Systems and methods for flexible gaming environments
View Patent ↗Systems and methods for a flexible, dynamically configurable, process of connecting together modules or elements of a hybrid game having an entertainment game component and a gambling game component over a network. The systems and methods enable the modules or elements of the hybrid game to dynamically connect, and then perform their functions, without having to be pre-compiled or integrated. Such systems and methods dynamically bring together modules or elements to create a gaming environment in conjunction with a game of skill in the context of a networked gaming environment, such as a communication network within a casino, or a wide area network, such as the Internet.
1. A method of a mobile device in a gaming environment, comprising:
providing by the mobile device, an entertainment game portion of a hybrid game;
transmitting by the mobile device, via a network to a multiplexer, a request for coupling the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game to a hybrid game control logic portion of the hybrid game via the network, the hybrid game control logic for coupling the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game to a gambling game portion of the hybrid game;
receiving by the mobile device, via the network from the multiplexer, an approval of the mobile device to connect to the hybrid game control logic, the approval determined by the multiplexer on the basis that the mobile device is in a location where the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game is approved for a regulatory regime; and
coupling by the mobile device, via the network through the multiplexer, the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game to the hybrid game control logic portion of the hybrid game when the mobile device receives the approval, whereby the hybrid game control logic couples the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game via the network to the gambling game portion of the hybrid game.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determination of the approval is further on the basis of determining that the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game is associated with an account.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determination of the approval is further on the basis that the hybrid game control logic portion of the hybrid game is approved for the regulatory regime.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting by the mobile game device, a regulatory regime/tax tag to a regulatory inspection/action tracking module of the multiplexer.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determination of the approval is further on the basis that the gambling game portion of the hybrid game is approved for the regulatory regime.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting by the mobile device to the multiplexer, a request to utilize a financial institution for funding the hybrid game for playing by a player, whereby the multiplexer authorizes the funding of the hybrid game using the financial institution.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile device is a smartphone.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is a tablet computer.
9. A mobile device for a gaming environment multiplexer, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having processor-executable instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
provide by the mobile device, an entertainment game portion of a hybrid game;
transmit by the mobile device, via a network to a multiplexer, a request for coupling the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game to a hybrid game control logic portion of the hybrid game via the network, the hybrid game control logic for coupling the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game to a gambling game portion of the hybrid game;
receive by the mobile device, via the network from the multiplexer, an approval of the mobile device to connect to the hybrid game control logic, the approval determined by the multiplexer on the basis that the mobile device is in a location where the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game is approved for a regulatory regime; and
couple by the mobile device, via the network through the multiplexer, the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game to the hybrid game control logic portion of the hybrid game when the mobile device receives the approval, whereby the hybrid game control logic couples the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game via the network to the gambling game portion of the hybrid game.
10. The mobile device of claim 9 , wherein the determination of the approval is further on the basis of determining that the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game is associated with an account.
11. The mobile device of claim 9 , wherein the determination of the approval is further on the basis that the hybrid game control logic portion of the hybrid game is approved for the regulatory regime.
12. The mobile device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further cause the processor to transmit by the mobile game device, a regulatory regime/tax tag to a regulatory inspection/action tracking module of the multiplexer.
13. The mobile device of claim 9 , wherein the determination of the approval is further on the basis that the gambling game portion of the hybrid game is approved for the regulatory regime.
14. The mobile device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions when executed by the process further cause the processor to transmit by the mobile device to the multiplexer, a request to utilize a financial institution for funding the hybrid game for playing by a player, whereby the multiplexer authorizes the funding of the hybrid game using the financial institution.
15. The mobile device of claim 9 , wherein the mobile device is a smartphone.
16. The mobile device of claim 9 , wherein the mobile device is a tablet computer.
17. A non-transitory processor-readable storage media having stored processor-executable instructions for a mobile device of a gaming environment, the instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
provide by the mobile device, an entertainment game portion of a hybrid game;
transmit by the mobile device, via a network to a multiplexer, a request for coupling the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game to a hybrid game control logic portion of the hybrid game via the network, the hybrid game control logic for coupling the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game to a gambling game portion of the hybrid game;
receive by the mobile device, via the network from the multiplexer, an approval of the mobile device to connect to the hybrid game control logic, the approval determined by the multiplexer on the basis that the mobile device is in a location where the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game is approved for a regulatory regime; and
couple by the mobile device, via the network through the multiplexer, the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game to the hybrid game control logic portion of the hybrid game when the mobile device receives the approval, whereby the hybrid game control logic couples the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game via the network to the gambling game portion of the hybrid game.
18. The non-transitory processor-readable storage media of claim 17 , wherein the determination of the approval is further on the basis of determining that the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game is associated with an account.
19. The non-transitory processor-readable storage media of claim 17 , wherein the determination of the approval is further on the basis that the hybrid game control logic portion of the hybrid game is approved for the regulatory regime.
20. The non-transitory processor-readable storage media of claim 17 , wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further cause the processor to transmit by the mobile game device, a regulatory regime/tax tag to a regulatory inspection/action tracking module of the multiplexer.
21. The non-transitory processor-readable storage media of claim 17 , wherein the determination of the approval is further on the basis that the gambling game portion of the hybrid game is approved for the regulatory regime.
22. The non-transitory processor-readable storage media of claim 17 , wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further cause the processor to transmit by the mobile device to the multiplexer, a request to utilize a financial institution for funding the hybrid game for playing by a player, whereby the multiplexer authorizes the funding of the hybrid game using the financial institution.
23. The non-transitory processor-readable storage media of claim 17 , wherein the mobile device is a smartphone.
24. The non-transitory processor-readable storage media of claim 17 , wherein the mobile device is a tablet computer.