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Systems and methods for post-play gaming benefits

  • US 10,332,355 B2
  • Filed: 03/24/2016
  • Issued: 06/25/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic gaming machine comprising:

  • a housing configured to support a player tracking device associated with a player tracking system,at least one processor;

    a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, the plurality of input devices including a payment acceptor;

    at least one display device supported by the housing; 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;

    identify a player via player identification data received from the player tracking system,responsive to a physical item being received via the payment acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item, wherein the physical item is selected from the group consisting of;

    a ticket associated with the monetary value and a unit of currency,responsive to receipt, via one of the plurality of input devices, of a wager amount placed by the identified player on a play of a primary game of a gaming session;

    determine a primary game outcome,cause the at least one display device to display the determined primary game outcome,determine any primary game award amount associated with the determined primary game outcome, andcause the at least one display device to display any determined primary game award amount associated with the determined primary game outcome, the credit balance being increasable based on any determined primary game award amount associated with the determined primary game outcome, distinct from the play of the primary game of the gaming session and responsive to a first triggering event occurring prior to a termination of the gaming session by the identified player;

    communicate data to a controller which designates the identified player as a winning player of a designated award,distinct from the play of the primary game of the gaming session and responsive to a second triggering event occurring subsequent to the occurrence of the first triggering event and prior to the termination of the gaming session by the identified player;

    communicate data to the controller which associates the designated award as being won by the identified player, andcause the at least one display device to display a first indication that the identified player has won the designated award, andresponsive to the second triggering event occurring subsequent to the occurrence of the first triggering event and distinct from the play of the primary game of the gaming session and after the termination of the gaming session by the identified player;

    communicate data to the controller which associates the designated award as being won by the identified player, wherein a device separate from the electronic gaming machine displays a second, different notification that the identified player has won the designated award, and responsive to a cashout input being received;

    terminate the gaming session, andcause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance.

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