Affiliated Gaming System

a tracking system and gaming system technology, applied in the field of affiliation gaming system, can solve the problems of prohibitive game resubmission to regulatory agencies, difficult to provide secondary wins to players of these older gaming devices, and difficult task

US20070167226A1Inactive Publication Date: 2007-07-19BALLY GAMING INC
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
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Publication Date
2007-07-19
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A gaming system, comprising: a plurality of affiliated properties; a plurality of gaming devices, wherein at least one of the gaming devices is located in a first affiliated property and a second gaming device from the plurality of gaming devices is located in a second affiliated property; and a server in communication with the plurality of gaming devices and capable of providing a gaming and / or non-gaming feature to each of the plurality of devices located within the affiliated properties, whereby the gaming and / or non-gaming feature only is provided to the affiliated properties.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 470,606 filed Sep. 6, 2006, entitled SYSTEM GAMING APPARATUS AND METHOD, which in turn claimed the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application No. 60 / 714,754, filed Sep. 7, 2005, entitled SYSTEM GAMING APPARATUS AND METHOD, and continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 225,770 filed Sep. 12, 2005, entitled SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAMING-CONTENT CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, all of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference. This application is related to pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 470,605, filed Sep. 6, 2006.COPYRIGHT NOTICE

[0002] A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material that is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark O...

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[0123] A preferred embodiment of a network gaming system, constructed in accordance with the claimed invention, is directed towards a player tracking system and system gaming apparatus for playing non-base games by funding the credit side of a gaming cycle, rather than funding the award side of the game cycle. The games played over such an organizational arrangement are referred to herein as “system games,” and are playable in a casino, arcade, or web-based environment. In one embodiment, these “system games” utilize a system gaming apparatus and provide players with additional choice with respect to non-base game selection and non-base game parameter selection, additional ways to win a prize (e.g., through concurrent play of multiple games on the same gaming device), and additional competitive incentives.

[0124] Referring now to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals denote like or corresponding parts throughout the drawings, and more particularly, to FIGS. 1-62, there is sh...