Integrated Bonusing System for Cross-Platform Casino Wagering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional jackpot systems are limited in their ability to offer casino-wide bonuses that can be shared across different gaming system types, such as slot machines, table games, and mobile devices, due to differences in communication protocols and software. Additionally, these systems lack the capability for operators to control the timing of jackpot awards.
Innovation Solution
A bonusing system that integrates various types of gaming devices and systems to provide shared jackpots, allowing operators to configure when certain jackpot awards are triggered. This system includes a messaging API to receive wagering event messages, a message queue to process these messages, and a bonusing system server to manage award determinations using a random number generator.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional jackpot systems use separate systems for different gaming types, then each system can be optimized for its specific game type, but the system cannot provide casino-wide bonuses shared across different gaming system types
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges separate jackpot systems for different gaming types (slots, table games, mobile devices) into a single integrated bonusing system. The central server consolidates bonus award management across all gaming systems, allowing players to win and redeem bonuses on any device type. This combining approach directly enables cross-gaming-type bonus sharing while the modular architecture manages integration complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The bonusing system is designed as a universal platform that serves multiple gaming system types through a common interface. The central server can distribute bonus awards to various device types (EGMs, table games, mobile devices) and process redemption requests from any source. This multi-functional design allows a single system to handle diverse gaming operations without requiring separate specialized systems.
2Ease of operation
If conventional jackpot systems use automated random award determination, then award fairness is ensured, but operators cannot control the timing of jackpot awards
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary random determination of bonus winners before the actual award is dispensed. The central server can identify winning players in advance based on random selection or game outcomes, then hold the bonus award in a pending state until operator approval. This preliminary action allows operators to review and approve awards before they are finalized, providing control timing while maintaining the randomness of winner selection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback loop where randomly determined bonus awards are presented to operators for review and approval before being finalized. The central server communicates award details to operators, who can then approve or adjust the timing of award disbursement. This feedback mechanism ensures that random determination maintains fairness while operator review provides control over award timing.
3Adaptability or versatility
If integrated bonusing system combines multiple gaming platforms, then player engagement across devices increases, but communication protocol compatibility becomes a challenge
Solution Approach 1:
The central server acts as an intermediary layer between different gaming platforms with varying communication protocols. Each gaming device type communicates with the central server using its native protocol, while the server translates and standardizes these communications into a unified format for bonus management. This intermediary approach enables multi-platform integration without requiring each device type to implement all possible communication protocols.
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AI summary
A bonusing system for gaming devices provides a first bonus award eligible to be won via participating gaming devices. The bonusing system is configured to: establish the first bonus award as available to participating gaming devices based on a bonus award configuration; register a plurality of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) and a plurality of table gaming devices to participate in the first bonus award; receive, from a first electronic gaming machine (EGM), a first wager event message indicating a first wager being performed by a first player at the first EGM; receive, from a first table gaming device, a second wager event message indicating a second wager being performed by a second player at the first table gaming device; determine that one of the first and second wager events results in an award of the bonus award based on output of a random number generator (RNG), the award of the bonus award identifying one or more of a winning player and a winning gaming device; and award the bonus award to the winning player at the winning gaming device based on the determination.