Systems, methods, and devices for playing wagering games with location-triggered game features
First Claim
1. A gaming system for conducting a wagering game with a mobile computing device, the mobile computing device being configured to wirelessly communicate information with the gaming system via a network, the gaming system comprising:
- one or more processors; and
one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to;
receive an indication of a physical location of the mobile computing device;
determine if the physical location of the mobile computing device corresponds to or is within a predetermined proximity of a designated hotspot location; and
responsive to the physical location of the mobile computing device corresponding to or being within the predetermined proximity of the designated hotspot location, determine a location-based gaming feature associated with the designated hotspot location and automatically trigger the location-based gaming feature without requiring an input from a user of the mobile computing device,wherein automatically triggering the location-based gaming feature includes initiating play of at least a portion of the wagering game.
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Abstract
Gaming devices, gaming systems, methods of conducting wagering games, and computer programs for executing wagering games are disclosed. A gaming system for playing a wagering game is disclosed which includes one or more processors and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the processors, cause the gaming system to: receive an indication of a physical location of a mobile computing device; determine if the physical location of the mobile computing device corresponds to or is within a predetermined proximity of a designated hotspot location; and, if so, determine a location-based gaming feature associated with the designated hotspot location and automatically triggering the location-based gaming feature without requiring an input from a user of the mobile computing device. Automatically triggering the location-based gaming feature includes, in some embodiments, initiating play of at least a portion of the wagering game.
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1. A gaming system for conducting a wagering game with a mobile computing device, the mobile computing device being configured to wirelessly communicate information with the gaming system via a network, the gaming system comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to; receive an indication of a physical location of the mobile computing device; determine if the physical location of the mobile computing device corresponds to or is within a predetermined proximity of a designated hotspot location; and responsive to the physical location of the mobile computing device corresponding to or being within the predetermined proximity of the designated hotspot location, determine a location-based gaming feature associated with the designated hotspot location and automatically trigger the location-based gaming feature without requiring an input from a user of the mobile computing device, wherein automatically triggering the location-based gaming feature includes initiating play of at least a portion of the wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. One or more physical non-transitory computer-readable storage media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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receive an indication of a physical location of a mobile computing device configured to wirelessly communicate information with a gaming system configured to conduct a wagering game; determine if the physical location of the mobile computing device corresponds to or is within a predetermined proximity of a designated hotspot location; and responsive to the physical location of the mobile computing device corresponding to or being within the predetermined proximity of the designated hotspot location; determine a location-based gaming feature associated with the designated hotspot location, and automatically trigger the location-based gaming feature without requiring an input from a user of the mobile computing device, the automatically triggering the location-based gaming feature including initiating play of at least a portion of the wagering game.
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16. A computer-implemented method of conducting a wagering game with a mobile computing device configured to wirelessly communicate information with a gaming system, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a physical location of the mobile computing device; determining if the physical location of the mobile computing device corresponds to or is within a predetermined proximity of a designated hotspot location; and responsive to the physical location of the mobile computing device corresponding to or being within the predetermined proximity of the designated hotspot location; determining a location-based gaming feature associated with the designated hotspot location, and automatically triggering the location-based gaming feature without requiring an input from a user of the mobile computing device, the automatically triggering the location-based gaming feature including initiating play of at least a portion of the wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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