Gaming system having player-profile input feature for maintaining player anonymity

A method of customizing a wagering game conducted at a gaming terminal, comprising:

• acquiring set-up inputs from a player that relate to a profile of the player, said set-up inputs including a plurality of player-chosen questions and player-chosen answers, said player-chosen questions selected by said player from a plurality of questions, and said player-chosen answers maintaining anonymity of the player, said player-chosen answers each being an answer responsive to one of said plurality of player-chosen questions, and wherein the number of player-chosen questions is selected by said player;
• based on said set-up inputs, developing a player-profile data set within a database, said player-profile data set maintaining anonymity of the player;
• after said acquiring and said developing, receiving inputs from the player at said gaming terminal;
• comparing said inputs with said player-profile data set in said database;
• in response to said comparing yielding a match, providing the player with personalized attributes of said wagering game.

A gaming system, comprising:

• a database storing a plurality of player-profile data sets, each of said plurality of player-profile data sets being associated with and maintaining anonymity of a respective player, said player-profile data sets further including a plurality of player-chosen questions and player-chosen answers, said player-chosen questions selected by a player from a plurality of questions, and said player-chosen answers excluding said true identify of the player, said player-chosen answers each being an answer responsive to one of said plurality of player-chosen questions, and wherein the number of player-chosen questions is selected by a player;
• a controller coupled to said database;
• and
• at least one wagering gaming terminal coupled to said controller, said gaming terminal including an input device for receiving player-profile inputs from a player at said wagering gaming terminal, said wagering gaming terminal sending a player-profile signal to said controller, said player-profile signal containing information corresponding to said player-profile inputs for comparison to said plurality of player-profile data sets;
• wherein said wagering gaming terminal activates one or more personalized attributes associated with a matched player profile input with one or of said plurality of player-profile data sets.

A gaming terminal capable of playing a wagering game, comprising:

• at least one player-input device receiving, at the choice of a player, player-profile inputs wherein the player's true identity remains anonymous or player-identity inputs wherein the player's true identity is known, said player-profile inputs and said player-identity inputs providing information to said gaming terminal for determining personalized attributes for the player at said gaming terminal;
• said player-profile inputs wherein the player's true identity remains anonymous including a plurality of player-chosen questions and player-chosen answers, said player-chosen questions selected by said player from a plurality of questions, and said player-chosen answers maintaining anonymity of the player, said player-chosen answers each being an answer responsive to one of said plurality of player-chosen questions, and wherein the number of player-chosen questions is selected by said player;
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• one or more displays for displaying a randomly selected outcome of said wagering game in response to the player inputting a wager amount at said gaming terminal, said one or more displays displaying information associated with said personalized attributes.

A kiosk for entering information for playing wagering games at gaming terminals connected via a network, comprising:

• at least one player-input device receiving, at the choice of a player, player-profile inputs wherein the player's true identity remains anonymous or player-identity inputs wherein the player's true identity is known, said player-profile inputs and player-identity inputs providing information for determining personalized attributes for the player playing said wagering games at said gaming terminals;
• wherein said player-profile inputs wherein the player's true identity remains anonymous including a plurality of player-chosen questions and player-chosen answers, said player-chosen questions selected by said player from a plurality of questions, and said player-chosen answers maintaining anonymity of the player, said player-chosen answers each being an answer responsive to one of said plurality of player-chosen questions, and wherein the number of player-chosen questions is selected by said player;
• a display for displaying an inquiry regarding entry of said player-identity inputs and said player-profile inputs;
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• a connection for communicating data corresponding to said player-identity inputs and said player-profile inputs from said kiosk to a database in said network.