AUTOMATIC APPLICATION OF A BONUS TO AN ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICE RESPONSIVE TO PLAYER INTERACTION WITH A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20180082536A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-22

    申请号:US15704490

    申请日:2017-09-14

    发明人: JOHN F. ACRES

    IPC分类号: G07F17/32

    摘要: A computer-implemented method of activating a secondary game on a mobile computing device associated with a primary game on one of a plurality of networked electronic gaming machines in which an optical code is affixed to each gaming machine. Each optical code is stored in electronic form in a database and is associated with at least one bonus award that may be collected by a player of the gaming machine to which the stored optical code is affixed. An electronic optical code associated with one of the gaming machines is received responsive to scanning with a camera on the mobile computing device. The player may apply at least one of the bonus awards to the one electronic gaming machine in response to an input received at the mobile computing device. In one aspect, the mobile computing device displays real and virtual worlds.

    OPTIMIZING DRAWING PRIZE AWARDS
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170301184A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-19

    申请号:US15637012

    申请日:2017-06-29

    发明人: JOHN F. ACRES

    IPC分类号: G07F17/32

    摘要: A promotional game is conducted over participants' cell phones. During a play period, a participant advances on a virtual game board using cell phone commands. During the player period drawing entries are generated proportional to play on electronic gaming devices, play of the promotional game, or retail purchases. Some players receive a multiplier for their drawing entries to enhance chances of winning the promotional game. In one embodiment, the multiplier is removed for a player after a cutoff threshold for prizes awarded to that player is reached.

    MEANS FOR CONTROLLING PAYBACK PERCENTAGE OF GAMING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20170287288A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-05

    申请号:US15622903

    申请日:2017-06-14

    发明人: JOHN F. ACRES

    IPC分类号: G07F17/34

    摘要: Embodiments of the present concept provide means to control the payback percentage of games being played on gaming devices. In one example, a gaming device includes a processor configured to initiate a payback-controlling event and determine a game outcome to display on the game display in response to a gaming event being initiated. Here, the determined game outcome is a payback-controlling outcome when the payback-controlling event satisfies the payback-controlling criterion, and the determined game outcome is a game outcome determined from the base-game paytable when the payback-controlling event does not satisfy the payback-controlling criterion.

    RESERVE CREDITS FOR USE ON GAMING DEVICE
    30.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170193746A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-06

    申请号:US15463290

    申请日:2017-03-20

    发明人: JOHN F. ACRES

    IPC分类号: G07F17/32

    摘要: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and apparatus in which a player plays one of a plurality of networked gaming devices. Game awards below a predefined level are tracked and stored on the network. If the game awards are less than a predefined criterion, a pay command is sent over the network to the player's gaming device, which may be used for a free game. Implementation in a single gaming device is also disclosed.