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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2016
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Vladimir I. Arezina, River Forest, IL (US);
Michael J. Blankstein, Evanston, IL (US);
Rory L. Block, Carson City, NV (US);
Allon G. Englman, Chicago, IL (US);
McLaurin H. Files, Chicago, IL (US);
Mark B. Gagner, West Chicago, IL (US);
Brian R. Gamache, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Jeremy M. Hornik, Chicago, IL (US);
Joel R. Jaffe, Glenview, IL (US);
Larry J. Pacey, Chicago, IL (US);
Shridhar P. Joshi, Naperville, IL (US);
Alfred Thomas, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Jamie W. Vann, Chicago, IL (US);
Matthew J. Ward, Northbrook, IL (US);
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming system includes one or more processors and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to perform a plurality of operations. The operations include awarding a plurality of points to a player, and, in response to a predetermined number of the points being redeemed by the player, accessing or modifying wagering game content.