ZONE DEPENDENT PAYOUT PERCENTAGE

• US 20080200251A1
• Filed: 02/15/2007
• Published: 08/21/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Interactive Games LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Original Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Inventors: Gelman, Geoffrey M., Alderucci, Dean P., Amaitis, Lee
• Granted Patent: US 8,771,058 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/323 wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3237 about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes

Abstract

Various embodiments include game configurations that are specific to a location.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining a first location of a mobile gaming device;

determining a first game configuration associated with the first location;

generating a first game outcome using the first game configuration;

determining a first payout associated with the first game outcome;

crediting a player account with a first amount based on the first payout;

determining a second location of the mobile gaming device, wherein the second location is different from the first location;

determining a second game configuration associated with the second location, wherein the second game configuration is different from the first game configuration;

generating a second game outcome using the second game configuration;

determining a second payout associated with the second game outcome; and

crediting the player account with a second amount based on the second payout.

2. The method of 1 in which determining a first game configuration includes determining a first payout percentage associated with the first location.

3. The method of 1 in which determining a first game configuration includes determining a first probability of occurrence for a third game outcome, wherein the first probability is associated with the first location.

4. The method of 1 in which determining a first game configuration includes determining a first payout for a third game outcome, wherein the first payout is associated with the first location.

5. The method of 1 in which determining a first game configuration includes determining a first bet amount required for play of the mobile gaming device, wherein the first bet amount is associated with the first location.

6. The method of 1 in which determining a first game configuration includes:

accessing a lookup table which contains an ordered list of locations and associated game configurations;

finding within the lookup table the first location; and

determining that the first game configuration is associated with the first location.

7. The method of 1 further including:

transmitting to the mobile gaming device, after determining the second location, an indication of the second game configuration.

8. The method of 7 further including:

instructing the mobile gaming device to display the indication of the second game configuration.

9. The method of 1 further including transmitting to the mobile gaming device software for rendering the second game outcome according to the second game configuration.

10. The method of 1 in which determining a first game configuration includes determining a first image to be displayed during play at the mobile gaming device.

11. The method of 1 in which determining a first game configuration includes determining a first color to be displayed during play at the mobile gaming device.

12. The method of 1 in which determining a first game configuration includes determining a name of a first merchant to be displayed during play at the mobile gaming device.

13. A method comprising:

determining that a person is waiting to be seated at a restaurant;

providing a mobile gaming device to the person, in which the mobile gaming device features a game that incorporates information about the restaurant;

receiving an indication that the person has won a prize while playing the mobile gaming device; and

providing the prize to the person.

14. The method of 13 in which the mobile gaming device features a game that has the name of the restaurant on one of the symbols used in the game.

15. The method of 13 in which the mobile gaming device features a game that has a depiction of one of the restaurant'"'"'s menu items as a symbol in the game.

16. The method of 13 in which receiving an indication that the person has won a prize includes:

receiving the mobile gaming device from the person; and

reading from the display screen of the mobile gaming device an indication of the prize.

17. The method of 13 in which providing the prize includes providing a discounted menu item to the person.

18. The method of 13 in which providing the prize includes providing preferential seating to the person.

19. The method of 13 in which providing the prize includes allowing the person to bypass a line to be seated in the restaurant.

20. The method of 13 in which determining that a person is waiting to be seated includes receiving a request from the person to be seated at the restaurant.