SIDE BETTING FOR ENRICHED GAME PLAY ENVIRONMENT (SINGLE and/or MULTIPLAYER) FOR CASINO APPLICATIONS
AssigneeGamblit Gaming, LLC
InventorsMiles Arnone, Eric Meyerhofer
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Abstract
Methods and systems for making a side bet in a hybrid game having a gambling game portion and an entertainment game portion are provided. The side bet is made in regards to the play of the entertainment portion of the hybrid game and can be made using a real world credit, a game world credit or a game world element. If the side bet is made using a real world credit, the real world credits used by the gambling game portion of the hybrid game and credited to a player are incremented or decremented. If the side bet is made using a game world element, the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game is updated based on the outcome of the side bet.
Claims15
A method of processing a side bet in a hybrid game having an entertainment game portion and a gambling game portion, the method comprising:
- accepting by the hybrid game from a player of the hybrid game, real world credits to be wagered in the gambling game portion of the hybrid game;
- presenting by the hybrid game to the player, a proposal of an enabling element side bet regarding an outcome in the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game, the enabling element side bet having as a wager, an enabling element that when consumed by the player during skillful play of the entertainment game triggers a wager of real world credits in the gambling game, and the enabling element side bet having a payout of real world credits;
- monitoring by the hybrid game a player action of consuming the enabling element during the player's playing of the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game;
- making a payout of real world credits for the enabling element side bet based on the monitoring of the player action of consuming the enabling element during the player's playing of the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game;
- and
- updating a state of the entertainment game and the gambling game based on the outcome of the entertainment game enabling element side bet.
A data processing apparatus for processing a side bet in a hybrid game having an entertainment game portion and a gambling game portion, the apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- memory coupled to the processor, the memory having processor-executable instructions stored thereon, the processor-executable instructions when executed by the one or more processors causing the one or more processors to perform a process of:
- accepting by the hybrid game from a player of the hybrid game, real world credits to be wagered in the gambling game portion of the hybrid game;
- presenting by the hybrid game to the player, a proposal of an enabling element side bet regarding an outcome in the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game, the enabling element side bet having as a wager, an enabling element that when consumed by the player during skillful play of the entertainment game triggers a wager of real world credits in the gambling game, and the enabling element side bet having a payout of real world credits;
- monitoring by the hybrid game a player action of consuming the enabling element during the player's playing of the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game;
- making a payout of real world credits for the enabling element side bet based on the monitoring of the player action of consuming the enabling element during the player's playing of the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game;
- and
- updating a state of the entertainment game and the gambling game based on the outcome of the entertainment game enabling element side bet.
A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions for a hybrid game having an entertainment game portion and a gambling game portion, the instructions when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform a process of:
- accepting by the hybrid game from a player of the hybrid game, real world credits to be wagered in the gambling game portion of the hybrid game;
- presenting by the hybrid game to the player, a proposal of an enabling element side bet regarding an outcome in the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game, the enabling element side bet having as a wager, an enabling element that when consumed by the player during skillful play of the entertainment game triggers a wager of real world credits in the gambling game, and the enabling element side bet having a payout of real world credits;
- monitoring by the hybrid game a player action of consuming the enabling element during the player's playing of the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game;
- making a payout of real world credits for the enabling element side bet based on the monitoring of the player action of consuming the enabling element during the player's playing of the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game;
- and
- updating a state of the entertainment game and the gambling game based on the outcome of the entertainment game enabling element side bet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.