Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.

Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited

Gavin McPhail

Michael Smith

Rajneesh Sharma

Samarth Raman

Joshua Adams

Mohit Churiyal

Angelo Palmisano

Christopher Cleveland

Timothy Moser

Roger William Harris

Eduardo Samuel Meza

Steven M Pankas

Nevin A Burrill

A bonusing system for gaming devices provides a first bonus award eligible to be won via participating gaming devices. The bonusing system is configured to: establish the first bonus award as available to participating gaming devices based on a bonus award configuration; register a plurality of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) and a plurality of table gaming devices to participate in the first bonus award; receive, from a first electronic gaming machine (EGM), a first wager event message indicating a first wager being performed by a first player at the first EGM; receive, from a first table gaming device, a second wager event message indicating a second wager being performed by a second player at the first table gaming device; determine that one of the first and second wager events results in an award of the bonus award based on output of a random number generator (RNG), the award of the bonus award identifying one or more of a winning player and a winning gaming device; and award the bonus award to the winning player at the winning gaming device based on the determination.

Integrated jackpot gaming systems and methods

A system includes a smart table having RFID sensor(s) configured to detect RFID-enabled chips, including a wager area sensor positioned beneath a wager area on a surface of the smart table. The smart table also includes wireless beacon device(s) configured to wirelessly connect with a mobile device of a player. The system includes processor(s) executing instructions configured to: detect, via the at least one wireless beacon device, presence of the mobile device of the player near the at least one wireless beacon device; identify a player identity of the player based on the detected presence of the mobile device; detect an initial wager provided by the player at the smart table based at least in part on sensor data received by the wager area sensor, the sensor data identifying presence of RFID-enabled chip(s) near the wager area; and initiate tracking of a play session associated with the player.

System and method for cashless exchange at smart tables

A system includes a smart table configured to provide a wagering game. The smart table includes a plurality of player positions, and each player position is associated with at least one radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader of a plurality of RFID readers, each of which is configured to read data from one or more RFID chips on the smart table. The system is configured to identify a player at a player position of the plurality of player positions, and determine, using at least one RFID reader associated with the player position, a turnover accumulated by the player during a specified period, where the turnover is an aggregate amount wagered during the specified period. The system is further configured to compare the turnover accumulated by the player to a threshold turnover, and if the accumulated turnover at least meets the threshold turnover, to provide a bonus award to the player.

Systems and methods for wager and turnover tracking and related incentives

A bonusing system for gaming devices provides a bonus award eligible to be won via participating gaming devices. A messaging application programming interface (API) receives wagering event messages in a first message format from third-party servers. A message queue receives wagering event messages from the messaging API in a second message format. A bonusing system server manages award determination for the bonus award. The system is configured to: receive, by the messaging API from a third-party server that manages wagering gaming sessions at a plurality of gaming tables, a first wagering event message indicating a wager event performed by a player at a first gaming table; convert, by the messaging API, the first wagering event message from the first message format to the second message format; transmit the first wagering event message for delivery to the bonusing system server; determine, by the bonusing system server, that the wagering event results in an award of the bonus award based on an output of a random number generator (RNG); and award the bonus award based on the determination.

Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating player tracking activities and/or player rating activities at a casino gaming table. One aspect is directed to different techniques for automatically starting, suspending, resuming and/or ending player tracking sessions at one or more table games. Another aspect is directed to different techniques for automatically starting, suspending, resuming and/or ending player rating sessions at one or more table games.

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Gavin McPhail