Integration of casino gaming and non-casino interactive gaming
First Claim
1. A method of integrating casino gaming with non-casino interactive gaming at a central server system, comprising:
- offering a plurality of wagering games on the central server system, the plurality of wagering games each including audiovisual content and game software for generating a random event, the audiovisual content including computer-generated image and animation data representing the random event, wherein at least one of the wagering games includes a basic version and an enhanced version having upgraded audiovisual content relative to the basic version;
establishing a communications link between the central server system and a player-operated gaming machine in a land-based casino;
conducting a first of the wagering games via the player-operated gaming machine, wherein the audiovisual content for the first of the wagering games is presented at the gaming machine;
establishing, via a reconfigurable computer network, a communications link between the central server system and a player-operated computing device remote from any land-based casino;
authorizing the computing device to access the first or a second of the wagering games offered on the central server system;
conducting the second of the wagering games via the player-operated computing device by generating a random event for the second of the wagering games at the central server system;
wherein the audiovisual content for the second of the wagering games is presented at the computing device;
configuring the gaming machine, the computing device, or the central server system to conduct the basic version or the enhanced version based on whether the game software is executed locally at the gaming machine or at the computing device, or executed remotely at the central server system, or executed locally and remotely; and
providing, at the gaming machine, an award for a winning outcome of the random event for the first of the wagering games.
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Abstract
A web-based system for integrating casino gaming with non-casino interactive gaming comprises a central server system, a plurality of player-operated gaming machines, and a player-operating computing device. The central server system offers a plurality of wagering games. The gaming machines are located in a land-based casino and linked to the central server system by a reconfigurable, multi-site computer network such as an intranet. The computing device is remote from any land-based casino and linked to the central server system by the Internet. The wagering games may be conducted via either the gaming machines or the computing device. In one embodiment, each wagering game is offered in two distinct versions: basic and enhanced. The basic version is played over the network using JavaScript or other language. The enhanced version includes upgraded audiovisual content that is downloaded to and stored locally on the machine or computing device used to conduct the wagering game.
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58 Claims
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1. A method of integrating casino gaming with non-casino interactive gaming at a central server system, comprising:
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offering a plurality of wagering games on the central server system, the plurality of wagering games each including audiovisual content and game software for generating a random event, the audiovisual content including computer-generated image and animation data representing the random event, wherein at least one of the wagering games includes a basic version and an enhanced version having upgraded audiovisual content relative to the basic version; establishing a communications link between the central server system and a player-operated gaming machine in a land-based casino; conducting a first of the wagering games via the player-operated gaming machine, wherein the audiovisual content for the first of the wagering games is presented at the gaming machine; establishing, via a reconfigurable computer network, a communications link between the central server system and a player-operated computing device remote from any land-based casino; authorizing the computing device to access the first or a second of the wagering games offered on the central server system; conducting the second of the wagering games via the player-operated computing device by generating a random event for the second of the wagering games at the central server system; wherein the audiovisual content for the second of the wagering games is presented at the computing device; configuring the gaming machine, the computing device, or the central server system to conduct the basic version or the enhanced version based on whether the game software is executed locally at the gaming machine or at the computing device, or executed remotely at the central server system, or executed locally and remotely; and providing, at the gaming machine, an award for a winning outcome of the random event for the first of the wagering games. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of integrating casino gaming with non-casino interactive gaming, comprising:
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offering a plurality of wagering games on a central server system, the plurality of wagering games each including audiovisual content and game software for generating a random event, the audiovisual content including computer-generated image and animation data representing the random event, wherein at least one of the wagering games includes a basic version and at least another one of the wagering games includes an enhanced version having upgraded audiovisual content relative to the basic version; providing a player-operated gaming machine in a land-based casino and linked to the central server system; conducting a first of the wagering games via the player-operated gaming machine, wherein the audiovisual content for the first of the wagering games is presented at the gaming machine; providing, at the gaming machine, an award for a winning outcome of the random event for the first of the wagering games; providing a player-operated computing device remote from any land-based casino and linked to the central server system by a reconfigurable computer network; authorizing the computing device to access a second of the wagering games offered on the central server system; conducting the second of the wagering games via the player-operated computing device, wherein the random event for the second of the wagering games is generated at the central server system and wherein the audiovisual content for the second of the wagering games is presented at the computing device; and configuring the gaming machine, the computing device, or the central server system to conduct the basic version or the enhanced version based on whether the game software is executed locally at the gaming machine or at the computing device, or executed remotely at the central server system, or executed locally and remotely. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A central server system for integrating casino gaming with non-casino interactive gaming, comprising:
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a plurality of wagering games offered by the central server system, each of the plurality of wagering games including audiovisual content and game software for generating a random event, the audiovisual content including computer-generated image and animation data representing the random event, wherein at least one of the wagering games includes a basic version and an enhanced version having upgraded audiovisual content relative to the basic version; and one or more controllers programmed to; establish a communication link between the central server system and a player-operated gaming machine located in a land-based casino, conduct a first of the wagering games via the player-operated gaming machine, the audiovisual content for the first wagering game being presented at the gaming machine, establish, via a reconfigurable computer network, a communications link between the central server system and a player-operated computing device remote from any land-based casino, authorize the computing device to access a second of the wagering games offered on the central server system, cause an award for a winning outcome of the random event for the first of the wagering games to be provided at the gaming machine, conduct the second of the wagering games via the player-operated computing device by generating the random event of the second wagering game at the central server system, the audiovisual content for the second wagering game being presented at the computing device, and configure the gaming machine, the computing device, or the central server system to conduct the basic version or the enhanced version based on whether the game software is executed locally at the gaming machine or at the computing device, or executed remotely at the central server system, or executed locally and remotely. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method of integrating casino gaming with non-casino interactive gaming, comprising:
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offering a plurality of wagering games on the central server system, the plurality of wagering games each including audiovisual content and game software for generating a random event, the audiovisual content including computer-generated image and animation data representing the random event, wherein at least one of the wagering games includes a basic version and an enhanced version having upgraded audiovisual content relative to the basic version; establishing a communications link between the central server system and a plurality of player-operated gaming machines in a land-based casino; causing a first of the wagering games to be conducted via a first of the gaming machines by generating a random event for the first wagering game at the first gaming machine, wherein the audiovisual content for the first of the wagering games is presented at the first gaming machine; providing, at the first gaming machine, an award for a winning outcome of the random event for the first of the wagering games; establishing, via a reconfigurable computer network, a communications link between the central server system and a player-operated computing device remote from any land-based casino; authorizing the computing device to access a second of the wagering games offered on the central server system over the computer network; causing the second of the wagering games to be conducted via the player-operated computing device by generating a random event for the second of the wagering games at the central server system; and configuring the gaming machine, the computing device, or the central server system to conduct the basic version or the enhanced version based on whether the game software is executed locally at the gaming machine or at the computing device, or executed remotely at the central server system, or executed locally and remotely, wherein the audiovisual content for the second of the wagering games is presented at the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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