Methods and systems for facilitating play at a gaming device by means of third party offers

A method comprising:

• monitoring gambling activity of a player at a gaming device;
• determining that the gambling activity satisfies a predetermined criterion;
• causing an offer to be presented to the player,
• wherein the offer defines a benefit to be provided in exchange for the player's commitment to an obligation, and
• causing the benefit to be provided to the player if an indication of an acceptance of the offer is identified.

A method comprising:

• determining that a condition of a gaming device satisfies a predetermined criterion,
• wherein the condition is not dependent on what game a player of the gaming device is playing;
• causing an offer to be presented to the player,
• wherein the offer defines a benefit to be provided in exchange for an agreement from the player to perform a specified task;
• and
• causing the benefit to be provided if an indication of an acceptance of the offer is identified.

A method comprising:

• determining a player identifier that identifies a player;
• identifying at least one person, other than the player, that is associated with the player identifier;
• identifying, at a gaming device at which the player is playing, an occurrence of an event;
• causing, in response to the occurrence of the event, an offer to be presented to the player,
• wherein the offer defines a benefit to be provided to the at least one person in exchange for a commitment from the player to an obligation defined by the offer;
• and
• causing the benefit to be provided to the at least one person if an indication of an acceptance of the offer is received from the player.