WAGERING GAME CONTENT BASED ON LOCATIONS OF PLAYER CHECK-IN

• US 20170109959A1
• Filed: 12/29/2016
• Published: 04/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LNW Gaming Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Bally Gaming Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Dicillo, Michael V., Savage, Dave, Vann, Jamie W., Ward, Matthew J.
• Granted Patent: US 10,339,759 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3218 wherein at least part of the system is portable
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/323 wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3237 about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3255 Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements

Abstract

A computer-implemented method comprises replacing, by one or more processors, original wagering game content with modified wagering game content based on a wagering game player'"'"'s check-ins at one or more physical locations. The method also includes presenting, on an electronic display device, a wagering game with the modified wagering game content in place of the original wagering game content.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

replacing, by one or more processors, original wagering game content with modified wagering game content based on a wagering game player'"'"'s check-ins at one or more physical locations; and

presenting, on an electronic display device, a wagering game with the modified wagering game content in place of the original wagering game content.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the modified wagering game content indicates the one or more physical locations.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, over a computer network, the modified wagering game content at a wagering game machine including the electronic display device.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the physical location is associated with a business entity, and wherein a portion of the modified wagering game content is sponsored by the business entity.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the portion of the modified wagering game content comprises a game result that includes an award of monetary value provided by the business entity.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the modified wagering game content varies based on a number of player check-ins at the one or more physical locations.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein prior to the replacing, presenting, on the electronic display device, the wagering game with the original wagering game content.

8. A computer-implemented method comprising:

replacing, by one or more processors, original wagering game content with modified wagering game content based on a wagering game player'"'"'s check-in at a physical location, the physical location being associated with a business entity, the modified wagering game content being representative of and sponsored by the business entity; and

presenting, on an electronic display device, a wagering game with the modified wagering game content in place of the original wagering game content.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein presenting the wagering game comprises outputting a result of the wagering game, wherein the result includes an award of monetary value provided by the business entity.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the wagering game comprises a slots game having reel symbols, wherein modifying the wagering game content comprises replacing at least one of the reel symbols with a modified reel symbol.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein replacing the at least one of the reel symbols with the modified reel symbol comprises:

replacing a first one of the reel symbols associated with a first payout value in response to a first number of check-ins by the wagering game player at the physical location; and

replacing a second one of the reel symbols associated with a second payout value that is higher than the first payout value in response to a second number of check-ins by the wagering game player at the physical location, the second number of check-ins being greater than the first number of check-ins.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein prior to the replacing, presenting, on the electronic display device, the wagering game with the original wagering game content.

13. An apparatus comprising:

at least one display device;

at least one processor;

at least one memory device configured to store instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to;

replace original wagering game content with modified wagering game content based on a wagering game player'"'"'s check-ins at one or more physical locations; and

present, on the at least one display device, a wagering game with the modified wagering game content in place of the original wagering game content.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the modified wagering game content indicates the one or more physical locations.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the instructions further cause the apparatus to receive, over a computer network, the modified wagering game content.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the physical location is associated with a business entity, and wherein a portion of the modified wagering game content is sponsored by the business entity.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the portion of the modified wagering game content comprises a game result that includes an award of monetary value provided by the business entity.

18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the modified wagering game content varies based on a number of player check-ins at the one or more physical locations.

19. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the instructions further cause the apparatus to present, on the electronic display device, the wagering game with the original wagering game content prior to replacing the original wagering game content.

20. One or more machine-readable storage media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

replace, by one or more processors, original wagering game content with modified wagering game content based on a wagering game player'"'"'s check-in at a physical location, the physical location being associated with a business entity, the modified wagering game content being representative of and sponsored by the business entity; and

present, on an electronic display device, a wagering game with the modified wagering game content in place of the original wagering game content.