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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2014
Wms Gaming, Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Rory L. Block, Washoe Valley, NV (US);
Jacob C. Greenberg, Elgin, IL (US);
Vernon W. Hamlin, Lisle, IL (US);
Laurie E. Lasseter, Woodridge, IL (US);
Craig J. Sylla, Round Lake, IL (US);
Mark K. Trego, Chicago, IL (US);
BALLY GAMING, INC., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are one or more examples of generating a communication directed to a contact of a wagering game player account. In some embodiments, a gaming system can perform operations to determine an identity of an individual located within a given physical location and present, on a display device, a virtual identifier associated with the contact. The individual is indicated as a contact in a wagering game player account. The display device is associated with the wagering game player account. The gaming system can further perform an operation to detect a user input related to the virtual identifier presented on the display device. Further, the gaming system can perform an operation to send a communication to a device associated with the contact in response to detecting the user input.