EP 2279033 A4 20110518 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PLAYER INCENTIVES
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PLAYER INCENTIVES
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG VON ANREIZEN FÜR SPIELER
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR OFFRIR DES ENCOURAGEMENTS À DES JOUEURS
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2009042377 W 20090430
- US 4914408 P 20080430
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2009135045A1] A system and method is provided for incentivizing players to visit a gambling location. In one aspect, a qualified person is invited to play an electronic game which has a plurality of outcomes, at least one of which is a winning outcome. One aspect relates to accumulating outcomes. Another relates to incentives provided to player program member(s). In some embodiments, the person does not need to be qualified. In one embodiment, the person may be required to redeem the outcome at the gambling location, in another at a redemption location. In one embodiment, a player is required to take an action in order to redeem an outcome. In some embodiments, game play and/or redemption and/or any action must occur in a specified time, respectively. In one embodiment the electronic game is not located at a gambling location, in another it is not located at a redemption location.
IPC 8 full level
G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); G07F 17/3255 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [I] US 2005250568 A1 20051110 - KANE STEVEN N [US], et al
- See references of WO 2009135045A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2009135045 A1 20091105; AU 2009242584 A1 20091105; AU 2009242584 B2 20150319; CA 2722956 A1 20091105; EP 2279033 A1 20110202; EP 2279033 A4 20110518
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2009042377 W 20090430; AU 2009242584 A 20090430; CA 2722956 A 20090430; EP 09739847 A 20090430