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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2014
Wms Gaming, Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Brian J. Barclay, Atlanta, GA (US);
Andrew C. Guinn, Chicago, IL (US);
Travis N. Nelson, Canton, GA (US);
Richard B. Robbins, Glenview, IL (US);
Danijel Stankovic, Evanston, IL (US);
John R. Werneke, Naperville, IL (US);
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A wagering game system and its operations are described. In some embodiments, the operations include detecting an indication of a benefit available to a first player account via a wagering game venue; and selecting a second player account linked to the first player account as a social contact. The operations can further include configuring a persistent object to provide access to the benefit available to the first player account; and transferring the persistent object from the first player account to the second player account.