Situational bonus events associated with gaming establishment ticket vouchers
Systems and methods that offer zero, one or more bonus events in association with a procurement and/or a redemption of a ticket voucher associated with an amount of funds.
1 . A system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
determine whether to associate a bonus event with a ticket voucher, wherein the bonus event is realizable after a designated period of time,
responsive to the determination being to associate the bonus event with the ticket voucher and responsive to a receipt of data associated with a request to issue the ticket voucher associated with a first amount of funds after the designated period of time:
determine a benefit,
cause a database to store, in association with the ticket voucher, data associated with each of the bonus event and the first amount of funds, and
cause the ticket voucher to be issued, and
responsive to the determination being to associate the bonus event with the ticket voucher and responsive to a receipt of data associated with the request to issue the ticket voucher associated with the first amount of funds prior to the designated period of time:
cause the database to store data associated the first amount of funds in association with the ticket voucher, and
cause the ticket voucher to be issued.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the determination to associate the bonus event with the ticket voucher is based on a gaming activity prior to the receipt of data associated with the request to issue the ticket voucher.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the determination to associate the bonus event with the ticket voucher is based on at least one of a random determination, the first amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher, and an identity of a holder of the ticket voucher.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the determination to associate the bonus event with the ticket voucher is based on a satisfaction of a condition associated with the request to issue the ticket voucher.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the condition comprises at least one of a location of the request to issue the ticket voucher, a time of the request to issue the ticket voucher, and an identity of a holder of the ticket voucher.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory devices stores a plurality of further instructions that, when executed by the processor responsive to the determination to associate the bonus event with the ticket voucher, cause the processor to cause information associated with the bonus event to be displayed in association with the ticket voucher.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein prior to the ticket voucher being redeemed, the benefit comprises an average expected amount.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory devices stores a plurality of further instructions that, when executed by the processor responsive to the determination to associate a bonus event with the ticket voucher, cause the processor to randomly determine the benefit.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the determination of the benefit is based on the first amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher.
10 . A system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor responsive to a receipt of data associated with a request to issue a ticket voucher associated with a first amount of funds, cause the processor to:
responsive to a determination to associate a bonus event with the ticket voucher and a satisfaction of a condition independent of the determination to associate the bonus event with the ticket voucher:
determine a benefit,
cause a database to store, in association with the ticket voucher, data associated with each of the bonus event and the first amount of funds, and
cause the ticket voucher to be issued, and
responsive to the determination to associate the bonus event with the ticket voucher and no satisfaction of the condition:
cause the database to store data associated the first amount of funds in association with the ticket voucher, and
cause the ticket voucher to be issued.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the satisfaction of the condition is based on a holder of the ticket voucher qualifying to receive any benefits.
12 . A method of operating a system, the method comprising:
determining, by a processor, whether to associate a bonus event with a ticket voucher, wherein the bonus event is realizable after a designated period of time,
responsive to a receipt of data associated with a request to issue the ticket voucher associated with a first amount of funds and responsive to the determination being to associate the bonus event with the ticket voucher and after the designated period of time:
determining, by the processor, a benefit,
causing a database to store, in association with the ticket voucher, data associated with each of the bonus event and the first amount of funds, and
causing the ticket voucher to be issued, and
responsive to a receipt of data associated with the request to issue the ticket voucher associated with the first amount of funds prior to the designated period of time and responsive to the determination being to associate the bonus event with the ticket voucher:
causing the database to store data associated the first amount of funds in association with the ticket voucher, and
causing the ticket voucher to be issued.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the determination to associate the bonus event with the ticket voucher is based on a gaming activity prior to the receipt of data associated with the request to issue the ticket voucher.
14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the determination to associate the bonus event with the ticket voucher is based on at least one of a random determination, the first amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher, and an identity of a holder of the ticket voucher.
15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the determination to associate the bonus event with the ticket voucher is based on a satisfaction of a condition associated with the request to issue the ticket voucher.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the condition comprises at least one of a location of the request to issue the ticket voucher, a time of the request to issue the ticket voucher, and an identity of a holder of the ticket voucher.
17 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising, responsive to the determination to associate the bonus event with the ticket voucher, causing information associated with the bonus event to be displayed in association with the ticket voucher.
18 . The method of claim 12 , wherein prior to the ticket voucher being redeemed, the benefit comprises an average expected amount.
19 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising, responsive to the determination to associate a bonus event with the ticket voucher, randomly determining, by the processor, the benefit.
20 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the determination of the benefit is based on the first amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher.