Method and apparatus for providing player incentives
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1. A method for conducting a game, the method comprising acts of:
- qualifying a person to play an electronic game based on estimating the person'"'"'s worth to a gambling location prior to the person establishing a relationship with the gambling location, based on information relating to the person;
in response to the person playing the electronic game, inviting the person to play another 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; and
requiring the person to redeem the at least one outcome at the gambling 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. 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.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for conducting a game, the method comprising acts of:
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qualifying a person to play an electronic game based on estimating the person'"'"'s worth to a gambling location prior to the person establishing a relationship with the gambling location, based on information relating to the person; in response to the person playing the electronic game, inviting the person to play another 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; and requiring the person to redeem the at least one outcome at the gambling location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing an incentive to a person to visit a gambling location, the method comprising acts of:
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qualifying a person based on estimating the person'"'"'s worth to the gambling location prior to the person establishing a relationship with the gambling location; and in response to the act of qualifying the person, performing acts of; providing an award to the qualified person; and inviting the person to visit the gambling location to redeem the award. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for providing an incentive to a person to visit a gambling location, the method comprising acts of:
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determining a status of the person comprising evaluating one or more parameters that are indicative of a value of the person as a player in a gambling environment prior to the person establishing a relationship with the gambling location; determining an award to the person based at least in part on the determined status; and providing the award to the person. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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