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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2017
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Mark B. Gagner, West Chicago, IL (US);
Timothy T. Gronkowski, Chicago, IL (US);
Paul M. Lesley, Blue Island, IL (US);
Timothy C. Loose, Chicago, IL (US);
Jim Motyl, Chicago, IL (US);
James M. Rasmussen, Chicago, IL (US);
Victor T. Shi, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Alfred Thomas, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Jesse Smith, Chicago, IL (US);
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming system includes a gaming device and one or more controllers. The gaming device has a surface configured to display a wagering game. The controller is configured to display on the surface a designated area including indicia indicating where an electronic device held by a player should be placed in the designated area. In response to the electronic device being placed in proximity to the surface in the designated area, an illuminating flashing pattern representing an electronic identification code is caused to occur between the surface and the electronic device in the designated area. In response to causing the flashing pattern, a session associating play of the wagering game with a player account of the player is established.