an electronic gaming machine and a determined first award associated with the game outcome that is displayed by the display device of the electronic gaming machine:
- determining, by a processor and based on a modifier determined responsive to the event occurring during the sporting event, a second award, wherein data associated with the event occurring during the sporting event is communicated from a sporting event server, and
- causing a display of the second award.
A method comprising:
- for a period of time after an event occurs during a sporting event, associating, by a processor, a multiplier with a game played at an electronic gaming machine, and for each play of the game during the period of time:
- determining, by the processor and based, at least in part, on the associated multiplier, an award for that play of the game, wherein data associated with the event occurring during the sporting event is communicated from a sporting event server, and
- displaying, by a display device, the award.
A method comprising:
- for each play of a game occurring during a first period of time after a first event occurs in association with a first sports team of a first sporting event, modifying, by a processor, any award determined for that play of the game by a first multiplier, wherein data associated with the first event occurring in association with the first sports team of the first sporting event is communicated from a sporting event server, and
- for each play of the game occurring during a second period of time after a second event occurs in association with a second sports team of a second sporting event, modifying, by the processor, any award determined for that play of the game by a second multiplier, wherein data associated with the second event occurring in association with the second sports team of the second sporting event is communicated from the sporting event server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.