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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2016
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Mark B. Gagner, West Chicago, IL (US);
Jeremy M. Hornik, Chicago, IL (US);
Shridhar P. Joshi, Naperville, IL (US);
Mark C. Pace, Palatine, IL (US);
Larry J. Pacey, Northbrook, IL (US);
Richard T. Schwartz, Deerfield, IL (US);
Alfred Thomas, Las Vegas, NV (US);
BALLY GAMING, INC., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a wagering game network the supports a plurality of award types. The method may include: detecting a player identifier associated with an award account; detecting, via at least one electronic input device, a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance; initiating the casino wagering game in response to an input indicating a wager covered by the credit balance; displaying, on an electronic display device, a result for the casino wagering game; presenting, on the electronic display device, an indication that awards of a first award type have been awarded to the award account based on the result; detecting, via at least one of the electronic input devices, a request to exchange some of the awards of the first award type for awards of a second award type, and wherein the awards of the second award type are exchangeable within the wagering game network for other awards of the plurality of award types; and submitting the request over a communications network.