Collective enabling elements for enriched game play environment (single and/or multiplayer) for casino applications

US8974294B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8974294-B2
Application numberUS-201414263988-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 28, 2014
Priority dateDec 6, 2010
Publication dateMar 10, 2015
Grant dateMar 10, 2015

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Methods and systems for gaming are provided. A transpiring of a collective element in an entertainment game portion of a hybrid game is determined where the collective element is shared by two or more players of the entertainment portion of the hybrid, and where the hybrid game includes a gambling game portion and the entertainment game portion. A wager is triggered in the gambling game portion of the hybrid game based on the transpiring of the collective element in the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game. A real world credit gambling game result is distributed in the gambling game portion of the hybrid game between the two or more players. The distribution may be made on the basis of various parameters of the use of the shared collective element by the players. In addition, an allocation of an amount of a real world credit for the wager may also be based on various parameters of the players use of the shared collective element.

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What is claimed: 1. A gaming system, comprising: at least one processor configured as a real world engine constructed to: accept triggering to trigger execution of a gambling game; and generate a gambling outcome of real world credit for the gambling game; at least one processor configured as an entertainment software engine constructed to: provide a multi-player cooperative skill based entertainment game, played by a plurality of players; receive player input from one o…

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What does patent US8974294B2 cover?
Methods and systems for gaming are provided. A transpiring of a collective element in an entertainment game portion of a hybrid game is determined where the collective element is shared by two or more players of the entertainment portion of the hybrid, and where the hybrid game includes a gambling game portion and the entertainment game portion. A wager is triggered in the gambling game portion…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Gamblit Gaming Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G07F17/3225. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).