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Gaming system for tracking player activity during virtual sessions at a gaming machine

  • US 20050054446A1
  • Filed: 11/24/2003
  • Published: 03/10/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a gaming system having a central authority associated with a database and interconnected to a plurality of gaming machines, comprising:

  • establishing a player account in said database associated with at least one player;

    providing a player card to said one player, said player card associated with said player account;

    inserting said player card into one of said gaming machines;

    identifying the start of a first regular gaming session for said player;

    identifying the end of said first regular gaming session;

    collecting first activity data from said one gaming machine during said first regular gaming session;

    identifying the start of a first virtual gaming session for said one player identifying the end of said first virtual gaming session;

    collecting second activity data from said one gaming machine during said first virtual gaming session;

    transmitting said first activity data and said second activity data to said central authority; and

    storing information in said database based on said first activity data and said second activity data.

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