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US 12,731,459 B2Granted
Central determination gaming for game presentation devices in a non-gaming establishment environment
AssigneeIgt
InventorsAnthony Baerlocher, Luigi Cacciapuoti
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Abstract
Systems and methods that employ a cloud-based central determination server to provide predetermined game outcomes displayed at a game presentation device operating with a remote game server and a balance management server in association with funds transacted at a point-of-sale terminal.
Claims18
A balance management server comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- responsive to authorizing a request, received from a remote game server operating independent of the balance management server, to play a game:
- modify a first balance of non-cashable funds based on a purchase price of the play of the game,
- communicate, to a game presentation device operating independent of any gaming regulatory approval, data that results in a display device of the game presentation device displaying the modified first balance of non-cashable funds, and
- communicate, to the remote game server, data authorizing the request to play the game,
- responsive to a receipt, from the remote game server, of data associated with a predetermined game outcome determined from a game outcome seed selected by a cloud-based central determination system server distinct from the remote game server and operating independent of the balance management server:
- modify a second balance of cashable funds based on any value component associated with the predetermined game outcome prior to the selection of the game outcome seed by the cloud-based central determination system server, and
- communicate, to the game presentation device, data that results in the display device of the game presentation device displaying the modified second balance of cashable funds, and
- responsive to an occurrence of a game session termination event, cause a winnings ticket voucher associated with the second balance of cashable funds to be issued.
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A method of operating a balance management server, the method comprising:
- responsive to authorizing a request, received from a remote game server operating independent of the balance management server, to play a game:
- modifying, by a processor of the balance management server, a first balance of non-cashable funds based on a purchase price of the play of the game,
- causing a display, by a display device of a game presentation operating independent of any gaming regulatory approval, of the modified first balance of non-cashable funds, and
- communicating, to the remote game server, data authorizing the request to play the game,
- responsive to a receipt, from the remote game server, of data associated with a predetermined game outcome determined from a game outcome seed selected by a cloud-based central determination system server distinct from the remote game server and operating independent of the balance management server:
- modifying, by the processor of the balance management server, a second balance of cashable funds based on any value component associated with the predetermined game outcome prior to the selection of the game outcome seed by the cloud-based central determination system server, and
- causing a display, by the display device of the game presentation device, of the modified second balance of cashable funds, and
- responsive to an occurrence of a game session termination event, causing a winnings ticket voucher associated with the second balance of cashable funds to be issued.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.