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US 2026/0311549 A1Published application
Casino splash zones
AssigneeIgt
InventorsJeffery Mcintosh, Ryan Mackenzie, Dwayne Nelson
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a splash zone in a casino or other venue. The splash zone is visually similar to the splash zone in an amusement ride. People in the splash zone get wet at the ride. In the present disclosure, people in the splash zone can receive money or prizes. A splash zone can be triggered around a winning gaming system. This can be a monetary event as well as a visual effect. The visual aspects of the winning effect can synchronize lights, animations, and/or sounds across gaming systems.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor of a host system, via a communications interface, an electronic message from a first gaming system in a venue, the electronic message indicating an occurrence of a win event in an electronic game executing on the first gaming system;
- determining, by the processor of the gaming system, based on the received electronic message, whether the win event in the electronic game executing on the first gaming system qualifies as a zone win event;
- in response to determining the win event in the electronic game executing on the first gaming system qualifies as a zone win, determining, by the processor of the host system, a physical area within the venue for the zone win event, wherein a radius of the physical area is based on information related to the win event;
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- sending, by the processor of the host system, via the communications interface, an electronic message to a second gaming system within the determined physical area within the venue an instruction for awarding a zone win, wherein a size of the zone win is based on the information related to the win event and a distance between the first gaming system and the second gaming system.
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A method for operating a plurality of gaming systems, the method comprising:
- executing, by a first gaming system of the plurality of gaming systems, an electronic game;
- detecting, by the first gaming system, an occurrence of a win event in the electronic game;
- sending, by the first gaming system, an electronic message to a host system, the electronic message indicating the detected occurrence of the win event;
- receiving, by a second gaming system of the plurality of gaming systems, an electronic message from the host system, the electronic message from the host system comprising an instruction for awarding a zone win based on the occurrence of the win event in the electronic game executing on the first gaming system, wherein the second gaming system is within a radius of a physical area from the first gaming system, wherein the radius of the physical area is based on information related to the win event, and wherein a size of the zone win is based on the information related to the win event and a distance between the first gaming system and the second gaming system;
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- updating, by the second gaming system, an element of the second gaming system based on the instruction for awarding the zone win.
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A method for operating a plurality of gaming system in a venue, the method comprising:
- executing, by a first gaming system of the plurality of gaming systems, an electronic game;
- detecting, by the first gaming system, an occurrence of a win event in the electronic game;
- sending, by the first gaming system, an electronic message to a host system of the venue, the electronic message indicating the detected occurrence of the win event;
- receiving, by the host system, from the first gaming system, the electronic message indicating the occurrence of the win event in the electronic game executing on the first gaming system;
- determining, by the host system, based on the received electronic message, whether the win event in the electronic game executing on the first gaming system qualifies as a zone win event;
- in response to determining the win event in the electronic game executing on the first gaming system, determining, by the host system, a physical area within the venue for the zone win event, wherein a radius of the physical area is based on information related to the win event;
- sending, by the host system, to a second gaming system of the plurality of gaming systems and within the radius of the determined physical area within the venue, an electronic message including an instruction for awarding a zone win, wherein a size of the zone win for each gaming system of the plurality of gaming systems is based on the information related to the win event and a distance between the first gaming system and each gaming system of the plurality of plurality of gaming systems;
- receiving, by the second gaming system, the electronic message from the host system;
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- updating, by the second gaming system, an element of the second gaming system based on the instruction for awarding the zone win.
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