IP Library Granted Patent US 11,694,506
Granted Patent B2
US 11,694,506 · App. 17/214,167 · Granted Jul 4, 2023

Cross channel lottery game promotion

Inventor: Bernd Wenzl (Hitzendorf, AT)
Assignee: IGT Global Solutions Corporation
G07F17/323G07F17/329
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,694,506
App. No.
17/214,167
Granted
Jul 4, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system configured to receive a triggering event occurrence message based on an occurrence of a lottery game promotional message triggering event in association with an electronic gaming machine and a player mobile device of a player, determine whether to communicate a lottery game promotional message to the player mobile device, use player data, player mobile device data, and lottery game data to create the lottery game promotional message, and communicate the lottery game promotional message to the player mobile device.

Claims (29)

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:

communicate a lottery game promotional message to a player mobile device such that the lottery game promotional message results in a display, by a display device of the player mobile device, of the lottery game promotional message, wherein the lottery game promotional message is determined

based on an occurrence of a lottery game promotional message triggering event in association with an electronic gaming machine physically in a first jurisdiction and based on a determination based on location data for the player mobile device that the player mobile device is physically in a second jurisdiction that is different than the first jurisdiction, wherein the lottery game promotional message is associated with a lottery game playable via the player mobile device when the player mobile device is physically in the second jurisdiction; and

responsive to an input regarding the lottery game promotional message displayed by the display device of the player mobile device, communicate lottery game play information related to the lottery game to the player mobile device such that the lottery game play information results in a display, by the display device of the player mobile device, of the lottery game play information.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lottery game promotional message triggering event is a cash-out from the electronic gaming machine.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second jurisdiction is a jurisdiction of a residence of an operator of the player mobile device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lottery game promotional message comprises at least one of information regarding the lottery game and a way to play the lottery game.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to cause a display, by a display device of a player management account system, of an indication of a player information request message that requests additional player data from the player management account system.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein second jurisdiction information for the player mobile device is stored in a gaming establishment account system.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lottery game promotional message is based on lottery game data from a lottery gaming system that is separate from and independent of the electronic gaming machine.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lottery game promotional message is based on a triggering event occurrence message from a casino system configured to communicate with the electronic gaming machine, player data from a player management account system, and lottery game data from a lottery gaming system that is separate from and independent of the electronic gaming machine, the casino system, and the player management account system.

9. 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:

communicate a lottery game promotional message to a player mobile device of a player such that the lottery game promotional message results in a display, by a display device of the player mobile device, of the lottery game promotional message, wherein the lottery game promotional message is determined by a promotional message rules engine system based on an occurrence of a lottery game promotional message triggering event in association with an electronic gaming machine physically in a first jurisdiction and based on a determination based on location data for the player mobile device that the player mobile device is physically in a second jurisdiction that is different than the first jurisdiction, wherein the lottery game promotional message is associated with a lottery game only playable by the player when the player is physically in the second jurisdiction; and

responsive to an input regarding the lottery game promotional message displayed by the display device of the player mobile device, communicate lottery game play information related to the lottery game to the player mobile device such that the lottery game play information results in a display, by the display device of the player mobile device, of the lottery game play information.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the promotional message rules engine system and the electronic gaming machine are separate and independent.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the second jurisdiction is a jurisdiction of a residence of the player.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to cause a display, by a display device of the player management account system, of an indication of a player information request message that request additional player data from the player management account system.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the lottery game promotional message provides at least one of information regarding the lottery game and a way to play the lottery game through a lottery gaming system.

14. A method of operating a system, the method comprising:

communicating a lottery game promotional message to a player mobile device such that the lottery game promotional message results in a display, by a display device of the player mobile device, of the lottery game promotional message, wherein the lottery game promotional message is based on an occurrence of a lottery game promotional message triggering event in association with an electronic gaming machine physically in a first jurisdiction and based on a determination based on location data for the player mobile device that the player mobile device is physically in a second jurisdiction that is different than the first jurisdiction, wherein the lottery game promotional message is associated with a lottery game playable via the player mobile device when the player mobile device is physically in the second jurisdiction; and

responsive to an input regarding the lottery game promotional message displayed by the display device of the player mobile device, communicating lottery game play information related to the lottery game to the player mobile device such that the lottery game play information results in a display, by the display device of the player mobile device, of the lottery game play information.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the lottery game promotional message triggering event is a cash-out from the electronic gaming machine.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the second jurisdiction is a jurisdiction of residence of an operator of the player mobile device.

17. The method of claim 14 , which comprises causing a display device of a player management account system to display an indication of a player information request message that request additional player data from the player management account system.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the lottery game promotional message comprises at least one of information regarding the lottery game and a way to play the lottery game.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 17, 2025
From: IGT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
To: BRIGHTSTAR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072479/0468 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2021
From: WENZL, BERND
To: IGT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055780/0628 →
Continuity (1)
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