Control of mobile game play on a mobile vessel

摘要

In one embodiment, a system and method for controlling mobile gaming on a vessel may have a plurality of mobile gaming devices, a location server operable to track a device position of each of the plurality of mobile gaming devices and track a vessel position of the vessel, and a mobile gaming management server configured to communicate with the location server and a gaming server, the mobile gaming management server operable to individually control whether each of the plurality of mobile gaming devices is permitted to play a game of chance based on the device position and the vessel position.

主权项

1. A system for controlling mobile gaming on a vessel, comprising:
a plurality of mobile gaming devices, each of the plurality of mobile gaming devices associated with a player, each of the plurality of mobile gaming devices having a location receiver; a location server operable to:
receive device location data from the location receiver;determine if at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices is located on the vessel based on the received device location data;track a device position of the at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices, the device position based on the received device location data and being relative to the vessel;determine if the device position is located in at least one game play vessel region;track a vessel position, the vessel position being a global location relative to earth; anddetermine if the vessel position is located in at least one game play geographic region; and a mobile gaming management server configured to:
communicate with the location server and a gaming server, andpermit a game of chance to be played on the at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices if (i) the vessel position is determined to be located in at least one game play geographic region, (ii) the at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices is determined to be located on the vessel, and (iii) the device position of the at least one of the plurality of mobile gaming devices is determined to be located in at least one game play vessel region.