Affiliated Gaming Method
OwnerBryan Kelly, Dennis Lockard +3inventors
InventorsBryan Kelly, Dennis Lockard, Robert Crowder, Robert Luciano, Jeffrey Tallcott
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Abstract
A method of providing a gaming or non-gaming feature across affiliated properties, comprising: associating a plurality of properties so that each is affiliated with the others; locating a first gaming device in a first affiliated property; locating a second gaming device in a second affiliated property; and communicating via a server with each of the gaming devices located in the affiliated properties to provide a gaming and/or non-gaming feature only to those gaming devices located in the affiliated properties.
Claims8
A method of providing a bonus feature across affiliated casinos, comprising:
- associating a plurality of casinos so that each is affiliated with the others;
- locating a first gaming device in a first affiliated casino;
- locating a second gaming device in a second affiliated casino;
- and
- communicating via a server with each of the gaming devices located in the affiliated casinos to provide a bonus feature only to those gaming devices located in the affiliated casinos.
A method of providing a progressive game feature across affiliated casinos, comprising:
- associating a plurality of casinos so that each is affiliated with the others;
- locating a first gaming device in a first affiliated casino;
- locating a second gaming device in a second affiliated casino;
- and
- communicating via a server with each of the gaming devices located in the affiliated casinos to provide a progressive game feature only to those gaming devices located in the affiliated casinos.
A method of providing a tournament feature across affiliated casinos, comprising:
- associating a plurality of casinos so that each is affiliated with the others;
- locating a first gaming device in a first affiliated casino;
- locating a second gaming device in a second affiliated casino;
- and
- communicating via a server with each of the gaming devices located in the affiliated casinos to provide a tournament feature only to those gaming devices located in the affiliated casinos.
A method of providing a shared primary game feature across affiliated casinos, comprising:
- associating a plurality of casinos so that each is affiliated with the others;
- locating a first gaming device in a first affiliated casino;
- locating a second gaming device in a second affiliated casino;
- and
- communicating via a server with each of the gaming devices located in the affiliated casinos to provide a shared primary game feature only to those gaming devices located in the affiliated casinos
A method of providing a on-line gaming feature across affiliated casinos, comprising:
- associating a plurality of casinos so that each is affiliated with the others;
- locating a first gaming device in a first affiliated casino;
- locating a second gaming device in a second affiliated casino;
- and
- communicating via a server with each of the gaming devices located in the affiliated casinos to provide an on-line gaming feature only to those gaming devices located in the affiliated casinos.
A method of providing a non-gaming feature across affiliated casinos, comprising:
- associating a plurality of casinos so that each is affiliated with the others;
- locating a first gaming device in a first affiliated casino;
- locating a second gaming device in a second affiliated casino;
- and
- communicating via a server with each of the gaming devices located in the affiliated casinos to provide a non-gaming feature only to those gaming devices located in the affiliated casinos.
A method of providing a gaming feature across affiliated properties, comprising:
- associating a plurality of properties so that each is affiliated with the others;
- locating a first gaming device in a first affiliated property;
- locating a second gaming device in a second affiliated property;
- and
- communicating via a server with each of the gaming devices located in the affiliated properties to provide a gaming feature only to those gaming devices located in the affiliated properties.
A method of providing a non-gaming feature across affiliated properties, comprising:
- associating a plurality of properties so that each is affiliated with the others;
- locating a first gaming device in a first affiliated property;
- locating a second gaming device in a second affiliated property;
- and
- communicating via a server with each of the gaming devices located in the affiliated properties to provide a non-gaming feature only to those gaming devices located in the affiliated properties.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.