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US 11,769,365 B2Granted
Gaming system and method for placing and redeeming sports bets
AssigneeIgt
InventorsErrol A. Ramos, Mathew H. Henderson, Paul C. Ewing, Erik B. Chalko, David C. Pence, Tyrell J. Atterberry, Kimberly A. Carestia
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for placing one or more sports bets at an electronic gaming machine (“EGM”) and for redeeming any winnings for one or more placed sports bet at an EGM.
Claims18
An electronic gaming machine comprising:
- a display device;
- an input device;
- a sports bet ticket printer;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- responsive to a placement of a wager amount in association with a play of a game:
- cause the display device to display, in a game window controlled by the processor, a deduction of the wager amount from a first credit balance,
- cause the display device to display, in the game window, a game outcome for the play of the game,
- and
- cause the display device to display, in the game window, any award amount associated with the game outcome, wherein the first credit balance is increasable based on any award amount associated with the game outcome,
- cause the display device to display, in a sports betting service window that is distinct from the game window and controlled, independent of the processor, by a gaming establishment sports book server, a sports bet available to be placed, and
- responsive to a placement of the sports bet, cause the display device to display, in the sports betting service window, a deduction, from a second credit balance, of an amount associated with the sports bet, wherein a printed ticket associated with the placed sports bet is associated with information received in a message from the gaming establishment sports book server confirming the placement of the sports bet, and responsive to the sports bet being a winning sports bet, the printed ticket associated with the sports bet is thereafter redeemable at a gaming establishment sports book that is distinct from the electronic gaming machine and associated with the gaming establishment sports book server.
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An electronic gaming machine comprising:
- a display device;
- an input device;
- a sports bet ticket acceptor;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- responsive to a placement a wager amount in association with a play of a game:
- cause the display device to display, in a game window controlled by the processor, a deduction of the wager amount from a first credit balance,
- cause the display device to display, in the game window, a game outcome for the play of the game, and
- cause the display device to display, in the game window, any award amount associated with the game outcome, wherein the first credit balance is increasable based on any award amount associated with the game outcome, and
- responsive to a sports bet ticket associated with a sports bet placed apart from the electronic gaming machine being a winning sports bet ticket and being received, via the sports bet ticket acceptor, cause the display device to display, in a sports betting service window that is distinct from the game window and controlled, independent of the processor, by a gaming establishment sports book server, a modification of a second credit balance based, at least in part, on a value associated with the received winning sports bet ticket, wherein data associated with an electronic gaming machine redemption of the received winning sports bet ticket communicated to the gaming establishment sports book server prevents said winning sports bet ticket from thereafter being redeemable at a gaming establishment sports book.
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An electronic gaming machine comprising:
- a display device;
- an input device;
- a sports bet ticket printer;
- a sports bet ticket acceptor;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- responsive to a placement of a wager amount in association with a play of a game:
- cause the display device to display, in a game window controlled by the processor, a deduction of the wager amount from a first credit balance,
- cause the display device to display, in the game window, a game outcome for the play of the game, and
- cause the display device to display, in the game window, any award amount associated with the game outcome, wherein the first credit balance is increasable based on any award amount associated with the game outcome,
- responsive to a placement of a first sports bet:
- cause the display device to display, in a sports betting service window that is distinct from the game window and controlled, independent of the processor, by a gaming establishment sports book server, a deduction, from a second credit balance, of an amount associated with the first sports bet, wherein responsive to the first sports bet being a first winning sports bet, a first printed ticket associated with the first sports bet is thereafter redeemable at a gaming establishment sports book that is distinct from the electronic gaming machine and associated with the gaming establishment sports book server, and
- responsive to a second sports bet ticket associated with a second sports bet placed apart from the electronic gaming machine being a second winning sports bet ticket and being received, via the sports bet ticket acceptor, cause the display device to display, in the sports betting service window, a modification of the second credit balance based, at least in part, on a value associated with the received second winning sports bet ticket, wherein data associated with an electronic gaming machine redemption of the received second winning sports bet ticket communicated to the gaming establishment sports book server prevents said winning sports bet ticket from thereafter being redeemable at the gaming establishment sports book.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.