In-room game promotion and demonstration method and system

A method of presenting a game to a player on a promotional basis, said game of the type normally requiring that the player place a wager or bet in order to play the game, the game presented to the player at a display located in a guest room of a hotel comprising the steps of:

• accepting identification information from said player;
• transmitting said information via a media distribution system to a player tracking system;
• identifying said player as a member of a player rewards program;
• providing game data from a game play system to said media distribution system in response to the identification of said player as a member of said player rewards program;
• transmitting said game data to said display;
• presenting said game to said player at said display without payment of a bet or wager;
• transmitting game play data to said player tracking system;
• and
• associating said game play data with a player rewards program corresponding to said player.

A method of presenting a game to a player on a promotional basis, said game of the type normally requiring that the player place a wager or bet in order to play the game, the game presented to the player at a display located in a guest room of a hotel comprising the steps of:

• accepting a request from a player indicating a desire to play a game;
• transmitting player identification information from a hospitality system to a player tracking system;
• enrolling said player in a player rewards program;
• providing game data from a game play system to a display located in said player's room;
• presenting a game using said game data, said game presented without payment of a bet or wager;
• transmitting game play data to said player tracking system;
• and
• associating said game play data with a player rewards program.

A method of presenting a game to a player on a promotional basis, said game of the type normally requiring that the player place a wager or bet in order to play the game comprising:

• confirming that the player is a member of a player rewards program;
• transmitting game data from a game play system through a media distribution system of a hotel to a display located in a guest room where said player is located;
• presenting a game on a promotional basis to said player in said room on said display, said game of the type normally requiring that a player place a bet or wager to play the game, said game presented without the player placing a wager or bet to play the game;
• and
• transmitting information regarding the play of said game to a player tracking system, said information for use in providing a reward to said player independent of the outcome of the game.