Dynamically configurable wager-based gaming device supporting skill-affected payout configurations and chance-based payout configurations
Various aspects described here are directed to dynamically configurable, electronic wager-based gaming devices supporting skill-affected payout configurations and chance-based payout configurations of skill-based, wager-based game titles.
1. A computer-implemented method of operating a gaming machine, comprising:
providing a game configured to be executed by the gaming machine;
providing a skill-affected, wager-based game engine configured to enable configuration of the game as a skill-affected version of the game that uses skill-affected game rule data and skill-affected payout data;
providing a chanced-based, wager-based game engine configured to enable configuration of the game as a chance-affected version of the game that uses chance-based game rule data and chance-based payout data;
providing a game configuration manager; and
displaying, on a display of the gaming machine, a graphical user interface configured to enable selecting to configure the game as the skill-affected version of the game that uses the skill-affected game rule data and the skill-affected payout data or as the chance-based version of the game that uses the chance-based game rule data and the chance-based payout data;
receiving an interaction with the graphical user interface, the received interaction indicating a selected one of the skill-affected version and the chance-based only version of the game;
configuring, by the game configuration manager, the gaming machine for game play of the game according to the received selection as either the skill-affected version of the game or the chance-based only version of the game, such that the skill-affected, wager-based game engine, the skill-affected game rule data and the skill-affected payout data govern game play and payouts when the game is configured as the skill-affected version of the game and such that the chanced-based, wager-based game engine, the chance-based game rule data and the chance-based payout data govern game play and payouts when the game is configured as the chance-based version of the game;
enabling game play according to the skill-affected game rule data when the when the game is configured as the skill-affected version of the game or according to the chance-based game rule data when the game is configured as the chance-based version of the game and receiving player input from a user interface of the gaming machine during game play as the player interacts with in-game assets and wagering opportunities of the provided game; and
generating, using a random number generator, random outcomes upon receiving player inputs with the wagering opportunities, and determining payouts according to the generated random opportunities using the skill-affected payout data when the game is configured as the skill-affected version of the game and using the chance-based payout data when the game is configured as the chance-based version of the game.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the interaction with the graphical user interface is received from a casino operator.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the interaction with the graphical user interface is received from a player of the gaming machine.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
accessing a remote game server and retrieving therefrom the skill-affected game rule data and skill-affected payout data when the gaming machine is configured as the skill-affected version of the game, and
accessing the remote game server and retrieving therefrom the chance-based game rule data and chance-based payout data when the gaming machine is configured as the chance-based version of the game.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
accessing a memory local to the gaming machine and retrieving therefrom the skill-affected game rule data and skill-affected payout data when the gaming machine is configured as the skill-affected version of the game, and
accessing the memory local to the gaming machine and retrieving therefrom the chance-based game rule data and chance-based payout data when the gaming machine is configured as the chance-based version of the game.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the skill-affected game rule data and the chance-based game rule data are substantially the same.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising monitoring and evaluating performance of the gamine machine when configured as the skill-affected version of the game and as chance-based version of the game.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein a Return To Player (RTP) defined by the skill-affected payout data is different than the RTP defined by the chance-based payout data.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the chance-based payout data comprises data describing a plurality of bingo patterns for Class 2 gaming.
10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the chance-based payout data comprises data describing a spinning slot machine.
11. A computer-implemented method of operating a game in a gaming machine, comprising:
determining whether predetermined criteria are satisfied;
configuring, by a game configuration manager, the gaming machine for game play of the game as either a skill-affected version of the game or a chance-based only version of the game, such that a skill-affected, wager-based game engine uses skill-affected game rule data and skill-affected payout data to govern game play and payouts when the predetermined criteria are satisfied and such that a chanced-based, wager-based game engine uses chance-based game rule data and chance-based payout data to govern game play and payouts when the predetermined criteria are not satisfied;
enabling the skill-affected, wager-based game engine to govern game play according to the skill-affected game rule data when the when the game is configured as the skill-affected version of the game or enabling the chanced-based, wager-based game engine to govern game play according to the chance-based game rule data when the game is configured as the chance-based version of the game and receiving player input from a user interface of the gaming machine during game play as the player interacts with in-game assets and wagering opportunities of the provided game; and
generating, using a random number generator, random outcomes upon receiving player inputs with the wagering opportunities, and determining payouts according to the generated random opportunities using the skill-affected payout data when the game is configured as the skill-affected version of the game and using the chance-based payout data when the game is configured as the chance-based version of the game.
12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein determining whether the predetermined criteria are satisfied is performed by one of the gaming machine, a remote game server and a casino operator.
13. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein determining whether the predetermined criteria are satisfied is based upon an evaluation of at least one of:
time-based criteria;
player card status criteria;
location-based criteria;
player identity or profile criteria;
past or present player behavior; and
local rules or regulations.
14. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , further comprising:
accessing a remote game server and retrieving therefrom the skill-affected game rule data and skill-affected payout data when the gaming machine is configured as the skill-affected version of the game, and
accessing the remote game server and retrieving therefrom the chance-based game rule data and chance-based payout data when the gaming machine is configured as the chance-based version of the game.
15. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , further comprising:
accessing a memory local to the gaming machine and retrieving therefrom the skill-affected game rule data and skill-affected payout data when the gaming machine is configured as the skill-affected version of the game, and
accessing the memory local to the gaming machine and retrieving therefrom the chance-based game rule data and chance-based payout data when the gaming machine is configured as the chance-based version of the game.
16. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the skill-affected game rule data and the chance-based game rule data are substantially the same.
17. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , further comprising monitoring and evaluating performance of the gamine machine when configured as the skill-affected version of the game and as chance-based version of the game.
18. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein a Return To Player (RTP) defined by the skill-affected payout data is different than the RTP defined by the chance-based payout data.
19. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the chance-based payout data comprises data describing a plurality of bingo patterns for Class 2 gaming.
20. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the chance-based payout data comprises data describing a spinning slot machine.
21. An electronic gaming device, comprising:
a memory;
a processor;
a user interface;
a skill-affected, wager-based game engine;
a chanced-based, wager-based game engine;
a game configuration manager; and
a plurality of processes spawned by the processor, the plurality of processes comprising processing logic to:
provide a game configured to be executed by the gaming machine;
display, on a display of the gaming machine, a graphical user interface configured to enable selecting to configure the game as a skill-affected version of the game that uses skill-affected game rule data and skill-affected payout data or as a chance-based version of the game that uses chance-based game rule data and chance-based payout data;
receive an interaction with the graphical user interface, the received interaction indicating a selected one of the skill-affected version and the chance-based only version of the game;
configure, by the game configuration manager, the gaming machine for game play of the game according to the received selection as either the skill-affected version of the game or the chance-based only version of the game, such that the skill-affected, wager-based game engine, the skill-affected game rule data and the skill-affected payout data govern game play and payouts when the game is configured as the skill-affected version of the game and such that the chanced-based, wager-based game engine, chance-based game rule data and the chance-based payout data govern game play and payouts when the game is configured as the chance-based version of the game;
enable, by the skill-affected, wager-based game engine, game play according to the skill-affected game rule data when the when the game configuration manager configures the game as the skill-affected version of the game or enable, by the chance-based, wager-based game engine, game play according to the chance-based game rule data when the game configuration manager configures the game as the chance-based version of the game and receive player input from a user interface of the gaming machine during game play as the player interacts with in-game assets and wagering opportunities of the provided game; and
generate, using a random number generator, random outcomes upon receiving player inputs with the wagering opportunities, and determine payouts according to the generated random opportunities using the skill-affected payout data when the game is configured as the skill-affected version of the game and using the chance-based payout data when the game is configured as the chance-based version of the game.
22. The electronic gaming device of claim 21 , wherein the interaction with the graphical user interface is received from a casino operator.
23. The electronic gaming device of claim 21 , wherein the interaction with the graphical user interface is received from a player of the gaming machine.
24. The electronic gaming device of claim 21 , further comprising processing logic to:
access a remote game server and retrieving therefrom the skill-affected game rule data and skill-affected payout data when the gaming machine is configured as the skill-affected version of the game, and
access the remote game server and retrieving therefrom the chance-based game rule data and chance-based payout data when the gaming machine is configured as the chance-based version of the game.
25. The electronic gaming device of claim 21 , further comprising processing logic to:
access a memory local to the gaming machine and retrieving therefrom the skill-affected game rule data and skill-affected payout data when the gaming machine is configured as the skill-affected version of the game, and
access the memory local to the gaming machine and retrieving therefrom the chance-based game rule data and chance-based payout data when the gaming machine is configured as the chance-based version of the game.
26. The electronic gaming device of claim 21 , wherein the skill-affected game rule data and the chance-based game rule data are substantially the same.
27. The electronic gaming device of claim 21 , further comprising processing logic to monitor and evaluate performance of the gamine machine when configured as the skill-affected version of the game and as chance-based version of the game.
28. The electronic gaming device of claim 21 , wherein a Return To Player (RTP) defined by the skill-affected payout data is different than the RTP defined by the chance-based payout data.
29. The electronic gaming device of claim 21 , wherein the chance-based payout data comprises data describing a plurality of bingo patterns for Class 2 gaming.
30. The electronic gaming device of claim 21 , wherein the chance-based payout data comprises data describing a spinning slot machine.
31. An electronic gaming device, comprising:
a memory;
a processor;
a user interface;
a skill-affected, wager-based game engine;
a chanced-based, wager-based game engine;
a game configuration manager; and
a plurality of processes spawned by the processor, the plurality of processes comprising processing logic to:
determine whether predetermined criteria are satisfied;
configure, by the game configuration manager, the gaming machine for game play of the game as either the skill-affected version of the game or the chance-based only version of the game according to the determined criteria, such that the skill-affected, wager-based game engine, the skill-affected game rule data and the skill-affected payout data govern game play and payouts when the determined criteria are satisfied and such that the chanced-based, wager-based game engine, the chance-based game rule data and the chance-based payout data govern game play and payouts when the determined criteria are not satisfied;
enable, by the skill-affected, wager-based game engine, game play according to the skill-affected game rule data when the when the game configuration manager configures the game as the skill-affected version of the game or enable, by the chance-based, wager-based game engine, game play according to the chance-based game rule data when the game configuration manager configures the game as the chance-based version of the game and receive player input from a user interface of the gaming machine during game play as the player interacts with in-game assets and wagering opportunities of the provided game; and
generate, using a random number generator, random outcomes upon receiving player inputs with the wagering opportunities, and determine payouts according to the generated random opportunities using the skill-affected payout data when the game is configured as the skill-affected version of the game and using the chance-based payout data when the game is configured as the chance-based version of the game.
32. The electronic gaming device of claim 31 , wherein the processing logic for determining whether the predetermined criteria are satisfied is executed by one of the gaming machine, and a remote game server.
33. The electronic gaming device of claim 31 , wherein the processing logic for determining whether the predetermined criteria are satisfied is based upon an evaluation of at least one of:
time-based criteria;
player card status criteria;
location-based criteria;
player identity or profile criteria;
past or present player behavior; and
local rules or regulations.
34. The electronic gaming device of claim 31 , further comprising processing logic to:
access a remote game server and retrieving therefrom the skill-affected game rule data and skill-affected payout data when the gaming machine is configured as the skill-affected version of the game, and
access the remote game server and retrieving therefrom the chance-based game rule data and chance-based payout data when the gaming machine is configured as the chance-based version of the game.
35. The electronic gaming device of claim 31 , further comprising processing logic to:
access a memory local to the gaming machine and retrieve therefrom the skill-affected game rule data and skill-affected payout data when the gaming machine is configured as the skill-affected version of the game, and
access the memory local to the gaming machine and retrieve therefrom the chance-based game rule data and chance-based payout data when the gaming machine is configured as the chance-based version of the game.
36. The electronic gaming device of claim 31 , wherein the skill-affected game rule data and the chance-based game rule data are substantially the same.
37. The electronic gaming device of claim 31 , further comprising monitoring and evaluating performance of the gamine machine when configured as the skill-affected version of the game and as chance-based version of the game.
38. The electronic gaming device of claim 31 , wherein a Return To Player (RTP) defined by the skill-affected payout data is different than the RTP defined by the chance-based payout data.
39. The electronic gaming device of claim 31 , wherein the chance-based payout data comprises data describing a plurality of bingo patterns for Class 2 gaming.
40. The electronic gaming device of claim 31 , wherein the chance-based payout data comprises data describing a spinning slot machine.