Methods and systems for determining and selling outcomes for drawing games to be viewed remotely
First Claim
1. A gaming system comprising:
- at least one processor; and
at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate to;
upon an occurrence of a game outcome generation triggering event, randomly determine a first game outcome, andupon an occurrence of a game outcome distribution event, cause data associated with the randomly determined first game outcome to be obtainable by a player, wherein;
the randomly determined first game outcome is displayed in association with a play of a first game,the randomly determined first game outcome is not displayed to any players prior to the play of the first game,the play of the first game occurs remote from any gaming establishment,prior to the display of the play of the first game, the randomly determined first game outcome is associated with a play of a second game,the play of the second game occurs after the randomly determined first game outcome is displayed in association with the play of the first game,the play of the second game occurs at a gaming establishment, andany award associated with a randomly determined game outcome for the play of the second game causes an increase of a credit balance, said credit balance being increasable via an acceptor of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and decreasable via a cashout device.
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Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments, a plurality of outcomes are generated and used to create a video presentation of representative outcomes for one or more players (e.g., for a keno game, for a bingo game). The video presentation is recorded onto a tangible medium (e.g., DVD or CD-ROM) or otherwise provided to one or more players (e.g., a player may access the video presentation online). This allows one or more players to purchase a video presentation of (e.g., predetermined) outcomes in a jurisdiction in which gambling is legal yet view the presentation at the player'"'"'s convenience (e.g., from any jurisdiction and at any time). At least one player who is associated with such a video presentation may subsequently redeem it for a redemption value associated therewith.
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20 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate to; upon an occurrence of a game outcome generation triggering event, randomly determine a first game outcome, and upon an occurrence of a game outcome distribution event, cause data associated with the randomly determined first game outcome to be obtainable by a player, wherein; the randomly determined first game outcome is displayed in association with a play of a first game, the randomly determined first game outcome is not displayed to any players prior to the play of the first game, the play of the first game occurs remote from any gaming establishment, prior to the display of the play of the first game, the randomly determined first game outcome is associated with a play of a second game, the play of the second game occurs after the randomly determined first game outcome is displayed in association with the play of the first game, the play of the second game occurs at a gaming establishment, and any award associated with a randomly determined game outcome for the play of the second game causes an increase of a credit balance, said credit balance being increasable via an acceptor of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and decreasable via a cashout device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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upon an occurrence of a game outcome generation triggering event, causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to randomly determine a first game outcome, and upon an occurrence of a game outcome distribution event, causing data associated with the randomly determined first game outcome to be obtainable by a player, wherein; the randomly determined first game outcome is displayed in association with a play of a first game, the randomly determined first game outcome is not displayed to any players prior to the play of the first game, the play of the first game occurs remote from any gaming establishment, prior to the display of the play of the first game, the randomly determined first game outcome is associated with a play of a second game, the play of the second game occurs after the randomly determined first game outcome is displayed in association with the play of the first game, the play of the second game occurs at a gaming establishment, and any award associated with a randomly determined game outcome for the play of the second game causes an increase of a credit balance, said credit balance being increasable via an acceptor of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and decreasable via a cashout device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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