Casino messaging system and game
AssigneePatent Investment & Licensing Company
InventorJOHN F. ACRES
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Abstract
A method and gaming system for promoting play on electronic gaming devices and for communicating with players of the electronic gaming devices. Some players are identified in records in a player-tracking system, and are awarded player-tracking points corresponding to play. When a player texts to a phone number associated with the system, player tracking points are awarded if the player's phone number is previously associated with his or her record or in response to the text, which may result in associating the phone number with the record. In another aspect, when no player activity is detected for a predefined length of time, a text is sent to the player.
Claims20
A method for promoting play on electronic gaming devices and for communicating with players of the electronic gaming devices comprising:
- identifying at least some of the players via a record in a player-tracking system during the promotion;
- awarding each identified player player-tracking points corresponding to amounts wagered by the player;
- associating at least some of the players' cellular telephone numbers with their respective player-tracking records;
- receiving an electronic communication from players whose numbers are so associated;
- and
- awarding each player an amount of player-tracking points in response to receipt of the electronic communication.
A gaming system comprising:
- a plurality of gaming devices;
- at least one meter associated with each gaming device to track the amount of play on the gaming device;
- a player-tracking system connected to the network, the player-tracking system being configured to identify at least some of the players playing the gaming devices and to associate the amount of play with an identified player;
- at least one processor connected to the network, the processor configured to:
- determine when a text is received at a predefined phone number from one of the identified players;
- automatically generate an award for the one identified player in response to receipt of the text;
- and
- associate the award with a record associated with the one identified player in the player-tracking system.
A method for promoting play on electronic gaming devices and for communicating with players of the electronic gaming devices comprising:
- displaying a code on an electronic display sign;
- receiving the code in a text from a player's mobile phone;
- determining that the player is an identified player in a player-tracking system;
- if the player is so identified, awarding each identified player from whom the code is received an amount of player-tracking points;
- and
- associating the awarded points with a record associated with the player in the player-tracking system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.