System and method for facilitating casino team play
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1. A method of facilitating game play by members of a team, comprising the steps of:
- identifying the members of the team;
identifying at least one predetermined rule for rewarding the members of the team when a payout is due to a game-playing team member, wherein identifying at least one predetermined rule includes identifying an activity multiplier;
detecting a payout associated with a game-playing team member; and
rewarding the members of the team in accordance with the at least one predetermined rule.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for facilitating group play by a team of members associated with a casino slot club. The method includes the steps of identifying the team members, identifying a set of rules designated by the team for rewarding the team members when a payout is due to one of the team members, detecting a payout due to one of the team members, and rewarding the team members in accordance with the set of rules.
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1. A method of facilitating game play by members of a team, comprising the steps of:
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identifying the members of the team;
identifying at least one predetermined rule for rewarding the members of the team when a payout is due to a game-playing team member, wherein identifying at least one predetermined rule includes identifying an activity multiplier;
detecting a payout associated with a game-playing team member; and
rewarding the members of the team in accordance with the at least one predetermined rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of facilitating game play by members of a team, comprising the steps of:
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identifying a team member;
identifying a team with which said team member is associated;
identifying a rule set governing allocation of bonuses to the team when a payout is due to the team member, wherein identifying a rule set includes identifying an activity multiplier associated with the team;
receiving a signal indicating that a payout is due to the team member;
evaluating the rule set based in part on the payout to facilitate allocation of bonuses; and
allocating bonuses to the team in accordance with the rule set. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of facilitating game play by members of a team associated with a casino comprising the steps of:
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registering a team with a casino;
registering the members of the team with the casino; and
designating at least one rule for facilitating the distribution of bonuses amongst the members of the team when a particular member of the team receives a payout from a gaming device in the casino, including generating a team plan in a team plans database. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for facilitating game play by a team of members, comprising:
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a processor;
a memory connected to the processor storing a program to control the operation of the processor;
the processor operative with the program in the memory to;
identify the members of the team;
identify at least one predetermined rule for rewarding the members of the team when a payout is due to a game-playing team member;
identify an activity multiplier designated by the team;
detect a payout due to a game-playing team member; and
reward the members of the team in accordance with the at least one predetermined rule. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A system for facilitating game play by a team of members associated with a casino slot club comprising:
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a) a memory storage device containing, i) a player database including a player record for each member of the club, each player record having at least a player identifier and a team identifier indicating the team with which a player is associated, ii) a teams database including a team record for each team associated with the club, each team record having at least a player identifier identifying each member of the team, a team identifier and a team plan identifier, and iii) a team plan database including a team plan record for each team, each team plan record having at least the team plan identifier associated therewith and a rule set for facilitating the allocation of rewards to the members of the team when a payout is due to a particular team member; and
b) a processor in communication with the memory storage device, said processor adapted and configured to, i) receive a first player identifier from a gaming machine, the first player identifier corresponding to a first team member, ii) receive a signal from said gaming machine indicating a payout is due to the first team member, iii) retrieve a first player record from the player database based upon the first player identifier, iv) determine a first team identifier from the first player record, v) retrieve a first team record from the team database based upon the first team identifier, vi) determine a first team plan identifier from the first team record, vii) retrieve a first team plan record from the team plan database based upon the first team plan identifier, viii) determine a first rule set from the first team plan record, ix) evaluate the first rule set based at least upon the payout, and xi) distribute a reward to each team member identified in the first team record in accordance with the first rule set. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a method of facilitating game play by a team of members, the processing instructions for directing a computer to:
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identify the members of the team;
identify at least one predetermined rule for rewarding the members of the team when a payout is due to a game-playing team member, wherein identifying at least one predetermined rule includes identifying an activity multiplier associated with the team;
detect a payout due to a game-playing team member; and
reward the members of the team in accordance with the at least one predetermined rule.
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