Customizable Rake Options in Server-Based Gaming Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
The rigid rake system in server-based gaming systems may not appeal to players, as it is perceived to unfairly benefit casinos, leading to potential players choosing establishments with more favorable rake systems, thus reducing player retention and attracting new players.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allow authorized personnel to customize electronic game features, such as rake fees, by providing users with options through a processor-readable medium, enabling selection and implementation of customizable rake settings during gameplay.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a rigid rake system is used in server-based gaming, then the casino benefits from consistent revenue, but player retention decreases and players may choose establishments with more favorable rake systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by transitioning from a rigid, fixed rake system to a dynamic, customizable rake system. Authorized personnel can now modify rake options and game features in real-time based on player preferences and casino strategies, allowing the system to adapt while maintaining reliable revenue through flexible customization rather than rigid constraints
Solution Approach 2:
The invention implements parameter changes by allowing modification of rake parameters (fees, percentages, timing) and game features through authorized personnel interfaces. This enables the system to adjust economic parameters dynamically, resolving the contradiction between revenue consistency and system flexibility by making the rake structure itself changeable rather than fixed
2Adaptability or versatility
If customized rake options are provided to players, then player retention increases, but the system complexity increases due to multiple rake options and customization settings
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complexity management function from the player interface by separating customization capabilities into an authorized personnel system. Players receive simplified rake options without needing to understand or configure the underlying complexity, while authorized personnel handle the sophisticated configuration and management of multiple rake settings
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces an intermediary layer (authorized personnel interface and server-based configuration system) between the complex rake configuration system and the player interface. This intermediary manages the complexity of multiple rake options and customization settings while presenting players with user-friendly selections, thus resolving the contradiction between flexibility and complexity
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and apparatus are described relating to allowing authorized personnel to customize rake options for one or more electronic games. In one embodiment, a processor-readable media is described, comprising instructions for receiving an indication by a processor, from a user interface, of a desire to customize rake options associated with an electronic game by the authorized personnel, providing a selection of rake options available for customization to the authorized personnel by the processor via the user interface, receiving, by the processor, a selection of one or more rake option settings chosen by the authorized personnel from the user interface, and reducing an account balance of a game player in accordance with the rake option settings chosen by the authorized personnel as the electronic game is played by the game player.