Gaming systems
First Claim
18. Apparatus comprising:
- a game server for communicating, via a communication network, with at least one gaming platform on which a player can play a game associated with the game server, and a prize supplier database for storing data, including location data, about prize suppliers;
the game server comprising a prize signal generator for generating a prize signal upon a predetermined game occurrence resulting from playing of said game on the gaming platform, and a control arrangement for responding to the generation of said prize signal by communicating location information about an appropriate prize supplier for receipt by said player, the control arrangement being arranged to select said appropriate prize supplier from the prize supplier database on the basis of at least one selection parameter.
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Abstract
A gaming system comprises a gaming platform, such as a mobile platform, on which a player can play a game, a communication network for providing communication between the gaming platform and a game server, and a prize supplier database for providing prize supplier location information. When a game prize signal is generated, the game server communicates location information about an appropriate prize supplier for receipt by the player. The game server selects the appropriate prize supplier from the prize supplier database, this selection being effected, for example, on the basis of closeness to the location of the gaming platform. A corresponding gaming server apparatus and game-prize information method are also provided.
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18. Apparatus comprising:
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a game server for communicating, via a communication network, with at least one gaming platform on which a player can play a game associated with the game server, and a prize supplier database for storing data, including location data, about prize suppliers;
the game server comprising a prize signal generator for generating a prize signal upon a predetermined game occurrence resulting from playing of said game on the gaming platform, and a control arrangement for responding to the generation of said prize signal by communicating location information about an appropriate prize supplier for receipt by said player, the control arrangement being arranged to select said appropriate prize supplier from the prize supplier database on the basis of at least one selection parameter. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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32-1. Apparatus according to claim 18, in which the game server further comprises means for transmitting a prize entitlement signal to the selected prize supplier.
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33. A game-prize information method comprising:
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(a) communicating game data via a communication network between a game server and a gaming platform on which a player can play a game associated with the game server, (b) upon a prize signal being generated from playing of the game on the gaming platform, selecting on the basis of at least one selection parameter, an appropriate prize supplier from a prize supplier database, and (c) communicating location information about the selected prize supplier for receipt by said player. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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