COMPUTERIZED GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a computerized gaming system enabling providing a bonus for a user who plays a game, a method of operating the system and a bonus module to be used in conjunction with the system. The computerized gaming system is configured to be used in a network environment and comprising a gaming server operatively coupled to a billing unit and a storage unit, wherein the system further comprises a bonus module operatively coupled to at least one element of a group comprising the gaming server, the billing unit and the storage unit; at least one element of said group is configured to provide bonus-related data to the bonus module; the bonus module is configured to accommodate one or more predefined and/or configurable rules for bonus calculating and/or bonus award conditions; to obtain data from at least one element of said group, to process the obtained data in accordance with accommodated rules and conditions, and, depending on a processing outcome, to inform the game server and/or the billing unit with regard to a bonus award.
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23. A computerized gaming system configured to be used in a network environment and comprising a gaming server operatively coupled to a billing unit and a storage unit, wherein
(a) the system further comprises a bonus module operatively coupled to at least one element of a group comprising the gaming server, the billing unit and the storage unit; -
(b) at least one element of said group is configured to provide bonus-related data to the bonus module; (c) the bonus module is configured i) to accommodate one or more predefined and/or configurable rules for bonus calculating and/or bonus award conditions; ii) to obtain bonus-related data from at least one element of said group, iii) to process the obtained data in accordance with accommodated rules and conditions, and iv) depending on a processing outcome, to inform the game server and/or the billing unit with regard to a bonus award. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A bonus module configured for use with a computerized network-based gaming system comprising a gaming server operatively coupled to a billing unit and a storage unit, wherein said bonus module is operatively coupled to at least one element of a group comprising the gaming server, the billing unit and the storage unit and configured:
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(a) to accommodate one or more predefined and/or configurable rules for bonus calculating and/or bonus award conditions; (b) to obtain bonus related data from at least one element of said group, (c) to process the obtained data in accordance with accommodated rules and conditions, and, (d) depending on a processing outcome, to inform the game server and/or the billing unit with regard to a bonus award. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of operating a computerized gaming system configured to be used in a network environment and comprising a gaming server operatively coupled to a billing unit and a storage unit, the method comprising:
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(a) obtaining and accommodating one or more predefined and/or configurable rules for bonus calculating and/or bonus award conditions; (b) automated obtaining bonus-related data from at least one element of a group comprising the gaming server, the billing unit and the storage unit; (c) processing the obtained data in accordance with accommodated rules and conditions, and (d) depending on a processing outcome, automated informing the game server and/or the billing unit with regard to a bonus award. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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