Wireless game player

A gaming machine for providing remote game play, the gaming machine comprising:

• a master gaming controller designed or configured 1) to generate game outcomes for one or more games of chance using regulated gaining software, 2) to maintain and update credit information resulting from playing the game of chance as each game of chance is played remotely and 3) to present remotely the game outcomes for the one or more games of chance on a wireless game player;
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• the wireless game player the wireless game player comprising:
• a wireless communication interface;
• a display screen;
• a sound interface for providing at least sound to a user of the wireless game player related to the game of chance;
• one or more input mechanisms;
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• a microprocessor configured i) to present a game of chance on the display screen under control of the master gaming controller located on the gaming machine wherein communication between the microprocessor and the master gaming controller is via the wireless communication interface and ii) to send information from input signals generated from the one or more input mechanisms to the master gaming controller via the wireless communication interface wherein the wireless game player is adapted for use as a remote extension to the gaming machine wherein each game of chance played on the hand-held wireless game player comprises:
• establishing an active communication link with the master gaming controller and while the communication link is active;
• a)receiving one or more input signals to indicate a wager amount for the game of chance and to initiate the game of chance on the one or more input mechanisms from a game player using the wireless game player;
• b) sending information from the one or more input signals to the master gaming controller via the wireless communication interface wherein the master gaming controller generates the outcome game of chance in response to receiving the information from the one or more input signals from the wireless game player;
• c) receiving from the master gaming controller at least an outcome for the game of chance;
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• d) displaying a graphical rendition of the outcome of the game of chance on the display wherein the graphical rendition comprises a sequence of video frames and wherein the wireless game player is operable to output sound associated with the graphical rendition
• and wherein when the communication link is inactive terminating play of the game of chance.

A wireless game play system, the wireless game play system comprising:

• a plurality of gaming machine designed to generate and to control wireless game play sessions on wireless game players in communication with the gaming machines;
• a plurality of wireless game players wherein each wireless game player is designed i) to communicate with at least one gaming machine and ii) to present a game of chance under control of at least one of said gaming machine wherein each of the wireless game players is adapted for use as a remote extension to at least one of the gaming machines and wherein each game of chance played on the wireless game players comprises:
• establishing an active communication link with the gaming machine and while the communication link is active;
• a)receiving one or more input signals to indicate a wager amount for the game of chance and to initiate the game of chance on the one or more input mechanisms from a game player using the wireless game player;
• b) sending information from the one or more input signals to a master gaming controller on the gaming machine via the wireless communication interface wherein the master gaming controller generates the outcome of the game of chance in response to receiving the information from the one or more input signals from the wireless game player and wherein the master gaming controller maintains and updates credit information resulting from playing the game of chance as each game of chance is played remotely on the wireless game player;
• c) receiving from the master gaming controller at least an outcome for the game of chance;
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• d) displaying a graphical rendition of the outcome of the game of chance on the display wherein the graphical rendition comprises a sequence of video frames and wherein the wireless game player is operable to output sound associated with the graphical rendition
• and wherein when the communication link is inactive terminating play of the game of chance;
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• a wireless game play network, said wireless game play network comprising:
• one more wireless access points designed to transmit wireless communications to the plurality of wireless game players and designed to receive wireless communications from the wireless game players.

In a gaming machine, a method of providing a wireless game play session on a wireless game player in communication with the gaming machine, said method comprising:

• establishing communications with the wireless game player wherein the wireless game player is a remote extension to the gaming machine and under control of the gaming machine;
• while communications between the gaming machine and the wireless game player are active and for each game of chance played in the wireless game play session,
• i) receiving a message from the wireless game player requesting the gaming machine to initiate the game of chance and indicating a wager amount for the game of chance;
• ii) generating a game outcome for the game of chance in response to receiving the message from the wireless game player;
• iii) controlling operation of the wireless game player in manner that allows the game outcome for the game of chance to be graphically presented on the wireless game player wherein the graphical rendition comprises a sequence of video frames and wherein the wireless game player is operable to output sound associated with the graphical rendition;
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• iv) maintaining and updating credit information resulting from play of the game of chance as the game of chance is played on the wireless game player;
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• terminating play of the game of chance when the communication link between the gaming machine and the wireless game player is inactive.

In a wireless game player in communication with a gaming machine, a method of providing a wireless game play session, said method comprising:

• establishing communications with the gaming machine
• while communications between the gaming machine and the wireless game player are active and each game of chance played in the wireless game play session;
• i) receiving one or more input signals to initiate a game of chance and indicate a wager amount for the game of chance from one or more input mechanisms located on the wireless game player;
• ii) sending a message to the gaming machine indicating a game of chance has been initiated on the wireless game player wherein the gaming machine generates at least an outcome for the game of chance in response to receiving the message from the wireless game player and wherein the game machine maintains and updates credit information resulting from playing the game of chance as each game of chance is played on the wireless game player;
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• iii) displaying a graphical rendition of the game outcome for the game of chance wherein the graphical rendition comprises a sequence of video frames and wherein the wireless game player is operable to output sound associated with the graphical rendition;
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• when communications between the gaming machine and the wireless game player are inactive, terminating the wireless game play session.