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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2017
Igt, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Thomas Humphrey, Reno, NV (US);
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A player is enabled to initiate on a mobile device a multiplayer game via a community gaming panel for multiplayer game play. Additional players are enabled to access the multiplayer game on additional mobile devices to enroll in the multiplayer game. The multiplayer game is funded by wagers from the player, additional players, a gaming venue, or a third party funding source. An outcome is determined for the multiplayer game based on one or more plays of the multiplayer game by the player and/or the additional players. The mobile device and the additional mobile devices are remotely connected to a server associated with multiple gaming machines. The player and the additional authenticated players are each associated with a respective gaming machine.