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US 10,692,330 · App. 15/921,194 · Granted Jun 23, 2020

System and method for facilitating a virtual casino floor having different parameters

Inventor: Charles Cohen (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: IGT
G07F17/3288G07F17/323
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,692,330
App. No.
15/921,194
Filed
Mar 14, 2018
Granted
Jun 23, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3715
USPC
463/25
Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to a system that facilitates a virtual casino floor having different risk limits for live players and remote players.

Claims (36)

1. A gaming system comprising:

a gaming establishment component processor; and

a gaming establishment component memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the gaming establishment component processor, cause the gaming establishment component processor to:

receive data associated with a virtual gaming table which is generated based on an attribute of a physical gaming table associated with a first range of available wager amounts;

identify a player accessing, via a remote device application being executed on a remote device, the virtual gaming table;

determine a second range of available wager amounts associated with the player, the determination of the second range of available wager amounts being based on a characteristic of the player; and

receive data associated with a wager from the second range of available wager amounts placed by the player to play a game, wherein an outcome of the play of the game is based on an event occurring at the physical gaming table.

2. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the attribute of the physical gaming table comprises one of: gameplay activity occurring at the physical gaming table, an amount of wagers placed at the physical gaming table, and a quantity of players placing wagers at the physical gaming table.

3. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the virtual gaming table is generated by a virtual floor controller based on data received from a receiving server in communication with a component of the physical gaming table.

4. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the second range of available wager amounts is different than the first range of available wager amounts.

5. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic of the player comprises one of: a player tracking status of the player, tracked wagering activity of the player, a promotion associated with the player, and a social responsibility limit associated with the player.

6. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the determination of the second range of available wager amounts is based on an additional attribute independent of the player.

7. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed, cause the gaming establishment component processor to cause a display device associated with the physical gaming table to display the outcome in association with a dealer verification.

8. The gaming system of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed responsive to receipt of data associated with a modify award dealer input, cause the gaming establishment component processor to modify an award displayed to the player for the play of the game.

9. A gaming system comprising:

a gaming establishment component processor; and

a gaming establishment component memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the gaming establishment component processor, cause the gaming establishment component processor to:

receive data associated with a virtual gaming table associated with a physical gaming table;

identify a player accessing, via a remote device application being executed on a remote device, the virtual gaming table;

determine a virtual gaming table parameter for a play of a game associated with the virtual gaming table, the determination of the virtual gaming table parameter being based on a setting independent of the player; and

receive data associated with a wager placed by the player to play the game, wherein an outcome of the play of the game is based on the virtual gaming table parameter for the play of the game and an event occurring at the physical gaming table.

10. The gaming system of claim 9 , wherein the virtual gaming table parameter for the play of the game is different from a physical gaming table parameter for a play of a game occurring at the physical gaming table.

11. The gaming system of claim 9 , wherein the determination of the virtual gaming table parameter is based on one of: a time of the play of the game, a location of the physical gaming table, and a promotion.

12. The gaming system of claim 9 , wherein the virtual gaming table parameter comprises one of: a feature of the play of the game, and a range of available wager amounts.

13. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:

receiving data associated with a virtual gaming table which is generated based on an attribute of a physical gaming table associated with a first range of available wager amounts;

identifying, by a gaming establishment component processor, a player accessing, via a remote device application being executed on a remote device, the virtual gaming table;

determining, by the gaming establishment component processor, a second range of available wager amounts associated with the player, the determination of the second range of available wager amounts being based on a characteristic of the player; and

receiving data associated with a wager from the second range of available wager amounts placed by the player to play a game, wherein an outcome of the play of the game is based on an event occurring at the physical gaming table.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the attribute of the physical gaming table comprises one of: gameplay activity occurring at the physical gaming table, an amount of wagers placed at the physical gaming table, and a quantity of players placing wagers at the physical gaming table.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the virtual gaming table is generated by a virtual floor controller based on data received from a receiving server in communication with a component of the physical gaming table.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the second range of available wager amounts is different than the first range of available wager amounts.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the characteristic of the player comprises one of: a player tracking status of the player, tracked wagering activity of the player, a promotion associated with the player, and a social responsibility limit associated with the player.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the determination of the second range of available wager amounts is based on an additional attribute independent of the player.

19. The method of claim 13 , further comprising displaying, by a display device associated with the physical gaming table, the outcome in association with a dealer verification.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising, responsive to receiving data associated with a modify award dealer input, modifying, by the gaming establishment component processor, an award displayed to the player for the play of the game.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2025
From: IGT
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071817/0394 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2018
From: COHEN, CHARLES
To: IGT
Reel/Frame 045238/0222 →
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