Enriched game play environment
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1. A method of operating a gaming system, comprising:
- providing by the gaming system a gambling game that receives a wager of a real world credit and determines a gambling outcome using the wager;
providing by the gaming system an entertainment game that does not receive wagers of real world credit and determines accumulation of game world credit based on a player'"'"'s operation of the entertainment game;
receiving by the gaming system the wager of the real world credit;
creating by the gaming system an enabling element for the entertainment game based on the wager of the real world credit in the gambling game, the enabling element consumed by operation of the entertainment game by the player;
correlating by the gaming system the wager of the real world credit in the gambling game with the enabling element of the entertainment game by triggering the execution of the gambling game to consume the wager of the real word credit in the gambling game and determine the gambling outcome of the gambling game, when the player operates the entertainment game and consumes the enabling element; and
accumulating by the gaming system the game world credit based on the player'"'"'s operation of the entertainment game and consumption of the enabling element that triggers the wager of the real world credit in the gambling game during the player'"'"'s operation of the entertainment game.
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Abstract
A gaming system is provided. The gaming system provides players a rich (i.e. akin to leading home- and arcade-based video games) single-player, multi-player cooperative and/or head to head environment in which the participant(s) win cash and credits as a result of their play activity within the environment, based on the wagers which they make entering and playing a game of the gaming system.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of operating a gaming system, comprising:
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providing by the gaming system a gambling game that receives a wager of a real world credit and determines a gambling outcome using the wager; providing by the gaming system an entertainment game that does not receive wagers of real world credit and determines accumulation of game world credit based on a player'"'"'s operation of the entertainment game; receiving by the gaming system the wager of the real world credit; creating by the gaming system an enabling element for the entertainment game based on the wager of the real world credit in the gambling game, the enabling element consumed by operation of the entertainment game by the player; correlating by the gaming system the wager of the real world credit in the gambling game with the enabling element of the entertainment game by triggering the execution of the gambling game to consume the wager of the real word credit in the gambling game and determine the gambling outcome of the gambling game, when the player operates the entertainment game and consumes the enabling element; and accumulating by the gaming system the game world credit based on the player'"'"'s operation of the entertainment game and consumption of the enabling element that triggers the wager of the real world credit in the gambling game during the player'"'"'s operation of the entertainment game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions for a method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
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providing by the gaming system a gambling game that receives a wager of a real world credit and determines a gambling outcome using the wager; providing by the gaming system an entertainment game that does not receive wagers of real world credit and determines accumulation of game world credit based on a player'"'"'s operation of the entertainment game; receiving by the gaming system the wager of the real world credit; creating by the gaming system an enabling element for the entertainment game based on the wager of the real world credit in the gambling game, the enabling element consumed by operation of the entertainment game by the player; correlating by the gaming system the wager of the real world credit in the gambling game with the enabling element of the entertainment game by triggering the execution of the gambling game to consume the wager of the real word credit in the gambling game and determine the gambling outcome of the gambling game, when the player operates the entertainment game and consumes the enabling element; and accumulating by the gaming system the game world credit based on the player'"'"'s operation of the entertainment game and consumption of the enabling element that triggers the wager of the real world credit in the gambling game during the player'"'"'s operation of the entertainment game. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A gaming system, comprising:
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a gambling game that receives a wager of a real world credit and determines a gambling outcome using the wager; an entertainment game that does not receive wagers of real world credit and determines accumulation of game world credit based on a player'"'"'s operation of the entertainment game; a game world engine constructed to; create an enabling element for the entertainment game based on the wager of the real world credit in the gambling game, the enabling element consumed by operation of the entertainment game by the player; correlate the wager of the real world credit of the real world engine with the enabling element of the entertainment game by triggering the execution of the gambling game to consume the wager of the real word credit in the gambling game and determine the gambling outcome of the gambling game, when the player operates the entertainment game and consumes the enabling element; and accumulate the game world credit based on the player'"'"'s operation of the entertainment game and consumption of the enabling element that triggers the wager of the real world credit in the gambling game during the player'"'"'s operation of the entertainment game. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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