Integration of casino gaming and non-casino interactive gaming
First Claim
1. A method of using a casino-based, player-operated gaming machine, comprising:
- accessing a web-based central server system from the gaming machine in a land-based casino, the gaming machine being linked to the central server system by a reconfigurable, multi-site computer network; and
conducting, via the gaming machine, a wagering game on the computer network by receiving a wager from a player, generating a random event, and providing an award to the player for a winning outcome of the random event.
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Abstract
A web-based system for integrating casino gaming with non-casino interactive gaming comprises a central server system, a plurality of player-operated gaming machines, and a player-operating computing device. The central server system offers a plurality of wagering games. The gaming machines are located in a land-based casino and linked to the central server system by a reconfigurable, multi-site computer network such as an intranet. The computing device is remote from any land-based casino and linked to the central server system by the Internet. The wagering games may be conducted via either the gaming machines or the computing device. In one embodiment, each wagering game is offered in two distinct versions: basic and enhanced. The basic version is played over the network using JavaScript or other language. The enhanced version includes upgraded audiovisual content that is downloaded to and stored locally on the machine or computing device used to conduct the wagering game.
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65 Claims
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1. A method of using a casino-based, player-operated gaming machine, comprising:
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accessing a web-based central server system from the gaming machine in a land-based casino, the gaming machine being linked to the central server system by a reconfigurable, multi-site computer network; and
conducting, via the gaming machine, a wagering game on the computer network by receiving a wager from a player, generating a random event, and providing an award to the player for a winning outcome of the random event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 62)
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10. A method of integrating casino gaming with non-casino interactive gaming, comprising:
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offering a plurality of wagering games on a central server system;
conducting one of the wagering games via a player-operated gaming machine in a land-based casino, the gaming machine being linked to the central server system by a reconfigurable computer network; and
conducting the same or another of the wagering games via a player-operated computing device remote from any casino and linked to the central server system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 63)
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31. A web-based system for integrating casino gaming with non-casino interactive gaming, comprising:
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a central server system offering a plurality of wagering games;
a plurality of player-operating gaming machines located in a land-based casino and linked to the central server system by a reconfigurable computer network, the gaming machines being used to conduct one of the wagering games; and
a player-operated computing device remote from any land-based casino and linked to the central server system, the computing device being used to conduct the same or another of the wagering games. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 64)
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52. A casino-based gaming machine located in a land-based casino, comprising:
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interface circuitry for linking the gaming machine to a web-based central server system over a reconfigurable, multi-site computer network;
processing circuitry for accessing a wagering game on the central server system; and
a user interface for receiving inputs from a player for playing the wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 65)
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- 59. A bank of gaming machines on a casino floor, comprising a currency-enabled gaming machine and a non-currency-enabled gaming machine coupled to a central server system by a reconfigurable computer network.
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