USING MOBILE DEVICES IN WAGERING GAME ENVIRONMENTS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for providing tutorial content explaining a live casino table game, the method comprising:
- capturing, by a camera, a video stream of the live casino table game;
determining a game state for the live casino table game;
determining the tutorial content based on the game state for the live casino table game, wherein the tutorial content includes information explaining strategy for the live casino table game;
transmitting, over a network, a content stream including the video stream of the live casino table game and the tutorial content.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the inventive subject matter include a computer-implemented method for providing tutorial content explaining a live casino table game. The method can include capturing a video stream of the live casino table game. The method can also include determining a game state for the live casino table game, wherein the game state includes a record of wagers for players of the live casino table game and results for the players of the live casino table game. The method can also include determining tutorial content based on the game state for the live casino table game, wherein the tutorial content includes information explaining strategy for the live casino table game. The method can also include transmitting a content stream including the video stream of the live casino table game and the tutorial content.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing tutorial content explaining a live casino table game, the method comprising:
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capturing, by a camera, a video stream of the live casino table game; determining a game state for the live casino table game; determining the tutorial content based on the game state for the live casino table game, wherein the tutorial content includes information explaining strategy for the live casino table game; transmitting, over a network, a content stream including the video stream of the live casino table game and the tutorial content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-implemented method for conducting a casual game based on results of a live casino table game, the method comprising:
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receiving a video stream of the live casino table game; transmitting a first casual game content including the video stream for presentation in a casual game interface; receiving, via the casual game interface, nonmonetary wagers on the live casino table game; creating a second casual game content including graphics overlaying the video stream, wherein the graphics represent game pieces associated with the nonmonetary wagers; and transmitting the second casual game content for presentation in the casual game interface; and determining an outcome for the nonmonetary wagers based on the results of the live casino table game. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable storage medium including instructions which, when executed on one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, from a mobile computing device, information identifying a wagering game machine located in a casino, wherein the wagering game machine is one of a plurality of wagering game machines residing in the casino; receiving, from the mobile computing device, a wager that a game event will occur as part of a wagering game on the wagering game machine, wherein the wager that a game event will occur as part of a wagering game on the wagering game machine is not available at the wagering game machine; determining that the game event occurred as part of the wagering game on the wagering game machine; and providing monetary value for the wager. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a memory device storing instructions executable by the processor, wherein the instructions include, instructions to capture a video stream of a casino table game, wherein the casino table game involves a game table and game pieces; instructions to receive information indicating a game state of the casino table game, wherein the game state indicates wagers for players of the table game and movements of the game pieces; instructions to generate tutorial content that explains the wagers and the movements of the game pieces; and instructions to transmit the video stream and the tutorial content to mobile devices located in proximity to the game table. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving, from a mobile computing device, information identifying a wagering game machine located in a casino, wherein the wagering game machine is one of a plurality of wagering game machines residing in the casino; means for receiving, from the mobile computing device, a wager that a game event will occur as part of a wagering game on the wagering game machine, wherein the wager that a game event will occur as part of a wagering game on the wagering game machine is not available at the wagering game machine; means for determining that the game event occurred on as part of the wagering game on the wagering game machine; and means for providing monetary value for the wager. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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