SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PROMOTIONS
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a processor; and
a non-transitory medium having stored thereon a set of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to;
receive, from an advertiser, content for a promotion;
determine that the content meets one or more of a set of predetermined criteria, in which the criteria define a set of characteristics that must be met by the content for the promotion;
identify a mobile device in use by a player;
determine that a game event occurs in a game played through the mobile device;
after determining that the game event occurs, determine that the mobile device is in a first location where the mobile device must be present for the promotion to be made that is different from a second location that the mobile device was in then the game event occurred; and
in response to determining that the game event occurs and that the mobile device is in the first location, transmit the content to the mobile handheld gaming device for presentation of the promotion.
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Abstract
In various embodiments, promotions are featured on mobile gaming devices.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory medium having stored thereon a set of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to; receive, from an advertiser, content for a promotion; determine that the content meets one or more of a set of predetermined criteria, in which the criteria define a set of characteristics that must be met by the content for the promotion; identify a mobile device in use by a player; determine that a game event occurs in a game played through the mobile device; after determining that the game event occurs, determine that the mobile device is in a first location where the mobile device must be present for the promotion to be made that is different from a second location that the mobile device was in then the game event occurred; and in response to determining that the game event occurs and that the mobile device is in the first location, transmit the content to the mobile handheld gaming device for presentation of the promotion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory medium having stored thereon a set of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to; receive an indication of a location and a game event that define an opportunity to make a promotion; after receiving the indication, transmit content for the promotion to be presented through a mobile device at the location after the game event occurs in a game played through the mobile device, in which the content includes at least one of image data, video data, and audio data; receive an indication that the promotion has been presented by a mobile handheld gaming device at the location in the casino, in which the indication identifies a charge for the presentation; and receiving an indication of a numerical rating to the promotion provided by a player of the game.
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory medium having stored thereon a set of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to; receive an indication of a location and a credit balance of a player that define an opportunity to make a promotion; after receiving the indication, transmit content for the promotion to be presented through a mobile device at the location after the game event occurs in a game played through the mobile device, in which the content includes at least one of image data, video data, and audio data; receive an indication that the promotion has been presented by a mobile handheld gaming device at the location in the casino, in which the indication identifies a charge for the presentation; and receiving an indication of a numerical rating to the promotion provided by a player of the game.
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory medium having stored thereon a set of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to; receive, from an advertiser, content for a promotion; determine that the content meets one or more of a set of predetermined criteria, in which the criteria define a set of characteristics that must be met by the content for the promotion; determine that a credit balance of a player in a game exceeds a level; after determining that the credit balance of the player exceeds the level, determine that the mobile device is in a first location where the mobile device must be present for the promotion to be made that is different from a second location that the mobile device was in then the game event occurred; and in response to determining that the credit balance of the player exceeds the level and that the mobile device is in the first location, transmit the content to the mobile handheld gaming device for presentation of the promotion.
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