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Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 23, 2015
Applicant:

Scientific Games International, Inc., Newark, DE (US);

Inventor:

Andrew Jonathan Mound, Atlanta, GA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2014.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3241 (2013.01); G07F 17/323 (2013.01); G07F 17/3209 (2013.01); G07F 17/329 (2013.01); G07F 17/3218 (2013.01); G07F 17/3223 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method are provided for enabling performance by players of game-related activities at authorized physical locations, such as retail establishments. A plurality of physical locations are designated as authorized communication-enabled locations and are configured with a transmitter device that broadcasts a unique ID signal or a receiver that receives the unique ID signal. The identity and location of the communication-enabled locations are published to the players via an electronic map on a website accessible by the players. The electronic map also informs the players of game-related functions that are able to be performed by the players at the respective communication-enabled locations.


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