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System, method and apparatus for gaming in a convenient environment

  • US 10,706,688 B2
  • Filed: 09/12/2018
  • Issued: 07/07/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for supporting localized remote gaming by one or more players each using a mobile player device having a video interface and including a game console having a large console display to display a plurality of gaming events for a plurality of players and one or more console processors for one or more of (a) controlling the large console display to display gaming event content including outcomes for each event or (b) receiving from a remote source event content for display of event outcomes at the large console display for each event, the system comprising:

  • a wireless communication network to provide for wireless communication between the one or more console processors and the mobile player devices;

    a tethering unit, associated with the game console, having a tethering unit display, the tethering unit controlled by the one or more console processors to display content for players to functionally tether their devices to the console by one or more of (a) scanning or entering a code or (b) entering the mobile device cellular number;

    the one or more console processors configured to, upon each player tethering their mobile player device via the tethering unit configuring a unique player account associated with each tethered mobile player device including credit, wager and win meter data as well as data representing transaction receipts between the player and their account;

    means for each player of a tethered mobile player device to apply credits for wagering to their account; and

    the one or more processors configured to receive wireless instructions from the video interface of a tethered mobile player device to register a wager on a selected game event, the one or more processors configured to control the large console display and video interface to display the play and outcome for one or more game events and for each player credit meter, win meter and wager meter data.

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