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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2011
Dale R. Buchholz, Palatine, IL (US);
Magesh Gangadharan, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Jamie W. Vann, Chicago, IL (US);
Matthew J. Ward, Northbrook, IL (US);
Dale R. Buchholz, Palatine, IL (US);
Magesh Gangadharan, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Jamie W. Vann, Chicago, IL (US);
Matthew J. Ward, Northbrook, IL (US);
BALLY GAMING, INC., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include accumulating data for a plurality of events that a first application generates during a wagering game session from a plurality of wagering game sessions associated with a wagering game player account. The operations can further include detecting that occurrence of at least one of the plurality of events would cause a second application to award a level of progress in a persistent-state game. A state of the persistent-state game is persisted across the plurality of the wagering game sessions for the wagering game player account. The operations can further include providing the data to the second application, after the occurrence of a trigger, such as in response to determining the at least one of the plurality of events would cause the second application to award the level of progress in the persistent-state game.