Methods and apparatus for providing for disposition of promotional offers in a wagering environment
AssigneeIgt
InventorCraig A. Paulsen
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Abstract
Disclosed are data processing apparatus, systems, and methods implemented over a gaming network for providing for disposition of promotional offers in a wager-based gaming environment. A monitoring engine receives an identification of a promotional offer as having an unredeemed status. A determining engine determines that the promotional offer having the unredeemed status satisfies one or more parameters to designate the promotional offer for an auction. Such designation is independent of real-time wager-based game play in the gaming network. An auction control engine provides the designated promotional offer as an item to be auctioned in the wager-based gaming network.
Claims20
In a wager-based gaming network, a data processing apparatus coupled to the gaming network for providing for disposition of promotional offers in a wager-based gaming environment, the data processing apparatus comprising:
- a monitoring engine configured to receive an identification of a promotional offer as having an unredeemed status;
- a determining engine configured to determine that the promotional offer having the unredeemed status satisfies one or more parameters to designate the promotional offer for an auction, the one or more parameters being independent of real-time wager-based game play in the gaming network;
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- an auction control engine configured to provide the designated promotional offer as an item to be auctioned in the wager-based gaming network.
In a wager-based gaming network, a system for providing for disposition of promotional offers in a wager-based gaming environment, the system comprising:
- a customer relationship management server coupled to the wager-based gaming network, the customer relationship management server configured to maintain customer relationship management data for players participating in a customer relationship management program in the wager-based gaming environment;
- a data processing apparatus coupled to the wager-based gaming network, the data processing apparatus including:
- a determining engine configured to determine that a promotional offer having an unredeemed status satisfies one or more parameters to designate the promotional offer for an auction, the one or more parameters being independent of real-time wager-based game play in the gaming network, and
- an auction control engine configured to provide the designated promotional offer as an item to be auctioned in the wager-based gaming network.
A method for providing for disposition of promotional offers in a wagering environment, the method comprising:
- receiving an identification of a promotional offer as having an unredeemed status;
- determining that the promotional offer having the unredeemed status satisfies one or more parameters to designate the promotional offer for an auction, the one or more parameters being independent of real-time wager-based game play;
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- providing the designated promotional offer as an item to be auctioned.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.