SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING AND PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED BENEFITS

摘要

A gaming system community server communications controller sends information to a wagering-game server. A community server processor obtains gaming session information relating to a player's gaming session from the wagering-game server or wagering-game machine. The system determines whether the gaming session information satisfies a condition precedent to an award of player profile content comprising a currency in a community server secondary economy, game content available to the player on the community server, non-game content available to the player on the community server, game content available to the wagering-game machine player, non-game content available to the wagering-game machine player, and/or game content available to the player from the wagering-game server. The player profile content is stored in association with the player identified in the gaming session information and the information sent to the wagering-game server by the communications controller includes information relating to a location-based incentive available to the player.

主权项

1. A method of implementing a wagering incentive across a plurality of distinct networks, the first network being a non-wagering network operated by or for a first entity and the second network being a wagering network operatively associated with a wagering-game machine operated by or for a second entity distinct from the first entity, the method comprising:
offering, via a communications controller of a community server in said first network, an incentive to a participant of said first network to play a wagering game on said wagering-game machine of said second network; receiving information from the second network comprising wagering-game machine gaming session information relating to a player's gaming session on said wagering-game machine; determining, using a processor operatively associated with said first network, a number of points to be awarded in association with the gaming session information; adding, using the processor operatively associated with said first network, said number of points to a number of points stored in a player profile to yield a total number of points stored in the player profile; comparing, using the processor operatively associated with said first network, the total number of points stored in the player profile to a total number of points stored in other player profiles for said wagering-game machine or comparing the total number of points stored in the player profile to a ranking schedule for said wagering-game machine; determining, using the processor operatively associated with said first network, if the total number of points stored in the player profile corresponds to a higher rank in said ranking schedule for said wagering-game machine; increasing, using the processor operatively associated with said first network, an incentive available in association with said player profile on said first network or on for said wagering-game machine of said second network if the total number of points stored in the player profile corresponds to a higher rank in said ranking schedule for said wagering-game machine.