Methods and systems for interfacing with a third-party application
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1. A system configured to interface with a third-party application, said system comprising:
- a server-based system configured to communicate with a third-party via a third party device, wherein the server-based system includes;
an advertisement content approval server configured to;
(i) receive advertising content from the third party device, the advertising content relating to an advertisement of a product or service offered by the third-party,(ii) determine whether to approve the received advertising content based on a set of predetermined advertisement approval policies,(iii) if the determination is to approve the received advertising content, communicate the approved advertising content to a gaming device, and(iv) if the determination is not to approve the received advertising content, enable the third party device to change the advertising content for a subsequent approval; and
the gaming device including a display device and a plurality of input devices including an acceptor and a cashout device, the gaming device configured to;
(a) if a physical item is received via the acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item,(b) cause the display device to display any approved advertising content relating to the advertisement of the product or service, and(c) if a wager is placed on a play of a game;
(i) determine a game outcome, wherein the determined game outcome is independent of the advertising content that is displayed on the display device,(ii) display the determined game outcome,(iii) determine any award associated with the determined game outcome, and(iv) display any determined award associated with the determined game outcome, wherein the credit balance is increasable based on any determined award associated with the determined game outcome, and(d) if a cashout input is received via the cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance.
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Abstract
A system for interfacing with a third-party application is described. The system includes a third-party device, a server-based system configured to communicate with the third-party device, and a gaming device configured to communicate with the server-based system to display content of the product or service. The gaming device is configured to generate an outcome of a wager-based game independent of the content that is displayed.
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1. A system configured to interface with a third-party application, said system comprising:
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a server-based system configured to communicate with a third-party via a third party device, wherein the server-based system includes; an advertisement content approval server configured to; (i) receive advertising content from the third party device, the advertising content relating to an advertisement of a product or service offered by the third-party, (ii) determine whether to approve the received advertising content based on a set of predetermined advertisement approval policies, (iii) if the determination is to approve the received advertising content, communicate the approved advertising content to a gaming device, and (iv) if the determination is not to approve the received advertising content, enable the third party device to change the advertising content for a subsequent approval; and the gaming device including a display device and a plurality of input devices including an acceptor and a cashout device, the gaming device configured to; (a) if a physical item is received via the acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item, (b) cause the display device to display any approved advertising content relating to the advertisement of the product or service, and (c) if a wager is placed on a play of a game; (i) determine a game outcome, wherein the determined game outcome is independent of the advertising content that is displayed on the display device, (ii) display the determined game outcome, (iii) determine any award associated with the determined game outcome, and (iv) display any determined award associated with the determined game outcome, wherein the credit balance is increasable based on any determined award associated with the determined game outcome, and (d) if a cashout input is received via the cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 34, 35)
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27. A system configured to interface with a third-party application, said system comprising:
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a server-based system configured to communicate with a third-party via a third party device, wherein the server-based system includes an advertisement content approval server configured to; (i) receive advertising content from the third party device, the advertising content relating to an advertisement of a product or service offered by the third party, (ii) determine whether to approve the received advertising content based on a set of predetermined advertisement approval policies, and (iii) if the determination is not to approve the received advertising content, enable the third party device to change the advertising content for a subsequent approval; and a gaming device including a display device and a plurality of input devices including an acceptor and a cashout device, the gaming device configured to; (a) if a physical item is received via the acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item, (b) receive information relating to the advertising content from the third-party device, (c) determine whether the information is approved for display by the advertisement content approval server, (d) if a wager is placed on a play of a game; (i) determine a game outcome, (ii) display the determined game outcome, (iii) determine any award associated with the determined game outcome, and (iv) display any determined award associated with the determined game outcome, wherein the credit balance is increasable based on any determined award associated with the determined game outcome, and (e) if a cashout input is received via the cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance. - View Dependent Claims (28, 36, 37)
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29. A method for interfacing with a third-party application, said method comprising:
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receiving, at a server-based system and from a third-party device operated by a third-party, advertising content relating to an advertisement of a product or service offered by the third-party; determining whether to approve the received advertising content based on a set of predetermined advertisement approval policies; if the determination is not to approve the received advertising content, enabling the third-party device to change the advertising content for a subsequent approval; and if the determination is to approve the received advertising content, sending a command to a gaming device to display the approved advertising content on the gaming device on a display device of the gaming device, wherein the approved advertising content is independent of a game outcome determined for a play of a wager game at said gaming device, wherein a credit balance is increasable based on any award associated with the game outcome determined for the play of the wager game, said credit balance being increasable via an acceptor of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and said credit balance being decreasable in association with a cashout input received via a cashout device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 38, 39)
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