Gaming System Personalized Wagering via Player Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming machines lack personalized wagering options for players, leading to suboptimal payout potential and limited excitement, as existing systems do not offer tailored wagering opportunities based on individual player tracking statuses or recent gaming activity.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system that identifies players through a player tracking system and provides personalized wagering configurations, allowing players to continue placing maximum wagers even when their credit meter falls below zero, with enhanced wagering opportunities determined by player status, recent activity, or predefined rules, optimizing payout potential and enhancing the gaming experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the gaming machine allows players to wager only up to the maximum credit amount available, then the player cannot place maximum wagers when credits are depleted, but this limits the payout potential and player engagement
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-credits the player's account with bonus credits before the player depletes their main credit balance. This preliminary action ensures that when the player reaches zero credits, they can immediately continue placing maximum wagers without interruption, thereby maintaining payout potential and player engagement.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes the credit parameter by introducing bonus credits that are separate from the main credit balance. This allows the player's wagering capacity to exceed the originally deposited amount, enabling continuous maximum wager placement even when the main balance is depleted.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the gaming machine provides standardized wagering options for all players, then the system is simple to operate, but it fails to provide personalized wagering opportunities based on player tracking status
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different wagering configurations to different players based on their tracking status. High-value players receive enhanced options such as bonus credits and elevated maximum wagers, while standard players receive conventional wagering options. This localized customization provides personalization without requiring complete system redesign for all users.
Solution Approach 2:
The wagering configuration is made dynamic by adjusting the maximum wager amount and bonus credit allocation based on the player's current tracking status and recent gaming activity. The system automatically adapts the wagering parameters in real-time, allowing high rollers to access higher payout potential while maintaining simplicity for casual players.
3Duration of action of moving object
If the gaming machine requires players to maintain a positive credit balance to place wagers, then the system maintains financial control, but it prevents players from continuing gameplay when credits are depleted
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides bonus credits in advance before the player's main balance is depleted. This preliminary credit allocation ensures that the player can continue gameplay without interruption, extending the duration of action while maintaining proper credit management through predefined bonus structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The bonus credit system acts as an intermediary between the player's depleted main balance and the wagering requirement. This intermediary layer allows the player to place wagers even when the main balance is zero, effectively bridging the gap between credit depletion and gameplay continuation while maintaining financial control through structured bonus terms.
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A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. In one embodiment, the gaming system provides players with one or more enhanced wagering opportunities. One enhanced wagering opportunity enables a player to continue playing one or more primary games at the maximum wager even if the player's continued play causes the gaming device's credit meter to fall below zero credits. In one such embodiment, after playing one or more maximum wager games which cause the credit meter to drop below zero, the player's player tracking account is utilized to cover any amount of credits the gaming device's credit meter is below zero.