Acres Gaming, Inc.

Casino Data Systems Inc.

United Games, Inc.

Other

Idt Corporation

Richard Jay Schneider

Cara L Iddings

Anthony J Baerlocher

Vincent Salvatore Manfredi

Richard E Rowe

Jacob Thomas Graham

Bryan E Bullard

Steven G LeMay

William Chad Little

Daniel J De Waal

David A Gipp

Lawrence R Pitman

Vince Manfredi

Erik B Petersen

Nicole Marie Beaulieu

Daniel DeWaal

Michael MacVittie

Greg A Schlottmann

David C Williams

Kurt Larsen

Scott A Boyd

Warner R Cockerille, Iv

Adrian R Marcu

Glen Keith Russell

Reid M Weber

Jae Man Yi

Michael B Shelby

Hans Elias

Gregory A Schlottmann

Robert P Bartholomew

Darryll Pleasant

Steven G Lemay

Bryan Bullard

Daniel De Waal

Nicole M Beaulieu

Vincent S Manfredi

Dwayne A Davis

Joseph W Cole

David Palmer

Michael P Khamis

Damien C Ennis

Christiaan R Champagne

David N Myers

Kevan Wilkins

Shannon Mason

Robert M Dickenson

R Jeffrey Jordan

Matt Glazier

Nichole M Beaulieu

Glenn Keith Russell

Keith Russell

William Little

Kevin M Higgins

Harold E Mattice

Michael Neil Low

Gregory Hopkins Parrott

Timothy Moser

Linn A McKay

Roger William Harris

Chad Little

David L Salls

David Hollister

Allan Legler

William J Turner

Carrie D Porterfield

David Gipp

John F Acres

Binh T Nguyen

Bryan D Wolf

Rena M Schoonmaker

Rex R Carlson

Miles M Patceg

Robert L Miodunski

Eric Lancaster

Jay Stone

Thomas Mikulich

Robert J Craig

William C Little

Jeff Jordan

Joseph G Hart

Bryan D Bullard

Thomas Miner

Robert James Craig

Paul Burnell

Gregory A Scholttmann

Joseph W Canon

Michael Macvittie

Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating side wagering activities conducted at a casino which includes a casino gaming network. In at least one embodiment, the gaming network includes a plurality of gaming devices, including a first gaming device. A side wager request may be received for placing a first side wager relating to a first target. An identity of a first player associated with generating the first side wager request may be determined. A first side wager session may be automatically initiated. In at least one embodiment, the placing of the first side wager includes placing first wager on a game play-related event or activity associated with the second person, wherein an outcome of the game play-related event or activity is influenced by a decision or action of the second person. In one embodiment, the first side wager includes first side wager criteria specifying that an outcome of the first side wager is related to at least one event associated with a different player's game play which is associated with the first target.

Distributed side wagering methods and systems

A gaming system including a number of host devices each coupled to one or more gaming machines, wherein content provided by the host device is output on the gaming machine. To output the content provided by the remote host, a host-controlled process that is authenticated by the gaming machine and executed in a secure memory location such that it is isolated from other processes executing on the gaming machine may be utilized. The host-controlled processes may be decoupled from the process used to execute the game of chance played on the gaming machine such that the content output by the host-controlled process doesn't alter the play of game of chance.

Remote content management and resource sharing on a gaming machine and method of implementing same

A method for tracking an event of an externally controlled interface (ECI) is described. The method includes generating the externally controlled interface independent of an outcome of a wager-based game regulated by a regulatory authority, and logging the event of the externally controlled interface.

Methods and systems for tracking an event of an externally controlled interface

A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. In one embodiment, the gaming system provides players with one or more enhanced wagering opportunities. One enhanced wagering opportunity enables a player to continue playing one or more primary games at the maximum wager even if the player's continued play causes the gaming device's credit meter to fall below zero credits. In one such embodiment, after playing one or more maximum wager games which cause the credit meter to drop below zero, the player's player tracking account is utilized to cover any amount of credits the gaming device's credit meter is below zero.

Gaming system and method for providing enhanced wagering opportunities

A gaming system includes a central server or controller operable to communicate a plurality of different commands to a plurality of gaming machines to provide non-tournament game play and to provide tournament game play on the same gaming machines.

Server based gaming system and method for selectively providing one or more different tournaments

A gaming system including a number of host devices each coupled to one or more gaming machines, wherein content provided by the host device is output on the gaming machine. To output the content provided by the remote host, a host-controlled process that is authenticated by the gaining machine and executed in a secure memory location such that it is isolated from other processes executing on the gaming machine may be utilized. The host-controlled processes may be decoupled from the process used to execute the game of chance played on the gaming machine such that the content output by the host-controlled process doesn't alter the play of game of chance.

Embodiments of the invention allow a player to have a unique gaming experience, different than other players, even when playing on the same network. A game may span several gaming sessions. States of a game, for example a bonus game, may be stored when the player decides to stop playing the game. When the player initiates a next gaming session, at the same or another location, the previous state of the game is re-loaded onto the gaming machine and the player returns to the previous state. Further, additional bonuses can be implemented because the network knows the identity and other information about the player. The additional bonuses may be unique to that player. Messages particular to a player are exchanged between a gaming device and a gaming network.

Player specific network

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.

Methods and systems for interfacing with a third-party application

Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating side wagering activities conducted at a casino which includes a casino gaming network. In at least one embodiment, the gaming network includes a plurality of gaming devices, including a first gaming device. A side wager request may be received for placing a first side wager relating to a first target. In at least one embodiment, the first target may be selected from a group of possible targets which, for example, may include, but are not limited to one or more of the following (or combination thereof): casino players, game tables, electronic gaming devices (EGDs), game themes, game denominations, game paytables, etc. An identity of a first player associated with generating the first side wager request may be determined. A first side wager session may be automatically initiated.

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Las Vegas, NV, United States of America

Richard Jay Schneider