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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
May. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Wms Gaming, Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Inventors:
Tracey L. Wright, West Chicago, IL (US);
Dion K. Aoki, Chicago, IL (US);
Andrew C. Guinn, Chicago, IL (US);
Joel R. Jaffe, Glenview, IL (US);
Robert L. Kyte, Chicago, IL (US);
Bradley D. Schultz, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
BALLY GAMING, INC., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/00 (2014.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); A63F 9/24 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); A63F 9/24 (2013.01); G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01); G07F 17/3274 (2013.01); G07F 17/3262 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method includes permitting a plurality of wagering game terminals to participate in a community game in a land-based gaming establishment. The method includes permitting a player device remote from the land-based gaming establishment to play an online game. The method also includes modifying, by at least one of one or more processors, the community game based on an event in the online game.