System and method for incentivizing the maintenance of funds in a gaming establishment account

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11983992-B2
Application number	US-202117220159-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 1, 2021
Priority date	Apr 18, 2018
Publication date	May 14, 2024
Grant date	May 14, 2024

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to a system that provides zero, one or more benefits to a user in association with maintaining an amount of funds in one or more gaming establishment accounts associated with one or more system components.

First claim

The invention is claimed as follows:

1. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
responsive to a first amount of funds maintained in a gaming establishment account for a first amount of time:
determine a first value available to be awarded in association with forgoing a first electronic transfer of the first amount of funds from the gaming establishment account to an external account for the first amount of time, and
communicate data that results in a display device displaying the determined first value available to be awarded in association with forgoing the first electronic transfer,

responsive to a second, different amount of funds maintained in the gaming establishment account for the first amount of time:
determine a second value available to be awarded in association with forgoing a second electronic transfer of the second, different amount of funds from the gaming establishment account to the external account, the second value being different from the first value for the first amount of time, and
communicate data that results in the display device displaying the determined second value available to be awarded in association with forgoing the second electronic transfer, and

responsive to the first amount of funds maintained in the gaming establishment account for a second amount of time:
determine a third value available to be awarded in association with forgoing a third electronic transfer of the first amount of funds from the gaming establishment account to the external account for the second amount of time, the third value being different from the first value and the second amount of time being different from the first amount of time, and
communicate data that results in the display device displaying the determined third value available to be awarded in association with forgoing the third electronic transfer.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor after the first amount of funds are maintained in the gaming establishment account for the first amount of time and responsive to an occurrence of an incentive realization event, the instructions cause the processor to:
determine an award based on the determined first value, and
communicate data that results in the display device displaying the determined award.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein a value of the determined award is different from the determined first value.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the incentive realization event occurs based on an action of a user associated with the gaming establishment account.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the gaming establishment account and the external account are associated with a first user and the determined award is associated with a second, different user.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the determined award is any of: a monetary amount, a quantity of player tracking points, a player tracking point modifier, a quantity of promotional credits, and a quantity of virtual credits.

7. The system of claim 2 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to determine the award in association with a play of a game displayed by the display device.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the play of the game comprises a random determination.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to determine the first value based on a percentage of an amount of interest accrued on the first amount of funds maintained in the gaming establishment account for the first amount of time.

10. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
responsive to a first quantity of transaction fees avoided in association with forgoing a first quantity of electronic transfers of funds from a first quantity of gaming establishment accounts to a first quantity of external accounts and responsive to an occurrence of an incentive realization event:
determine, based on a value of the first quantity of transaction fees, a first value available to be awarded,
determine a first award based on the determined first value, and
communicate data that results in a first display device displaying the determined first award, and

responsive to a second, different quantity of transaction fees avoided in association with forgoing a second, different quantity of electronic transfers of funds from a second, different quantity of gaming establishment accounts to a second, different quantity of external accounts and responsive to the occurrence of the incentive realization event:
determine, based on a value of the second, different quantity of transaction fees, a second, different value available to be awarded,
determine a second award based on the determined second, different value, and
communicate data that results in a second display device displaying the determined second award.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein at least one of:
the first award is different from the second award,
the first display device is different from the second display device,
the first award is determined in association with a first play of a game displayed by the first display device, and
the second award is determined in association with a second play of the game displayed by the second display device.

12. A method of operating a system, the method comprising:
responsive to a first amount of funds maintained in a gaming establishment account for a first amount of time:
determining, by a processor, a first value available to be awarded in association with forgoing a first electronic transfer of the first amount of funds from the gaming establishment account to an external account for the first amount of time, and
displaying, by a display device, the determined first value available to be awarded in association with forgoing the first electronic transfer,

responsive to a second, different amount of funds maintained in the gaming establishment account for the first amount of time:
determining, by the processor, a second value available to be awarded in association with forgoing a second electronic transfer of the second, different amount of funds from the gaming establishment account to the external account, the second value being different from the first value for the first amount of time, and
displaying, by the display device, the determined second value available to be awarded in association with forgoing the second electronic transfer, and

responsive to the first amount of funds maintained in the gaming establishment account for a second amount of time:
determining, by the processor, a third value available to be awarded in association with forgoing a third electronic transfer of the first amount of funds from the gaming establishment account to the external account for the second amount of time, the third value being different from the first value and the second amount of time being different from the first amount of time, and
displaying, by the display device, the determined third value available to be awarded in association with forgoing the third electronic transfer.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising, after the first amount of funds are maintained in the gaming establishment account for the first amount of time and responsive to an occurrence of an incentive realization event:
determining, by the processor, an award based on the determined first value, and
displaying, by the display device, the determined award.

Assignees

• Igt Reno Nev

Inventors

• Higgins Kevin
• Shepherd Jeffery
• Miri Sina
• Davis Dwayne A
• Petersen Erik
• Levin Christopher

Classifications

• G07F17/3255 Primary

  Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements · CPC title

• G06Q20/363

  with the personal data of a user · CPC title

• G07F17/3223 Primary

  Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, leader-follower, wireless communication · CPC title

• G07F17/323

  wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions · CPC title