Game oriented promotional card
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1. A gaming machine, comprising:
- circuitry for receiving data from a promotional device in communication with the gaming machine, the circuitry configured to;
retrieve, from the promotional device, information identifying an indicia of credit for use in wager-based gaming;
retrieve, from the promotional device, information identifying a specific gaming application, the indicia of credit being limited to use only with instances of the specific gaming application; and
retrieve, from the promotional device, player identification information for a specific player associated with the promotional device, anda processor configured to;
generate play of a wager-based game;
determine, based at least in part on the retrieved information identifying the specific gaming application, whether an instance of the specific gaming application is available for play on the gaming machine;
authenticate, using the retrieved player identification information, the specific player associated with the promotional device;
determine, based at least in part on the determination as to whether the instance of the specific gaming application is available for play, whether to apply the indicia of credit for use on the gaming machine; and
when the processor determines that the specific gaming application is available and when the specific player is authenticated, indicate that the indicia of credit is available to be used for play of the specific gaming application.
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Abstract
A promotional device and methods for using such a device are described. The promotional device can be used to effect operation of a specific gaming application on a gaming machine. The promotional device has associated with it both indicia of credit and a specific player. Operation of the specific gaming application is limited to the credit and the specific player associated with the promotional device.
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32 Claims
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1. A gaming machine, comprising:
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circuitry for receiving data from a promotional device in communication with the gaming machine, the circuitry configured to; retrieve, from the promotional device, information identifying an indicia of credit for use in wager-based gaming; retrieve, from the promotional device, information identifying a specific gaming application, the indicia of credit being limited to use only with instances of the specific gaming application; and retrieve, from the promotional device, player identification information for a specific player associated with the promotional device, and a processor configured to; generate play of a wager-based game; determine, based at least in part on the retrieved information identifying the specific gaming application, whether an instance of the specific gaming application is available for play on the gaming machine; authenticate, using the retrieved player identification information, the specific player associated with the promotional device; determine, based at least in part on the determination as to whether the instance of the specific gaming application is available for play, whether to apply the indicia of credit for use on the gaming machine; and when the processor determines that the specific gaming application is available and when the specific player is authenticated, indicate that the indicia of credit is available to be used for play of the specific gaming application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for operating a wager-based gaming machine, comprising:
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retrieve, from a promotional device, information identifying an indicia of credit for use in wager-based gaming; retrieve, from the promotional device, information identifying a specific gaming application, the indicia of credit being limited to use only with instances of the specific gaming application; retrieve, from the promotional device, player identification information for a specific player associated with the promotional device; and prior to enabling operation of the specific gaming application on the wager-based gaming machine and applying the credit toward the specific gaming application; authenticating, using the retrieved player identification information, the specific player associated with the promotional device; determining, based at least in part on the retrieved information identifying the specific gaming application, whether an instance of the specific gaming application is available for play on the gaming machine; determining, based at least in part on the determination as to whether the instance of the specific gaming application is available for play, whether to apply the indicia of credit for use on the gaming machine; and when an instance of the specific gaming application is available for play on the gaming machine and when the specific player is authenticated, indicating that the indicia of credit is available to be used for play of the instance of the specific gaming application. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A promotional device that effects operation of a specific gaming application for a wager-based game on a gaming site over the Internet, when the specific gaming application is available for play on the gaming site, the promotional device configured to store information comprising:
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1) game-specific indicia of credit, the game-specific indicia of credit being limited to use only with instances of the specific gaming application, 2) information used to identify a specific player to which operation of the specific gaming application and application of the credit is limited and 3) information used to identify the specific gaming application, wherein the information stored on the promotional device, when transmitted from a personal computer to a gaming site over the Internet, allows the gaming site to determine
1) an identity of the specific player to be authenticated and
2) an availability of an instance of the specific gaming application to be determined prior to the indicia of credit being used on the gaming site for only the specific gaming application.
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32. A promotional device that effects operation of a specific gaming application on a wager-based gaming machine, when an instance of the specific gaming application is available for play on the wager-based gaming machine that is in communication with the promotional device, the promotional device configured to store information comprising:
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game-specific indicia of credit, the game-specific indicia of credit being limited to use only with instances of the specific gaming application; information used to identify a specific player to which operation of the specific gaming application and application of the indicia of credit is limited; and information used to identify the specific gaming application, wherein the information stored on the promotional device, when transmitted to the wager-based gaming machine, allows the wager-based gaming machine to determine
1) an identity of the specific player to be authenticated and
2) an availability of an instance of the specific gaming application, the identity and the availability to be determined prior to the indicia of credit being used on the wager-based gaming machine for only the specific gaming application.
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