SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCENTIVIZING THE MAINTENANCE OF FUNDS IN A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNT

• US 20190325701A1
• Filed: 04/18/2018
• Published: 10/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Higgins, Kevin, Shepherd, Jeffery, Miri, Sina, Davis, Dwayne A., Petersen, Erik, Levin, Christopher
• Granted Patent: US 10,970,968 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/363 with the personal data of a user
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/323 wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions
• 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

The present disclosure relates generally to a system that provides zero, one or more benefits to a user in association with maintaining an amount of funds in one or more gaming establishment accounts associated with one or more system components.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a gaming establishment component processor; and

a gaming establishment component memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the gaming establishment component processor responsive to an occurrence of an external account destination fund transfer event associated with an amount of funds, cause the gaming establishment component processor to;

determine an incentive,

communicate data which results in a display device displaying the determined incentive,

responsive to a receipt of data associated with a rejection by a user of the determined incentive, communicate data associated with the amount of funds to be electronically transferred from a gaming establishment account to an external account, and

responsive to a receipt of data associated with an acceptance by the user of the determined incentive;

not communicate any data associated with the amount of funds being electronically transferred from the gaming establishment account to the external account,

determine any benefit associated with the determined incentive, and

communicate data which results in the display device displaying the determined benefit.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the determined benefit is different from the determined incentive.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein a value of the determined benefit is less than or equal to a value of the determined incentive.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the gaming establishment component processor, the plurality of instructions cause the gaming establishment component processor to cause the benefit to be determined responsive to an occurrence of an incentive realization event associated with the determined incentive.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the incentive realization event associated with the determined incentive occurs based on an amount of time during which the amount of funds are not electronically transferred from the gaming establishment account to the external account.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the incentive realization event associated with the determined incentive occurs based on an action of the user.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the gaming establishment component processor, the plurality of instructions cause the gaming establishment component processor to cause the benefit to be determined responsive to an occurrence of an incentive realization event associated with the determined incentive and a random determination.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein a first incentive is determined in association with a first amount of funds and a second, different incentive is determined in association with a second, different amount of funds.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the determined benefit is selected from the group consisting of:

an award amount, a quantity of player tracking points, a player tracking point modifier, a quantity of promotional credits, and a quantity of virtual credits.

10. A system comprising:

a gaming establishment component processor; and

a gaming establishment component memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the gaming establishment component processor responsive to an occurrence of an external account destination fund transfer event associated with an amount of funds, cause the gaming establishment component processor to;

communicate data which results in a display device displaying an offer to not electronically transfer the amount of funds from a gaming establishment account to an external account in exchange for a quantity of entries into a drawing, wherein the quantity of entries into the drawing is based on the amount of funds,

responsive to a receipt of data associated with a rejection of the offer, communicate data associated with the amount of funds to be electronically transferred from the gaming establishment account to the external account, and

responsive to a receipt of data associated with an acceptance of the offer;

not communicate any data associated with the amount of funds being electronically transferred from the gaming establishment account to the external account,

associate the quantity of entries into the drawing with the gaming establishment account, and

responsive to one of the quantity of entries into the drawing associated with the gaming establishment account being a winning entry, cause an award amount associated with the drawing to be deposited into the gaming establishment account.

11. A system comprising:

a gaming establishment component processor; and

a gaming establishment component memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the gaming establishment component processor, cause the gaming establishment component processor to;

determine an incentive,

communicate data which results in a display device displaying the determined incentive,

responsive to an occurrence of an external account destination fund transfer event associated with an amount of funds, communicate data associated with the amount of funds to be electronically transferred from a gaming establishment account to an external account, and

responsive to no occurrence of any external account destination fund transfer event associated with any amount of funds;

not communicate any data associated with any amount of funds being electronically transferred from the gaming establishment account to any external account,

determine a benefit associated with the determined incentive, and

communicate data which results in the display device displaying the determined benefit.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the determined benefit is different from the determined incentive.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein a value of the determined benefit is less than or equal to a value of the determined incentive.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein when executed by the gaming establishment component processor, the plurality of instructions cause the gaming establishment component processor to cause the benefit to be determined responsive to an occurrence of an incentive realization event associated with the determined incentive.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the incentive realization event associated with the determined incentive occurs based on an amount of time during which the amount of funds are not electronically transferred from the gaming establishment account to any external account.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the incentive realization event associated with the determined incentive occurs based on an action of the user.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein when executed by the gaming establishment component processor, the plurality of instructions cause the gaming establishment component processor to cause the benefit to be determined responsive to an occurrence of an incentive realization event associated with the determined incentive and a random determination.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein a first incentive is determined in association with a first amount of funds and a second, different incentive is determined in association with a second, different amount of funds.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the determined benefit is selected from the group consisting of:

an award amount, a quantity of player tracking points, a player tracking point modifier, a quantity of promotional credits, and a quantity of virtual credits.