发明名称 MANAGED ON-LINE POKER TOURNAMENTS
摘要 A method in a gaming system is described herein. The gaming system includes at least one server having a memory, a network interface, and a processor. The method includes generating a plurality of games. The method further includes determining whether a game is available for play at a first gaming device, including: (a) selecting a first game from the plurality of games, (b) selecting a second gaming device currently granted access to the first game, (c) determining first location information associated with the first gaming device and second location information associated with the second gaming device, (d) determining whether the first game is available for play at the first gaming device, and (e) repeating b), c) and d), for a first group of gaming devices. The method includes sending a message to the first gaming device including information regarding the games available for play at the first gaming device.
申请公布号 US2016042600(A1) 申请公布日期 2016.02.11
申请号 US201514885648 申请日期 2015.10.16
申请人 IGT 发明人 Bickley J. Scott
分类号 G07F17/32;A63F9/24 主分类号 G07F17/32
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: receiving, by a network interface and from a first computing device, a request to participate in a wagering game; determining, by at least one processor, location information of the first computing device; determining, by the at least one processor, whether any other computing devices have been enabled to participate in the wagering game; in response to determining that no other computing devices have been enabled to participate in the wagering game, enabling the first computing device to participate in the wagering game; and in response to determining that one or more other computing devices have been enabled to participate in the wagering game: (1) determining, by the at least one processor, location information of each other computing device enabled to participate in the wagering game;(2) determining, by the at least one processor and based on the location information of the first computing device and the one or more other computing devices, whether to enable the first computing device to participate in the wagering game;(3) in response to determining to enable the first computing device to participate in the wagering game, enabling the first computing device to participate in the wagering game and transmitting, by the network interface, a message to the first computing device indicating the first computing device can participate in the first wagering game; and(4) in response to determining not to enable the first computing device to participate in the wagering game, transmitting, by the network interface, a message to the first computing device indicating that the first computing device cannot currently participate in the wagering game.
地址 Las Vegas NV US