Integrating social networks and wagering games

摘要

A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In embodiments, the operations can include determining a wagering game player account and determining a social network account associated with the wagering game player account. The social network account can be associated with a social network. The operations can further include determining one or more applications from the social network that are associated with the social network account. The operations can further include integrating the one or more applications with a wagering game session for the wagering game player account.

主权项

1. A method for a wagering game system to use a result of a social network game from a social network system as a basis for wagers in the wagering game system, the method comprising:
granting, by the wagering game system via a casino webpage, access to a wagering game player account on the wager gaming system; after the granting access, determining, by the wagering game system, social network account log-in credentials stored in association with the wagering game player account; logging-in, by the wagering game system, to a social network account on the social network system using the social network account log-in credentials; identifying, by the wagering game system, the social network game, from a plurality of social network games available from the social network account; requesting, by the wagering game system, initiation of the social network game from the social network account, wherein the social network game can be played on the social network system without a monetary wager; presenting, by the wagering game system, the social network game for play, wherein the social network game is embedded in the casino webpage; presenting, by the wagering game system, gaming features for wagering on the result of the social network game in the casino webpage; recording, by the wagering game system and in association with the wagering game player account, a wager on the result of the social network game; determining, by the wagering game system, the result of the social network game; and settling, in the wagering game player account, the wager based on the result of the social network game.