Method and apparatus for providing player incentives
First Claim
1. A method for conducting a game, the method comprising acts of:
- inviting a person outside of a gambling location to play an electronic game separate from games offered in a gambling environment at the gambling location, the game having a plurality of outcomes, at least one of which being a winning outcome;
qualifying the person to play the electronic game based in part on the person'"'"'s perceived worth as a player by using information about the person to estimate the person'"'"'s projected play levels in comparison to known players such that the person is differentiated from other players;
permitting the person to play the game to obtain at least one of the plurality of outcomes and storing the outcome on a nontransitory medium; and
if the at least one of the plurality of outcomes is a winning outcome, requiring the person to redeem the at least one outcome in the gambling location wherein the person may redeem the winning outcome at any point after playing the game.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for incentivizing players to visit a gambling location. In one aspect, a qualified person is invited to play an electronic game which has a plurality of outcomes, at least one of which is a winning outcome. In one embodiment, the qualified person may be required to redeem the outcome at the gambling location. In another embodiment, the person may be required to redeem the outcome at a redemption location. In another aspect, a method is provided for permitting a person to take one or more actions within a gambling location and in response inviting the person to play an electronic game separate from the games offered in a gambling environment at the gambling location.
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66 Claims
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1. A method for conducting a game, the method comprising acts of:
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inviting a person outside of a gambling location to play an electronic game separate from games offered in a gambling environment at the gambling location, the game having a plurality of outcomes, at least one of which being a winning outcome; qualifying the person to play the electronic game based in part on the person'"'"'s perceived worth as a player by using information about the person to estimate the person'"'"'s projected play levels in comparison to known players such that the person is differentiated from other players; permitting the person to play the game to obtain at least one of the plurality of outcomes and storing the outcome on a nontransitory medium; and if the at least one of the plurality of outcomes is a winning outcome, requiring the person to redeem the at least one outcome in the gambling location wherein the person may redeem the winning outcome at any point after playing the game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for conducting a game, the method comprising acts of:
- permitting a person to take one or more actions within a gambling location;
in response to the person taking the one or more actions, inviting the person to play an electronic game separate from games offered in a gambling environment at the gambling location, the game having a plurality of outcomes, at least one of which being a winning outcome; qualifying the person to play the electronic game based in part on the person'"'"'s perceived worth as a player by using information about the person to estimate the person'"'"'s projected play levels in comparison to known players such that the person is differentiated from other players; permitting the person to play the game to obtain at least one outcome and storing the outcome on a nontransitory medium; and if the at least one of the plurality of outcomes is a winning outcome, requiring the person to redeem the at least one outcome at the gambling location wherein the person may redeem the winning outcome at any point after playing the game. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
- permitting a person to take one or more actions within a gambling location;
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33. A method for conducting a game, the method comprising acts of:
- permitting a person to take one or more actions within a gambling location;
in response to the person taking the one or more actions, inviting the person to play an electronic game separate from games offered in a gambling environment at the gambling location, the game having a plurality of outcomes, at least one of which being a winning outcome; qualifying the person to play the electronic game based in part on the person'"'"'s perceived worth as a player by using information about the person to estimate the person'"'"'s projected play levels in comparison to known players such that the person is differentiated from other players; permitting the person to play the game to obtain at least one outcome and storing the outcome on a nontransitory medium; and
if the at least one of the plurality of outcomes is a winning outcome, requiring the person to redeem the at least one outcome at a redemption location wherein the person may redeem the winning outcome at any point after playing the game. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
- permitting a person to take one or more actions within a gambling location;
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50. A method for conducting a game, comprising acts of:
- permitting a person to take one or more actions;
in response to the person taking the one or more actions, inviting the person to play an electronic game separate from games offered in a gambling environment at the gambling location, the game having a plurality of outcomes, at least one of which being a winning outcome; qualifying the person to play the electronic game based in part on the person'"'"'s perceived worth as a player by using information about the person to estimate the person'"'"'s projected play levels in comparison to known players such that the person is differentiated from other players; permitting the person to play the game to obtain at least one of the plurality of outcomes and storing the outcome on a nontransitory medium; and if the at least one of the plurality of outcomes is a winning outcome, requiring the person to redeem the at least one outcome in at least one gambling location wherein the person may redeem the winning outcome at any point after playing the game. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
- permitting a person to take one or more actions;
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