Method for improving a player tracking system to provide players a recruiting incentive
First Claim
1. A method of operating a gaming system, the gaming system comprising a player tracking system (PT-S) having a PTS database capable of storing player profile fields therein, said player being tracked by said PTS being either a sponsoring player or a recruited player, said method comprising:
- creating at least one additional field for each player profile to store information identifying a recruited player'"'"'s sponsoring player;
receiving information relating to the recruited player for the purpose of populating the recruited player profile and wherein said received information includes information identifying a sponsoring player;
establishing recruited player criteria;
accepting a recruited player into the PTS that meets the recruited player criteria;
populating and storing a player profile in said PTS database corresponding to said received information from said recruited player;
recording each player'"'"'s gaming activity collected by said PTS database in each player'"'"'s profile; and
offering ongoing, typically complimentary, benefits to the recruited player'"'"'s sponsoring player based on the gaming activity of said recruited player;
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method of operating a conventional gaming system. Such gaming systems typically have player tracking systems which have databases storing player profile fields for either a sponsoring player or a recruited player. The invented method works with a typical gaming system, but adds an additional field which stores the identity of the recruit'"'"'s sponsor. Information regarding the recruit is then used to populate the recruit'"'"'s profile with, among other things, information identifying the sponsor. Criteria are then set, which if met by the recruit, result in the recruit being accepted by the system. The sponsor and recruits gaming activity is then collected by the system into each player'"'"'s profile, and ongoing, typically complementary, benefits are afforded to the sponsor based on the gaming activity of the recruit. Once the recruit is accepted into the system, he or she is able to become a sponsor with respect to new recruits.
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1. A method of operating a gaming system, the gaming system comprising a player tracking system (PT-S) having a PTS database capable of storing player profile fields therein, said player being tracked by said PTS being either a sponsoring player or a recruited player, said method comprising:
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creating at least one additional field for each player profile to store information identifying a recruited player'"'"'s sponsoring player;
receiving information relating to the recruited player for the purpose of populating the recruited player profile and wherein said received information includes information identifying a sponsoring player;
establishing recruited player criteria;
accepting a recruited player into the PTS that meets the recruited player criteria;
populating and storing a player profile in said PTS database corresponding to said received information from said recruited player;
recording each player'"'"'s gaming activity collected by said PTS database in each player'"'"'s profile; and
offering ongoing, typically complimentary, benefits to the recruited player'"'"'s sponsoring player based on the gaming activity of said recruited player;
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