Casino splash zones
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a splash zone in a casino or other venue. The splash zone is visually similar to the splash zone in an amusement ride. People in the splash zone get wet at the ride. In the present disclosure, people in the splash zone can receive money or prizes. A splash zone can be triggered around a winning gaming system. This can be a monetary event as well as a visual effect. The visual aspects of the winning effect can synchronize lights, animations, and/or sounds across gaming systems.
1 . A host system of a venue, the host system comprising:
a communications interface coupled with a communications network;
a processor coupled with the communications interface; and
a memory coupled with and readable by the memory and having stored therein a set of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
receive, via the communications interface, from a first gaming system in a venue, an electronic message indicating an occurrence of a win event in an electronic game executing on the first gaming system;
determine, based on the received electronic message, whether the win event in the electronic game executing on the first gaming system qualifies as a zone win event;
in response to determining the win event in the electronic game executing on the first gaming system qualifies as a zone win, determine a physical area within the venue for the zone win event, wherein a radius of the physical area is based on information related to the win event; and
send, via the communications interface, to a second gaming system within the determined physical area within the venue, an electronic message including an instruction for awarding a zone win, wherein a size of the zone win is based on the information related to the win event and a distance between the first gaming system and the second gaming system.
2 . The host system of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the win event in the electronic game executing on the first gaming system qualifies as a zone win event is based on a win type for the win event.
3 . The host system of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the win event in the electronic game executing on the first gaming system qualifies as a zone win event is based on a theme for the electronic game.
4 . The host system of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the win event in the electronic game executing on the first gaming system qualifies as a zone win event is based on whether the first gaming system is one or a predefined plurality of gaming systems.
5 . The host system of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the win event in the electronic game executing on the first gaming system qualifies as a zone win event is based on a time of day.
6 . The host system of claim 1 , wherein determining the physical area within the venue for the zone win event is based on an award size associated with the win event in the electronic game executing on the first gaming system.
7 . The host system of claim 1 , wherein determining the physical area within the venue for the zone win event is based on a win type for the win event in the electronic game executing on the first gaming system.
8 . The host system of claim 1 , wherein determining the physical area within the venue for the zone win event is based on a size of a wager made in the electronic game executing on the first gaming system.
9 . The host system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to determine whether the second gaming system is eligible to receive the zone win event and wherein sending the electronic message including the instruction for awarding the zone win is performed in response to determining the second gaming system is eligible to receive the zone win event.