REGULATED GAMING EXCHANGE
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Abstract
System architecture and methods for enabling (a) freelance game developers gather intelligence data such as to offer dazzling electronic games to the regulated casino gaming marketplace and receive compensation based on the success of their games, and (b) game operators gather intelligence data to enables them to tailor their regulated game offerings. Intelligence data for both the freelance game developers and the game operators are based on demand/popularity of identical trial games available to the public over a predetermined computer site, the trial games using simulated money only. In addition, players are provided with the location of the casinos offering their favorite game(s) for playing with real money, together with the promotions offered if any. Operators are provided with the contacts of the players and their list of favorite games such as to offer incentives to attract them to their casino.
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153 Claims
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1-133. -133. (canceled)
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134. A method, comprising:
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providing access to a trial game over a computer network, the trial game being configured for game play on a personal computer or game console and to enable player selection of at least one of graphics and game play preferences; enabling game play of the trial game and selection of the preferences by a player of the trial game on the personal computer or game console; storing the selected preferences in a player profile associated with the player; providing a regulated version of the trial game that is configured for game play and wagering on a regulated gaming machine; retrieving the player profile of the player, and configuring the regulated version of the trial game according to the selected at least one of graphic and game play preferences stored in the retrieved player profile and enabling game play of the configured regulated game on a regulated gaming machine. - View Dependent Claims (135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141)
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142. A regulated gaming machine, comprising a regulated game configured to run on the regulated gaming machine in a casino, the regulated game including an outcome free code portion and an outcome bearing code portion;
- at least a portion of the outcome free code portion being shared with a trial version of the regulated game that does not allow wagering, that is configured for game play on personal computers or game consoles, and that is configured to enable player selection of graphics and game play preferences to be stored in a player profile, the regulated gaming machine being configured to retrieve the stored player profile and to configure the regulated game according to the stored preferences in the retrieved player profile and to enable game play of the configured regulated game.
- View Dependent Claims (143, 144, 145, 146, 147)
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148. A method, comprising:
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making a plurality of unregulated trial games accessible to players over a computer network, wherein each of the plurality of unregulated trial games is configured to enable players to select at least one of graphics and game play preferences thereof and to store the selected preferences in a player profile that is unique to each player and that is accessible to at least one of casino operators and regulated gaming machines; deriving usage metrics from game play of the unregulated trial games by players; determining which regulated games to provide in a casino based upon the derived usage metrics and configuring regulated gaming machines in the casino to provide the determined regulated games, and configuring at least one of the provided regulated games on which a casino player initiates a gaming session according to the at least one of graphics and stored game play preferences in a player profile of the casino player. - View Dependent Claims (149, 150, 151, 152, 153)
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