METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GAMING AND BRAND ASSOCIATION
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1. A gaming system comprising:
- at least one display device;
at least one input device;
at lease one processor; and
at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to;
(a) determine whether a player'"'"'s player profile is available;
(b) if the player'"'"'s player profile is available;
(i) receive information stored in the player'"'"'s player profile, and(ii) use said information to determine at least one of a plurality of different brands to associate with a play of a game;
(c) after determining at least one of the brands to associate with said play of the game, receive a wager from a player for said play of the game; and
(d) for said play of the game, for at least one determined brand;
(i) retrieve brand material associated with said determined brand to associate with said play of the game; and
(ii) modify at least one feature of said play of the game using the retrieved brand material such that brand information associated with the determined brand is displayed to the player during said play of the game.
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Abstract
A gaming system includes: (i) a base wagering game requiring a wager to made by a player; (ii) at least one winning outcome for the base wagering game; (iii) a paytable for the at least one winning outcome; a secondary award provided randomly to the player, the secondary party award provided by a secondary award provider and kept separate and apart from the paytable; and (iv) advertising for secondary award provider, the advertising provided in exchange for the provision of the secondary award.
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20 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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at least one display device; at least one input device; at lease one processor; and at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to; (a) determine whether a player'"'"'s player profile is available; (b) if the player'"'"'s player profile is available; (i) receive information stored in the player'"'"'s player profile, and (ii) use said information to determine at least one of a plurality of different brands to associate with a play of a game; (c) after determining at least one of the brands to associate with said play of the game, receive a wager from a player for said play of the game; and (d) for said play of the game, for at least one determined brand; (i) retrieve brand material associated with said determined brand to associate with said play of the game; and (ii) modify at least one feature of said play of the game using the retrieved brand material such that brand information associated with the determined brand is displayed to the player during said play of the game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in at least one memory device to determine whether a player'"'"'s player profile is available; if the player'"'"'s player profile is available, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to; (a) receive information stored in the player'"'"'s player profile, and (b) use said information to determine at least one of a plurality of different brands to associate with a play of a game; causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with at least one input device to, after determining at least one of the brands to associate with said play of the game, receive a wager from a player for said play of the game; and causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to, for said play of the game, for at least one determined brand; (a) retrieve brand material associated with said determined brand to associate with said play of the game; and (b) operate with at least one display device to modify at least one feature of said play of the game using the retrieved brand material such that brand information associated with the determined brand is displayed to the player during said play of the game. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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