Method and apparatus for providing player incentives
First Claim
1. A method for providing player incentives, the method comprising:
- providing at least one device associated with redemption of bonus play awards to a gambling location operator;
providing an entry to a player to a bonus play game;
permitting the player to play a bonus play game away from a gambling location;
determining an award won by the player in the bonus play game;
requiring that redemption of the bonus play prize occur at the gambling location;
providing for identifying the entry at the gambling location using the at least one device;
accepting, by a bonus game operator'"'"'s computer, redemption information relating to the entry;
validating, by the bonus game operator'"'"'s computer, the redemption information;
identifying the bonus play prize associated with the redemption information; and
transmitting bonus play prize information to the redemption location.
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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. One aspect relates to accumulating outcomes. Another relates to incentives provided to player program member(s). In some embodiments, the person does not need to be qualified. In one embodiment, the person may be required to redeem the outcome at the gambling location, in another at a redemption location. In one embodiment, a player is required to take an action in order to redeem an outcome. In some embodiments, game play and/or redemption and/or any action must occur in a specified time, respectively. In one embodiment the electronic game is not located at a gambling location, in another it is not located at a redemption location. According to another aspect, redemption systems and methods are provided for facilitating determination and validation of bonus awards by a bonus game operator. According to one embodiment, processing of redemption occurs at a gambling location using equipment connected to a bonus game operator, that retrieves awards corresponding to player entries.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for providing player incentives, the method comprising:
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providing at least one device associated with redemption of bonus play awards to a gambling location operator; providing an entry to a player to a bonus play game; permitting the player to play a bonus play game away from a gambling location; determining an award won by the player in the bonus play game; requiring that redemption of the bonus play prize occur at the gambling location; providing for identifying the entry at the gambling location using the at least one device; accepting, by a bonus game operator'"'"'s computer, redemption information relating to the entry; validating, by the bonus game operator'"'"'s computer, the redemption information; identifying the bonus play prize associated with the redemption information; and transmitting bonus play prize information to the redemption location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for managing a player incentive program, the system comprising:
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a bonus play gaming interface configured to present bonus play games to a player outside of the gambling location, wherein the bonus play gaming interface is further configured to generate an award; a redemption component configured to redeem the award at a gambling location; and a validation component configured to receive redemption information, and further configured to validate a redemption. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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