Control of mobile game play on a mobile vehicle
First Claim
1. A system for controlling mobile gaming a plurality of mobile gaming devices while on a vehicle, each of the plurality of mobile gaming devices associated with a player, each of the plurality of mobile gaming devices having a wireless transceiver, the system comprising:
- at least one server provided on the vehicle and operable to;
receive data from one or more of the mobile gaming devices;
determine if at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices is located on the vehicle based on the received data from the one or more of the mobile gaming devices;
receive vehicle position data pertaining to a vehicle position, the vehicle position being a global location relative to earth; and
determine if the vehicle position is located in at least one game play geographic region; and
permit a game of chance to be played on the at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices if (i) the vehicle position is determined to be located in at least one game play geographic region and (ii) the at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices is determined to be located on the vehicle.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a system and method for controlling mobile gaming on a vessel may have a plurality of mobile gaming devices, a location server operable to track a device position of each of the plurality of mobile gaming devices and track a vessel position of the vessel, and a mobile gaming management server configured to communicate with the location server and a gaming server, the mobile gaming management server operable to individually control whether each of the plurality of mobile gaming devices is permitted to play a game of chance based on the device position and the vessel position.
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1. A system for controlling mobile gaming a plurality of mobile gaming devices while on a vehicle, each of the plurality of mobile gaming devices associated with a player, each of the plurality of mobile gaming devices having a wireless transceiver, the system comprising:
at least one server provided on the vehicle and operable to; receive data from one or more of the mobile gaming devices; determine if at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices is located on the vehicle based on the received data from the one or more of the mobile gaming devices; receive vehicle position data pertaining to a vehicle position, the vehicle position being a global location relative to earth; and determine if the vehicle position is located in at least one game play geographic region; and permit a game of chance to be played on the at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices if (i) the vehicle position is determined to be located in at least one game play geographic region and (ii) the at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices is determined to be located on the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling mobile gaming on a vehicle, comprising:
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obtaining a vehicle position of the vehicle; determining if the vehicle position is located in a game play geographic region; obtaining a device position of at least one of a plurality of mobile gaming devices; determining if at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices is located on the vehicle based on the device position for the at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices corresponding thereto; receiving a request to play a game of chance from at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices; and enabling the game of chance to be played on the at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices if the determining determines that the vehicle position is located in a game play geographic region, and the determining determines that the at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices is located on the vehicle based on the device position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable medium executable computer program code stored thereon for controlling mobile gaming on or in a vehicle, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for obtaining a vehicle position of the vehicle; computer program code for determining if the vehicle position is located in a game play geographic region; computer program code for obtaining a device position of at least one of a plurality of mobile gaming devices; computer program code for determining if at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices is located at or on the vehicle based on the device position for the at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices corresponding thereto; computer program code for receiving a request to play a game of chance from at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices; and computer program code for enabling the game of chance to be played on the at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices if the computer program code for determining determines that the vehicle position is located in a game play geographic region, and the computer program code for determining determines that the at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices is located at or on the vehicle based on the device position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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