# US 2020/0394875 A1 · Enhanced interleaved wagering system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0394875 A1 - Document ID: US20200394875A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/883,956 - Filed: 2020-05-26 - Published: 2020-12-17 - Earliest claimed: 2014-06-18 - Applicants: Gamblit Gaming, LLC - Inventors: Miles Arnone; Frank Cire; Eric Meyerhofer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200394875A1 ## CPC - G07F 17/3276: {wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament} - G07F 17/3223: {Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, leader-follower, wireless communication} - G07F 17/3225: {Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users} - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) ## Abstract An electronic gaming machine, including an interactive controller configured to: communicate application telemetry; display a wager outcome; communicate an indication to enter a tournament; communicate tournament application telemetry associated with the tournament; display a tournament award; a wager controller constructed to: receive wager request; determine and communicate the wager outcome; the application controller operatively connecting the interactive controller and the wager controller, the application controller also operatively connected to a tournament controller and constructed to: receive the application telemetry; determine whether to trigger a wager; communicate the wager request; receive the wager outcome; receive the tournament entry indication; receive tournament award; communicate the tournament award. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic gaming machine, comprising: a bill validator/ticket scanner for scanning indicia of credit from a ticket; a ticket printer for printing indicia of credit onto a ticket; an interactive controller configured to: provide a skill-based interactive application in which a user interacts with application resources; communicate, to an application controller, application telemetry associated with the interactive application provided by the interactive controller; receive, from the application controller, application resource instructions; modify the skill-based interactive application by incorporating the application resource instructions; receive, from the application controller, wager outcome display instructions; generate a visual display of a wager outcome based on the wager outcome display instructions; communicate, to the application controller, an indication to enter a tournament; provide an interactive application session associated with the tournament; communicate, to the application controller, tournament application telemetry associated with the tournament; receive, from the application controller, tournament award display instructions; and generate a visual display of a tournament award based on the tournament award display instructions; a wager controller constructed to: receive input credit using the bill validator/ticket scanner; receive, from the application controller, wager request instructions comprising a wager amount; communicate a portion of the wager amount to a tournament controller as a tournament pool contribution; determine the wager outcome based on the wager request instructions using a random number generator; communicate, to the application controller, wager outcome data comprising the wager outcome; determine an amount of credit based on the wager outcome and the input credit; and print indicia of the amount of credit on a ticket using the ticket printer; and the application controller operatively connecting the interactive controller and the wager controller, the application controller also operatively connected to a tournament controller and constructed to: receive, from the interactive controller, the application telemetry; scan the application telemetry to determine whether to trigger a wager based on the user interacting with the application resources; when the wager is triggered, generate the wager request instructions; distribute the wager request instructions to the wager controller; receive, from the wager controller, the wager outcome data; scan the wager outcome data to determine the wager outcome; generate the wager outcome display instructions based on the wager outcome; distribute the wager outcome display instructions to the interactive controller; receive, from the interactive controller, the tournament entry indication; generate tournament entry instructions based on the tournament entry indication; distribute the tournament entry instructions to the tournament controller, the tournament controller operatively connected to the wager controller and the application controller; receive, from the interactive controller, the tournament application telemetry; scan the tournament application telemetry; generate tournament application telemetry instructions based on the tournament application telemetry; distribute the tournament application telemetry instructions to the tournament controller; receive, from the tournament controller, tournament award data; scan the tournament award data to determine the tournament award; generate the tournament award display instructions based on the tournament award; and distribute the tournament award display instructions to the interactive controller. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic gaming machine of claim 1, wherein the interactive controller and the application controller are constructed from the same device, and wherein the application controller is operatively connected to the wager controller using a communication link. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic gaming machine of claim 1, wherein the wager controller and the application controller are constructed from the same device, and wherein the application controller is operatively connected to the interactive controller using a communication link. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic gaming machine of claim 1, wherein the tournament pool contribution is made based on the wager request instructions. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic gaming machine of claim 1, wherein the tournament entry indication is received by the interactive controller, from a user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic gaming machine of claim 1, wherein the tournament controller stores the tournament pool contribution and aggregates tournament pool contributions from one or more other wager controllers to form the tournament pool. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The electronic gaming machine of claim 6, wherein the tournament pool comprises real credits. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The electronic gaming machine of claim 6, wherein the tournament pool comprises application credits. ### Claim 9 An electronic gaming machine comprising: a bill validator/ticket scanner for scanning indicia of credit from a ticket; a ticket printer for printing indicia of credit onto a ticket; and a wager controller of the enhanced interleaved wagering system constructed to: receive, from an application controller, wager request instructions comprising a wager amount; communicate a portion of the wager amount to a tournament controller as a tournament pool contribution; determine a wager outcome based on the wager request instructions; communicate, to the application controller, wager outcome data comprising the wager outcome; determine an amount of credit based on the wager outcome and the input credit; and print indicia of the amount of credit on a ticket using the ticket printer; and the application controller of the enhanced interleaved wagering system operatively connecting the wager controller to an interactive controller providing a skill-based interactive application using a communication link, the application controller also operatively connected to a tournament controller and constructed to: receive, from the interactive controller, application telemetry associated with an interactive application provided by the interactive controller; scan the application telemetry to determine whether to trigger a wager based on a user interacting with application resources; when the wager is triggered, generate the wager request instructions; distribute the wager request instructions to the wager controller; receive, from the wager controller, the wager outcome data; scan the wager outcome data to determine the wager outcome; generate wager outcome display instructions based on the wager outcome; distribute the wager outcome display instructions to the interactive controller; receive, from the interactive controller, a tournament entry indication; generate tournament entry instructions based on the tournament entry indication; distribute the tournament entry instructions to the tournament controller, the tournament controller operatively connected to the wager controller and the application controller; receive, from the interactive controller, tournament application telemetry; scan the tournament application telemetry; generate tournament application telemetry instructions based on the tournament application telemetry; distribute the tournament application telemetry instructions to the tournament controller; receive, from the tournament controller, tournament award data; scan the tournament award data to determine a tournament award; generate tournament award display instructions based on the tournament award; and distribute the tournament award display instructions to the interactive controller. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electronic gaming machine of claim 9, wherein the tournament pool contribution is made based on the wager request instructions. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The electronic gaming machine of claim 9, wherein the tournament entry indication is received by the interactive controller, from a user. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The electronic gaming machine of claim 9, wherein the tournament controller stores the tournament pool contribution and aggregates tournament pool contributions from one or more other wager controllers to form the tournament pool. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic gaming machine of claim 12, wherein the tournament pool comprises real credits. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The electronic gaming machine of claim 12, wherein the tournament pool comprises application credits. ### Claim 15 An electronic gaming machine, comprising: a bill validator/ticket scanner for scanning indicia of credit from a ticket; a ticket printer for printing indicia of credit onto a ticket; and a controller comprising: at least one processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores machine-executable instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the controller to: provide a skill-based interactive application in which a user interacts with application resources; determine an application resource to award the user modify the skill-based interactive application by incorporating the application resource award; determine whether a wager is triggered; determine a wager outcome; determine an amount of credit based on the wager outcome and the input credit; print indicia of the amount of credit on a ticket using the ticket printer, generate a visual display of the wager outcome; provide an interactive application session associated with a tournament; and generate a visual display of a tournament award. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The electronic gaming machine of claim 15, wherein a tournament pool contribution is made based on the wager request instructions. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The electronic gaming machine of claim 15, wherein a tournament entry indication is received by the controller, from a user. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The electronic gaming machine of claim 15, wherein the controller stores a tournament pool contribution and aggregates tournament pool contributions from one or more other controllers to form a tournament pool. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The electronic gaming machine of claim 18, wherein the tournament pool comprises real credits. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The electronic gaming machine of claim 18, wherein the tournament pool comprises application credits.