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US 2022/0028219 A1Published application
Gaming system and method for offering social media activity in association with wagering
AssigneeIgt
InventorsDwayne R. Nelson, Vincent S. Lai, Jennifer Hatok
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Abstract
Gaming systems and methods that provides zero, one or more social media benefits to a player in addition to any awards provided to that player in association with a play of a game.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- communicating data that results in a display device displaying an amount of a progressive award, and
- responsive to a social media activity event occurring in association with social media content generated in association with a gaming establishment where the display device is located and distributed on a social media site:
- modifying an amount of the progressive award, wherein a first social media activity event occurring in association with the social media content is associated with a first modification of the amount of the progressive award and a second, different social media activity event occurring in association with the social media content is associated with a second, different modification of the amount of the progressive award, and
- communicating data that results in the display device displaying the modified amount of the progressive award.
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The method of claim 4, wherein any of the first social media content component and the second social media content component comprises any of a still image, a video clip, a sound clip, an audio-visual clip, text, transaction information, location information, application usage information, event attendance information, and biometric information.
A method comprising:
- communicating data that results in a display device displaying a progressive award to a player, and
- responsive to a social media activity event occurring in association with social media content generated in association with a gaming establishment where the display device is located and distributed on a social media site:
- associating a progressive award opportunity with the player, wherein a first social media activity event occurring in association with the social media content is associated with a first progressive award opportunity and a second, different social media activity event occurring in association with the social media content is associated with a second, different progressive award opportunity, and
- communicating data that results in the display device displaying the associated progressive award opportunity to the player.
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A method comprising:
- for a play of a game:
- determining a game outcome,
- communicating data that results in a first display device displaying the game outcome,
- determining social media content associated with the game outcome, and
- communicating data that results in a second display device displaying the social media content until a designated amount of social media activity has occurred in association with the displayed social media content.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.