Using personal devices to connect network-limited wagering game machines

Abstract

Communications capability between two wagering game machines is provided using personal devices of users of the wagering game machines. At least one of the wagering game machines is a network-limited wagering game machine that is not communicably coupled to a casino operator's network. A first user communicably couples a personal device such as a mobile phone to a wagering game machine and a second user communicably couples a personal device to a wagering game machine. The two wagering game machines communicate using a communication path formed by the two personal devices and a network such as a mobile phone network communicably coupling the two personal devices.

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