Intelligent casino management system and method for managing real-time networked interactive gaming systems
First Claim
1. A method for conducting interactive gaming where a plurality of local and remote players may participate in at least one selected casino game conducted by a casino staff member, said method comprising the steps of:
- Establishing a stake for said remote players who are participating in said selected casino game;
Accepting a wager from each of said local and remote players;
Detecting the value of at least one gaming object associated with said selected casino game to determine winning and losing wagers for each of said local and remote players who are participating in said selected casino game;
Remotely monitoring a series of plays of said selected casino game, said remote monitoring including monitoring the rate of play, the wagered amount and the results of each play of said selected casino game; and
Maintaining a historical database for each play of said casino game, said historical database having a time stamp, the value of all gaming objects for completion of said play, associating a wager determination with each of said participating players, associating a video signal displaying the play of said casino game with said time stamp.
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Abstract
A system and method for intelligent management of an interactive gaming system and casino games played by both local and remote players is described. The present invention tracks the play of local and remote players and dealers, provides a real-time inventory of wagers and players stakes, and provides casino management and regulators visibility of real-time play throughout the casino. The present invention also enables casinos to identify and reward loyal players regardless of whether the player is on-site or remote or playing a table game or a slot machine.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for conducting interactive gaming where a plurality of local and remote players may participate in at least one selected casino game conducted by a casino staff member, said method comprising the steps of:
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Establishing a stake for said remote players who are participating in said selected casino game;
Accepting a wager from each of said local and remote players;
Detecting the value of at least one gaming object associated with said selected casino game to determine winning and losing wagers for each of said local and remote players who are participating in said selected casino game;
Remotely monitoring a series of plays of said selected casino game, said remote monitoring including monitoring the rate of play, the wagered amount and the results of each play of said selected casino game; and
Maintaining a historical database for each play of said casino game, said historical database having a time stamp, the value of all gaming objects for completion of said play, associating a wager determination with each of said participating players, associating a video signal displaying the play of said casino game with said time stamp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for conducting an interactive casino game having a plurality of local and remote players, said method comprising the steps of:
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Establishing a communication link between a smart table and a network manager;
Initiating play of said interactive casino game;
Transmitting a request for wagers to each remote player to initiate a period for placing wagers;
Determining and announcing the end of said wager period; and
Detecting the value of said gaming object associated with each player;
Determining the result of said play;
Communicating the result of said play to each remote player; and
Retaining a historical record of each player'"'"'s wager, the gaming objects associated with each player and the result of said play. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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17. In a casino environment, a casino network management system for monitoring the play of casino games by local and remote players, said system comprising:
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A network manager coupled to a public communication network for establishing a secure communication link with remotely located players;
A first level network coupled to said network manager;
A backend manager coupled to said network manager by said first level network, said backend manager adapted to maintaining a log file of all communication between said network manager and said floor manager and a rules engine to detect and resolve problems encountered in playing said game of chance in accordance with a set of rules;
A video manager coupled to said network manager by said first level network for managing a stream of video data captured by a plurality of video cameras distributed throughout said casino environment;
said video manager adapted to transmit selected video data to said floor manager, said selected video data associated with wagers placed by said remote players.A plurality of casino game servers; and
A floor manager coupled to said network manger by said first level network for conveying communications between said network manager and a selected one of said casino game servers;
said floor manager adapted to associate wager information for said remote players with said video data.
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