Wagering game environment including an ad server

1. A method for execution by one or more processors, the method comprising:

receiving, by a server on a wagering game machine network, ad components for an ad, the wagering game machine network including one or more wagering game machines operable to present a wagering game upon which monetary value may be wagered;

selecting by the one or more processors one or more devices to present the ad;

selecting by the one or more processors one or more of the ad components for the ad based on the capabilities of the one or more devices to receive the ad;

sending the selected one or more ad components to the one or more devices operable to display the selected ad components to a person in proximity to at least one of the devices, and receive input from the person, the input causing at least a portion of the selected ad components to be stored for later access by the person; and

controlling, by the one or more processors and independent from player configuration, the frequency of sending the selected one or more ad components to the one or more devices based on game play characteristics of a player at the one or more devices.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more devices include the one or more wagering game machines, a kiosk, a sign, a cellular phone, a PDA, a portable wagering game machine, a computer coupled to the wagering game network through a network interface, a computer coupled to the ad server through a second network.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the components for the ad from a server located on the Internet.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting the ad from a plurality of available ads, the selection based on one or more statistics.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more statistics include one or more of a popularity statistic for a general population, a popularity statistic for a gaming population, or availability of tickets for an event.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a device in proximity to a user;

selecting the ad from a plurality of available ads, the selection based on one or more characteristics associated with the user.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the one or more characteristics is determined from a captive list of preferences.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one or more characteristics include demographics characteristics.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting the ad from a plurality of available ads based on a priority.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the priority is determined by one or more of a payment, a popularity statistic, an expiration date of an offer, or a time value.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining an offer for the ad based on one or more of time of day, day of week, day of year, player status, or market location.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input from the person causes the portion of the selected ad components to be electronically stored in an account accessible by the person.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the frequency is inversely proportional to the amount of a wager by the player at the one or more devices.

14. A system comprising:

a wagering game network, the wagering game network including one or more wagering game machines operable to present a wagering game upon which monetary value may be wagered;

a plurality of devices capable of displaying an ad; and

an ad server communicably coupled to the wagering game network and operable to:

store one or more ad components for an ad;

select one or more devices from the plurality of devices to present the ad;

select one or more of the ad components for the ad based on the capabilities of the one or more devices to receive the ad; and

send the selected ad components to the one or more selected devices,

wherein at least one device of the selected devices is operable to:

display the selected ad components to a person at the at least one device;

receive input from the person, the input causing at least a portion of the selected ad components to be stored for later access by the person; and

wherein the ad server is operable to control the frequency of sending the selected ad components to the one or more selected devices independent from player configuration and based on game play characteristics of a player at the one or more selected devices.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more devices include the one or more wagering game machines, a kiosk, a sign, a cellular phone, a PDA, a portable wagering game machine, a computer coupled to the wagering game network through a network interface, a computer coupled to the ad server through a second network.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the ad is displayed on a gaming symbol of wagering game presented on the one or more wagering game machines.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein a display of the one or more wagering game machines includes a first area for presenting a wagering game and a second area for presenting the ad, and wherein a size of the second area is increased and a size of the first area is decreased upon receiving an input related to the first area.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the display is touch sensitive and wherein the input includes receiving an indication of a touch within the first area.

19. The system of claim 17 , further comprising an ad interface and wherein the input includes receiving input from the ad interface.

20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the input includes receiving a pointing device input indicating a cursor is within the first area.

21. The system of claim 14 , further comprising a remote ad server operable to provide ad components to the ad server through a second network.

22. The system of claim 14 , further comprising an ad submission interface operable to receive ad components for storage on the ad server.

23. The system of claim 14 , further comprising an ad accounting server operable to receive data related to ad presentation and data related to ad responses.

24. The system of claim 14 , wherein the input from the person causes the portion of the selected ad components to be electronically stored in an account accessible by the person.

25. The system of claim 14 , wherein the frequency is inversely proportional to the amount of a wager by the player at the one or more selected devices.

26. A non transitory machine-readable medium having machine executable instructions stored thereon, that when executed, cause one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving, by a server on a wagering game machine network, ad components for an ad, the wagering game machine network including one or more wagering game machines operable to present a wagering game upon which monetary value may be wagered;

selecting one or more devices to present the ad; and

selecting one or more of the components for the ad based on the capabilities of the one or more devices to receive the ad;

sending the selected one or more ad components to the one or more devices operable to display the selected ad components to a person in proximity to at least one of the devices, and receive input from the person, the input causing at least a portion of the selected ad components to be stored for later access by the person; and

controlling, by the one or more processors and independent from player configuration, the frequency of sending the selected one or more ad components to the one or more devices based on game play characteristics of a player at the one or more devices.