# US 8,771,082 B2 · Wagering game system with player rewards > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,771,082 B2 - Document ID: US8771082B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/606,674 - Filed: 2012-09-07 - Published: 2012-12-27 - Granted: 2014-07-08 - Earliest claimed: 2006-05-03 - Assignees: WMS Gaming Inc. - Applicants: Vladimir I. Arezina; Michael J. Blankstein; Rory L. Block; Allon G. Englman; McLaurin H. Files; Mark B. Gagner; Brian R. Gamache; Jeremy M. Hornik; Joel R. Jaffe; Larry J. Pacey; Shridhar P. Joshi; Alfred Thomas; Jamie W. Vann; Matthew J. Ward - Inventors: Vladimir I. Arezina; Michael J. Blankstein; Rory L. Block; Allon G. Englman; McLaurin H. Files; Mark B. Gagner; Brian R. Gamache; Jeremy M. Hornik; Joel R. Jaffe; Larry J. Pacey; Shridhar P. Joshi; Alfred Thomas; Jamie W. Vann; Matthew J. Ward - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8771082B2 ## CPC - G07F 17/3258: {Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots} - G07F 17/32: for games, toys, sports, or amusements - G07F 17/323: {wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions} - G07F 17/3244: {Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes} - G07F 17/3255: {Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements} - G07F 17/3227: {Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters} - G07F 17/3267: {Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games} - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) ## Abstract A gaming system includes one or more processors and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to perform a plurality of operations. The operations include awarding a plurality of points to a player, and, in response to a predetermined number of the points being redeemed by the player, accessing or modifying wagering game content. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A gaming system comprising: one or more processors; one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to perform the operations of: awarding a plurality of points to a player; receiving a wager to initiate a wagering game on the gaming system; randomly selecting a game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes; and in response to redemption of a predetermined number of the points by the player, accessing wagering game content at a first time instance prior to the wagering game content being made available without the redemption of points at a second time instance, wherein the wagering game content is only available at the first time instance by the redemption of points. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the awarding is responsive to one or more wagering games being played by the player. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the awarding includes awarding the plurality of points to the player at a faster rate if the player is a member of a player club than if the player is not a member of the player club. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the wagering game content is selected from a group consisting of a wagering game; an episode of an episodic wagering game; a bonus game triggered during play of an underlying wagering game; a community game; and a progressive jackpot game. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the awarding is responsive to a game-play condition during one or more wagering games being played by the player, and further including in response to a predetermined number of points being redeemed by the player, modifying game play rules or a presentation of a wagering game associated with the wagering game content in accordance with player-selected modifications. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the accessing is further responsive to receiving an indication that the player is a member of a player club. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions cause the gaming system to perform the operation of conducting a wagering game with the accessed wagering game content. ### Claim 8 A computer-implemented method of conducting wagering games on a wagering game system, the wagering game system including one or more wager input devices, one or more display devices, and one or more processors, the method comprising: receiving, via at least one of the one or more input devices, a wager to initiate a wagering game on the wagering game system; randomly selecting, via at least one of the one or more processors, a game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes; awarding, via at least one of the one or more processors, a plurality of points to a player; and in response to redemption of a predetermined number of the points by the player, accessing, via at least one of the one or more processors, wagering game content at a first time instance prior to the wagering game content being made available without the redemption of points at a second time instance, wherein the wagering game content is only available at the first time instance by the redemption of points. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the awarding is responsive to one or more wagering games being played by the player. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the awarding includes awarding the plurality of points to the player at a faster rate if the player is a member of a player club than if the player is not a member of the player club. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the wagering game content is being selected from a group consisting of a wagering game; an episode of an episodic wagering game; a bonus game triggered during play of an underlying wagering game; a community game; and a progressive jackpot game. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the awarding is responsive to a game-play condition during one or more wagering games being played by the player, and further including in response to a predetermined number of points being redeemed by the player, modifying game play rules or a presentation of a wagering game associated with the wagering game content in accordance with player-selected modifications. ### Claim 13 One or more physical machine-readable non-transitory storage media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: receiving, via at least one of one or more input devices, a wager to initiate a wagering game on a wagering game system; randomly selecting, via at least one of the one or more processors, a game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes; awarding, via at least one of the one or more processors, a plurality of points to a player; and in response to redemption of a predetermined number of the points by the player, accessing, via at least one of the one or more processors, wagering game content at a first time instance prior to the wagering game content being made available without redemption of points at a second time instance, wherein the wagering game content is only available at the first time instance by the redemption of points. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The physical machine-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 13, wherein the awarding is responsive to one or more wagering games being played by the player. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The physical machine-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 14, wherein the awarding includes awarding the plurality of points to the player at a faster rate if the player is a member of a player club than if the player is not a member of the player club. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The physical machine-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 13, wherein the wagering game content is selected from a group consisting of a wagering game; an episode of an episodic wagering game; a bonus game triggered during play of an underlying wagering game; a community game; and a progressive jackpot game. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The physical machine-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 13, wherein the awarding is responsive to a game-play condition during one or more wagering games being played by the player, and further including in response to a predetermined number of points being redeemed by the player, modifying game play rules or a presentation of a wagering game associated with the wagering game content in accordance with player-selected modifications. ### Claim 18 A computer-implemented method of conducting wagering games on a wagering game system, the wagering game system including one or more wager input devices, one or more display devices, and one or more processors, the method comprising: receiving, via at least one of the one or more input devices, a wager to initiate a wagering game on the wagering game system; randomly selecting, via at least one of the one or more processors, a game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes; awarding, via at least one of the one or more processors, a plurality of points to a player, the awarding including awarding the plurality of points to the player at a faster rate than to a player that is not a member of the player club; and accessing, via at least one of the one or more processors, wagering game content at a first time instance prior to the wagering game content being made available without the redemption of points at a second time instance, the accessing being in response to (i) redemption of a predetermined number of the points by the player, and (ii) receiving an indication that the player is a member of a player club; wherein the wagering game content is only available at the first tine instance by the redemption of points. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein the awarding is responsive to a game-play condition during one or more wagering games being played by the player, and further including in response to a predetermined number of points being redeemed by the player, modifying game play rules or a presentation of a wagering game associated with the wagering game content in accordance with player-selected modifications.