Granted Patent B2

US 9,449,460 · App. 14/720,624 · Granted Sep 20, 2016

Abstract

Claims (48)

1. A system, comprising:

a real world controller coupled to a gaming environment multiplexer, wherein the real world controller is constructed to provide a gambling game; and

the gaming environment multiplexer coupled to the real world controller, wherein the gaming environment multiplexer is constructed to:

receive from a game world controller via a network, a request for coupling the game world controller to the real world controller providing the gambling game;

determine that the game world controller is approved for a regulatory regime; and

couple via the network the game world controller to the real world controller, when the multiplexer determines that the game world controller is approved for the regulatory regime, whereby an entertainment game of an entertainment software controller associated with the gaming environment multiplexer is coupled to the gambling game of the real world controller, by the game world controller.

2. The system of claim 1 ,

wherein the gaming environment multiplexer is further constructed to determine that the entertainment software controller is approved for the regulatory regime, and

wherein the entertainment software controller is made available for coupling to the game world controller when the gaming environment multiplexer determines that the entertainment software controller is approved for the regulatory regime.

3. The system of claim 1 ,

wherein the gaming environment multiplexer is further constructed to determine that the real world controller is approved for the regulatory regime, and

wherein the real world controller is made available for coupling to the game world controller when the gaming environment multiplexer determines that the real world controller is approved for the regulatory regime.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the gaming environment multiplexer is further constructed to receive from the game world controller via the network a regulatory regime/tax tag for a regulatory inspection/action tracking module of the gaming environment multiplexer.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the gaming environment multiplexer is further constructed to receive from the entertainment software controller via the network, a regulatory regime/tax tag for a regulatory inspection/action tracking module of the gaming environment multiplexer.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the gaming environment multiplexer is further constructed to receive from the real world controller via the network a regulatory regime/tax tag for a regulatory inspection/action tracking module of the gaming environment multiplexer.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the game world controller and the real world controller are constructed from the same device.

8. A system, comprising:

an entertainment software controller coupled to a gaming environment multiplexer, wherein the entertainment software controller is constructed to provide an entertainment game; and

the gaming environment multiplexer coupled to the entertainment software controller, wherein the gaming environment multiplexer is constructed to:

receive from a game world controller via a network, a request for coupling the game world controller to the entertainment software controller providing the entertainment game;

determine that the game world controller is approved for a regulatory regime; and

couple via the network the game world controller to the entertainment software controller, when the multiplexer determines that the game world controller is approved for the regulatory regime, whereby the entertainment game of the entertainment software controller is coupled to a gambling game of a real world controller associated with the gaming environment multiplexer, by the game world controller.

9. The system of claim 8 ,

wherein the gaming environment multiplexer is further constructed to determine that the entertainment software controller is approved for the regulatory regime, and

wherein the entertainment software controller is made available for coupling to the game world controller when the gaming environment multiplexer determines that the entertainment software controller is approved for the regulatory regime.

10. The system of claim 8 ,

wherein the gaming environment multiplexer is further constructed to determine that the real world controller is approved for the regulatory regime, and

wherein the real world controller is made available for coupling to the game world controller when the gaming environment multiplexer determines that the real world controller is approved for the regulatory regime.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the gaming environment multiplexer is further constructed to receive from the game world controller via the network a regulatory regime/tax tag for a regulatory inspection/action tracking module of the gaming environment multiplexer.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the gaming environment multiplexer is further constructed to receive from the entertainment software controller via the network, a regulatory regime/tax tag for a regulatory inspection/action tracking module of the gaming environment multiplexer.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the gaming environment multiplexer is further constructed to receive from the real world controller via the network a regulatory regime/tax tag for a regulatory inspection/action tracking module of the gaming environment multiplexer.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the game world controller and the real world controller are constructed from the same device.

15. A system, comprising:

a gaming environment multiplexer constructed to:

receive from a game world controller via a network, a request for coupling the game world controller to elements of a hybrid game, the elements of the hybrid game comprising:

an entertainment software controller providing an entertainment game for the hybrid game; and

a real world controller providing a gambling game for the hybrid game;

determine that the game world controller is approved for a regulatory regime; and

couple via the network the game world controller to the entertainment software controller and the real world controller, when the multiplexer determines that the game world controller is approved for the regulatory regime, whereby the entertainment game of the entertainment software controller is coupled to the gambling game of the real world controller by the game world controller.

16. The system of claim 15 ,

wherein the gaming environment multiplexer is further constructed to determine that the entertainment software controller is approved for the regulatory regime, and

wherein the entertainment software controller is made available for coupling to the game world controller when the gaming environment multiplexer determines that the entertainment software controller is approved for the regulatory regime.

17. The system of claim 15 ,

wherein the gaming environment multiplexer is further constructed to determine that the real world controller is approved for the regulatory regime, and

wherein the real world controller is made available for coupling to the game world controller when the gaming environment multiplexer determines that the real world controller is approved for the regulatory regime.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the gaming environment multiplexer is further constructed to receive from the game world controller via the network a regulatory regime/tax tag for a regulatory inspection/action tracking module of the gaming environment multiplexer.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the gaming environment multiplexer is further constructed to receive from the entertainment software controller via the network, a regulatory regime/tax tag for a regulatory inspection/action tracking module of the gaming environment multiplexer.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the gaming environment multiplexer is further constructed to receive from the real world controller via the network a regulatory regime/tax tag for a regulatory inspection/action tracking module of the gaming environment multiplexer.

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