System and method for tracking and rating non-gaming activities

摘要

A system and method for tracking patron events at a plurality of devices is provided. The plurality of devices include electronic gaming machines and non-gaming machines. Each game device has a value associated therewith. The system includes a plurality of player tracking devices (each associated with one of the electronic gaming machines) and a server. The player tracking devices identify patrons interacting with the system, track wagers made by the patrons on the electronic gaming machines and record wager data. The server receives the wager data and stores the wager data in a database and receives transaction data associated with a transaction associated with the patrons use of the non-gaming devices and stores the transaction data in the database, and establishes a player rating associated with each player as a function of the wager data and the transaction data.

主权项

1. A system for use in tracking events associated with a plurality of patrons, comprising:
a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device for allowing the plurality of patrons to place wagers and responsively displaying a game; a non-gaming device for allowing the plurality of patrons to initiate a non-gaming purchase transaction; and a server computer in communication with the plurality of gaming devices and the non-gaming device, the server computer for receiving a signal indicative of a purchase transaction being initiated with the non-gaming device, for determining a patron from among the plurality of patrons associated with the purchase transaction, for determining a profit margin associated with the purchase transaction, and for generating a player rating associated with the patron determined as a function of the purchase transaction profit margin, the player rating for use in providing an award to the patron determined as a function of the associated player rating.