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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2009
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
James A. Jorasch, Stamford, CT (US);
Magdalena Mik, Greenwich, CT (US);
Stephen C. Tulley, Stamford, CT (US);
Robert R. Lech, Norwalk, CT (US);
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
James A. Jorasch, Stamford, CT (US);
Magdalena Mik, Greenwich, CT (US);
Stephen C. Tulley, Stamford, CT (US);
Robert R. Lech, Norwalk, CT (US);
Zynga Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic amusement device and a method for operating the device are disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, a slot machine server controls a secondary game of chance played at a client slot machine. The server receives a player identifier corresponding to a player and a client identifier corresponding to a client slot machine. The server retrieves registration data relating to a secondary game of chance corresponding to the player identifier and the client identifier. The server further receives an outcome from the client slot machine and analyzes the outcome based on game requirements associated with the secondary game of chance, thereby determining whether the outcome satisfies at least one of the game requirements. Once all of the game requirements have been satisfied, the server updates a session status indicating the completion of the game requirements.