Handheld wagering game system and methods for conducting wagering games thereupon
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1. A gaming system, comprisinga network;
- a handheld gaming machine configured to play at least one wagering game; and
a controller configured to;
determine if said handheld gaming machine is connected to the network;
responsive to said handheld gaming machine being connected to the network, determine at least one of a location of said handheld gaming machine and a proximity of said handheld gaming machine to an external device;
determine if said handheld gaming machine is eligible for a game-related feature, the controller basing eligibility of said handheld gaming machine for the game-related feature at least upon one of the location of said handheld gaming machine and the proximity of said handheld gaming machine to the external device; and
responsive to said handheld gaming machine being eligible for the game-related feature, enabling an individual wagering game, a group wagering game, or both, in addition to the at least one wagering game already available for play on said handheld gaming machine.
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Abstract
A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a handheld gaming machine configured to play at least one game and a controller. The controller is configured to base eligibility of the handheld gaming machine for a game-related feature at least upon a location of the handheld gaming machine and/or a proximity of the handheld gaming machine to an external device.
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25 Claims
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1. A gaming system, comprising
a network; -
a handheld gaming machine configured to play at least one wagering game; and a controller configured to; determine if said handheld gaming machine is connected to the network; responsive to said handheld gaming machine being connected to the network, determine at least one of a location of said handheld gaming machine and a proximity of said handheld gaming machine to an external device; determine if said handheld gaming machine is eligible for a game-related feature, the controller basing eligibility of said handheld gaming machine for the game-related feature at least upon one of the location of said handheld gaming machine and the proximity of said handheld gaming machine to the external device; and responsive to said handheld gaming machine being eligible for the game-related feature, enabling an individual wagering game, a group wagering game, or both, in addition to the at least one wagering game already available for play on said handheld gaming machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A gaming system, comprising
a wireless network; -
a handheld gaming machine configured to play at least one wagering game and wirelessly communicate with the wireless network; and a controller configured to communicatively couple to said handheld gaming machine via the wireless network, wherein said controller is further configured to; determine if said handheld gaming machine is wirelessly connected to the wireless network; responsive to said handheld gaming machine being connected to the wireless network, determine at least one of a location of said handheld gaming machine and a proximity of said handheld gaming machine to an external device; determine if said handheld gaming machine is eligible for at least one of wagering-game-related content and non-game related content, neither of which is currently available on said handheld gaming machine, the controller basing eligibility of said handheld gaming machine for the at least one of wagering-game-related content and non-game content at least upon one of the location of said handheld gaming machine and the proximity of said handheld gaming machine to the external device; and responsive to said handheld gaming machine being eligible, wirelessly communicating, via the wireless network, the at least one of wagering-game-related content and non-game content to said handheld gaming machine. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system having a controller and a wireless network, the method comprising:
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determining, via the controller, if a handheld gaming machine is connected to the wireless network; if the handheld gaming machine is connected to the wireless network, determining, via the controller, a location of said handheld gaming machine within a gaming establishment; determining, via the controller, an eligibility of said handheld gaming machine for at least one of a wagering-game-related feature and a non-game related content, neither of which is currently available on said handheld gaming machine, the eligibility being based, at least in part, upon said location of said handheld gaming machine within the gaming establishment; and communicating, via the wireless network, the at least one of wagering-game-related feature and non-game content to said handheld gaming machine in response to said handheld gaming machine being eligible and connected to the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions for directing a gaming system processor or processors to conduct the acts of:
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determining if a handheld gaming machine is connected to a wireless network of the gaming system; if the handheld gaming machine is connected to the wireless network, determining a location of said handheld gaming machine within a gaming establishment; determining an eligibility of said handheld gaming machine for a new wagering-game-related feature not currently available on said handheld gaming machine, the eligibility being based, at least in part, upon said location of said handheld gaming machine within a gaming establishment; and enabling play of the wagering-new game-related feature on said handheld gaming machine in response to said handheld gaming machine being eligible and connected to the wireless network.
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