Wagering game content based on locations of player check-in
First Claim
1. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
- receiving, at at least one of one or more remote servers from an application on a mobile device, a check-in message indicating a physical location external to a wagering game establishment and an identification of a wagering game player account;
detecting log-in of the wagering game player account on a wagering game machine in the wagering game establishment, wherein the wagering game machine is configured to present a wagering game and establish a credit balance upon detection of a physical item associated with value;
in response to detecting the log-in, determining modified game content associated with the physical location; and
transmitting the modified game content from at least one of the one or more remote servers to the wagering game machine for use in presenting the wagering game.
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Abstract
Some embodiments include a method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising receiving, over one or more networks from a mobile device, a check-in message indicating a physical location external to a wagering game establishment and an identification of a wagering game player account. The method can also include detecting log-in of the wagering game player account on a wagering game machine in the casino, wherein the wagering game machine is configured to present a wagering game and establish a credit balance upon detection of a physical item associated with value. The method can also include in response to detecting the log-in, determining modified game content that includes an attribute associated with the physical location, and transmitting the modified game content over the one or more networks to the wagering game machine to replace wagering game content of the wagering game machine for use in presenting the wagering game.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
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receiving, at at least one of one or more remote servers from an application on a mobile device, a check-in message indicating a physical location external to a wagering game establishment and an identification of a wagering game player account; detecting log-in of the wagering game player account on a wagering game machine in the wagering game establishment, wherein the wagering game machine is configured to present a wagering game and establish a credit balance upon detection of a physical item associated with value; in response to detecting the log-in, determining modified game content associated with the physical location; and transmitting the modified game content from at least one of the one or more remote servers to the wagering game machine for use in presenting the wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19, 20)
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7. A wagering game machine configured to play of at least one wagering game in a casino, the wagering gaming machine comprising:
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one or more electronic display devices; one or more electronic input devices; one or more processors; one or more non-transitory machine-readable mediums including instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, perform operations to detect log-in at the wagering game machine of a player account; receive an instruction from a wagering game server to use modified game content associated with a physical location outside the casino at which the player account checked-in using an application on a mobile device; detect, via at least one of the one or more electronic input devices, a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance; initiate the casino wagering game in response to an input indicative of a wager covered by the credit balance; present the wagering game based on the modified game content; and receive, via at least one of the one or more electronic input devices, a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations for instructing a wagering game machine to utilize modified wagering game content, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive, over one or more networks from an application on a mobile device, a check-in message indicating a physical location external to a wagering game establishment and an identification of a wagering game player account; instructions to detect log-in of the wagering game player account on the wagering game machine in the casino, wherein the wagering game machine is configured to present a wagering game and establish a credit balance upon detection of a physical item associated with value; instructions to, in response to detection of the log-in, determine at a wagering game server modified game content that includes an attribute associated with the physical location; and instructions to transmit the modified game content from the wagering game server over the one or more networks to the wagering game machine to replace wagering game content of the wagering game machine for use in presenting the wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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