Distributing information in a wagering game system

• US 10,406,426 B2
• Filed: 07/21/2017
• Issued: 09/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LNW Gaming Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Bally Gaming Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Gagner, Mark B., Gura, Damon E., Sylla, Craig J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rowland, Steve
• Application Number:
  US15/656,739
• Publication Number:
  US 20170319949A1
• Time in Patent Office: 781 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/24 Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for video games A63F13/00; computerized gaming systems G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3209 Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/322 Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3258 Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3262 Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played

Abstract

Embodiments of the inventive subject matter include a method comprising: operating a primary controller to present a first wagering game on a gaming terminal, the first wagering game including first content from a first content source; operating a secondary controller to present a second wagering game on the same or another game terminal, the second wagering game including second content from a second content source; accessing, by the second controller, funds from a first credit meter associated with the first wagering game; and electronically routing accessed funds from the first credit meter to a second credit meter associated with the second wagering game to fund one or more wagers for the second wagering game.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

operating a primary controller to present a first wagering game on a gaming terminal, the first wagering game including first content from a first content source;

operating a secondary controller to present a second wagering game on the game terminal, the second wagering game including second content from a second content source;

accessing, by the secondary controller, funds from a first credit meter associated with the first wagering game; and

electronically routing accessed funds from the first credit meter to a second credit meter associated with the second wagering game to fund one or more wagers for the second wagering game.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

electronically routing funds from the second credit meter back to the first credit meter.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the electronically routing the access funds from the first credit meter to the second credit meter and from the second credit meter back to the first credit meter are done via an account server in communication with the primary and secondary controllers.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first credit meter reflects wagers and awards in the first wagering game, and the second credit meter reflects wagers and awards in the second wagering game.

5. The method of claim 1, further including an account server including a player'"'"'s account, wherein the second credit meter corresponds to a session balance in the player'"'"'s account.

6. A nontransitory machine-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, perform operations for facilitating wager gaming, the instructions comprising:

instructions to operate a primary controller to present a first wagering game on a gaming terminal, the first wagering game including first content from a first content source;

instructions to operate a secondary controller to present a second wagering game on the game terminal, the second wagering game including second content from a second content source;

instructions to access, by the secondary controller, funds from a first credit meter associated with the first wagering game; and

instructions to electronically rout accessed funds from the first credit meter to a second credit meter associated with the second wagering game to fund one or more wagers for the second wagering game.

7. The nontransitory machine-readable medium of claim 6, further comprising instructions to electronically rout funds from the second credit meter back to the first credit meter.

8. The nontransitory machine-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the instructions to electronically rout the accessed funds from the first credit meter to the second credit meter and from the second credit meter back to the first credit meter operate via an account server in communication with the primary and secondary controllers.

9. The nontransitory machine-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the first credit meter reflects wagers and awards in the first wagering game, and the second credit meter reflects wagers and awards in the second wagering game.

10. The nontransitory machine-readable medium of claim 6, further including an account server including a player'"'"'s account, wherein the second credit meter corresponds to a session balance in the player'"'"'s account.

11. A wagering game system comprising:

one or more processors;

at least one nontransitory machine-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, perform operations for controlling the wagering game system, the instructions including

instructions to operate a primary controller to present a first wagering game on a gaming terminal, the first wagering game including first content from a first content source;

instructions to operate a secondary controller to present a second wagering game on the game terminal, the second wagering game including second content from a second content source;

instructions to access, by the secondary controller, funds from a first credit meter associated with the first wagering game; and

instructions to electronically rout accessed funds from the first credit meter to a second credit meter associated with the second wagering game to fund one or more wagers for the second wagering game.

12. The wagering game system of claim 11, further comprising instructions to electronically rout funds from the second credit meter back to the first credit meter.

13. The wagering game system of claim 12, wherein the instructions to electronically rout the accessed funds from the first credit meter to the second credit meter and from the second credit meter back to the first credit meter operate via an account server in communication with the primary and secondary controllers.

14. The wagering game system of claim 11, wherein the first credit meter reflects wagers and awards in the first wagering game, and the second credit meter reflects wagers and awards in the second wagering game.

15. The wagering game system of claim 11, further including an account server including a player'"'"'s account, wherein the second credit meter corresponds to a session balance in the player'"'"'s account.