Method and system for remote gaming
First Claim
1. A system by which a player may remotely play a physical slot machine gaming device that is among a plurality of physical slot machine gaming devices each of which was previously approved by a gaming regulator for the locale in which the device is located, wherein said player has access to a video display in communication with a data network, the system comprising:
- a video camera in communication with said data network and configured to provide visual data concerning said physical slot machine gaming device to said player via said video display; and
a server in communication with the plurality of physical slot machine gaming devices, wherein the server comprises;
a polling function that polls for the plurality of physical slot machine gaming devices for a play availability for each physical slot machine gaming device;
a display function that creates data for display of the play availability of each of the plurality of physical slot machine gaming devices; and
a lock function that prevents others from playing the physical slot machine gaming device once it has been selected for play by the player.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods by which a player may remotely participate in casino gaming activity. Such aspects may include a video camera configured to provide visual data concerning the casino gaming activity to the player, a microphone configured to provide audio data concerning the casino gaming activity to the player, and a data network coupled with the video camera and the microphone. In such aspects, the player may be located in a hotel guest room, the hotel guest room may include a video display coupled with the data network, and one or more buttons of a remote control device associated with said video display may be configured to control said player'"'"'s remote participation in the casino gaming activity.
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44 Claims
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1. A system by which a player may remotely play a physical slot machine gaming device that is among a plurality of physical slot machine gaming devices each of which was previously approved by a gaming regulator for the locale in which the device is located, wherein said player has access to a video display in communication with a data network, the system comprising:
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a video camera in communication with said data network and configured to provide visual data concerning said physical slot machine gaming device to said player via said video display; and a server in communication with the plurality of physical slot machine gaming devices, wherein the server comprises; a polling function that polls for the plurality of physical slot machine gaming devices for a play availability for each physical slot machine gaming device; a display function that creates data for display of the play availability of each of the plurality of physical slot machine gaming devices; and a lock function that prevents others from playing the physical slot machine gaming device once it has been selected for play by the player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method by which a player may remotely play a physical slot machine gaming device that is among a plurality of physical slot machine gaming devices each of which was previously approved by a gaming regulator for the locale in which the device is located, wherein said player has access to a video display in communication with a data network, said method comprising:
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providing visual data concerning said physical slot machine gaming device to said player via said video display; polling the plurality of physical slot machine gaming devices for a play availability for each physical gaming device; providing data for displaying the play availability of each of the plurality of physical slot machine gaming devices; and preventing others from playing the physical slot machine gaming device once it has been selected for play by the player. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system by which a player may remotely play a physical slot machine gaming device that is among a plurality of physical slot machine gaming devices each of which was previously approved by a gaming regulator for the locale in which the device is located, said system comprising:
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means for providing visual data concerning said physical slot machine gaming device to said player via a video display; a data network in communication with said means for providing visual data; means for polling the plurality of physical slot machine gaming devices for a play availability for each physical slot machine gaming device; means for providing data for displaying the play availability of each of the plurality of physical slot machine gaming devices, said means for providing data for displaying in communication with said data network; and means for preventing others from playing the physical slot machine gaming device once it has been selected for play by the player. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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