Abstract: Systems and methods for providing gaming content that is synchronized with streaming video content are disclosed. A time at which a predetermined portion of streaming video content will be displayed to a user on a display device is determined by a processing device. Based on the determined time, game content that is associated with the predetermined portion of the streaming video content is selected by the processing device. The game content is then displayed to the user on a display device, which may be a different display device that the display device that is displaying the streaming video content, or which may be the same display device. The displayed game content is synchronized with displaying the predetermined portion of the streaming video content.

Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that enable multiple players to share credit meters on electronic gaming machines.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods that selectively alter a presentation of a live sporting event rendered to a display device. The presentation of a live sporting event rendered to a portion of the display device is changed from a live video stream, received from a video source, to a non-video alternative presentation of the live sporting event using play-by-play information received from a wagering host server. When a signal of the video source is lost or degraded, the non-video alternative presentation replaces the live video stream with play-by-play information in real time about the live sporting event. The play-by-play information is text about the live sporting event, a two-dimensional graphical representation of the live sporting event, or a three-dimensional graphical representation of the live sporting event.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for digitally altering redeemed wagering tickets include a processor circuit for performing operations. A memory coupled to the processor circuit includes machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to receive an indication that a player has inserted a wagering ticket into an acceptor of a gaming device and cause an image capture device to generate a digital image of the wagering ticket. The processor digitally alters the digital image of the wagering ticket to form a digitally altered digital image. The digitally altered digital image includes a paid indication indicative that the wagering ticket has been redeemed, an amount indication indicative of an amount paid for the wagering ticket, and a time indication indicative of a time period associated with redemption of the wagering ticket.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming machines, systems, and methods. As an example, a method is disclosed that includes registering a first card read event at a first card reader; in response to registering the first card read event, extracting, with a processor, first card data that includes a first player identification number in a first player identification number format; registering a second card read event at a second card reader; in response to registering the second card read event at the second card reader, extracting, with the processor, second card data that includes a second player identification number in a second player identification number format; enabling, with the processor, a player to login to a first game management system; and providing, with the processor, the second card data to a second communication interface to enable the player to login to a second game management system.

Abstract: A primary game having a plurality of outcomes is provided to a first player of a first gaming device. In response to one of the plurality of outcomes, a first game asset for a secondary game is provided to the first player. The secondary game includes a contest between the first player having the first game asset and a second player having a second game asset, and an outcome of the contest of the secondary game is based at least in part on comparing a first asset value of the first game asset and a second asset value of the second game asset. In some examples, the secondary game may be a fantasy sports game, a deck building card game, or a scavenger hunt game, in which some or all of the assets are obtained via the primary game(s).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a gaming token representing a wager amount placed in a game that can provide different sensory feedback responses in response to different sensed contexts associated with the token.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, managing a player pool can comprise receiving a request to initiate a player pool and generating a record defining the player pool and defining a rule for the player pool. The rule can define handling of results of gaming activity in which members of the player pool participate and handling of a player pool amount at an occurrence of a predetermined event. Requests can be received from participants to participate in the player pool and the record defining the player pool can be updated to indicate addition of the participants. An indication of a contribution amount made by each participant can also be received and the record can be updated to increment the player pool amount based on the contributions. Gaming activity of the participants can be monitored and the player pool amount can be updated based on the monitor and the rule for the player pool.

Abstract: An augmented reality (AR) viewing device includes a processor circuit and a memory including computer readable instructions that cause the processor circuit to generate an image of the EGM, obtain, based on the image of the EGM, a network address associated with the EGM, transmit a registration message to the network address associated with the EGM, and receive a registration response from the EGM in response to the registration message.

Abstract: A lottery gaming system and method providing a lottery game that enables a player to obtain a unique player set of symbols for a lottery ticket for a play of a lottery game. In various embodiments, the lottery gaming system and method enables the player to originally purchase the lottery ticket with a unique player set of symbols for the play of the lottery game. In various other embodiments, the lottery gaming system and method enables the player to change one or more of the symbols of player set of symbols of a lottery ticket for a play of the lottery game that the player previously purchased to obtain a replacement lottery ticket with a different player set of symbols (such as a unique player set of symbols) for that play of the lottery game.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for selectively providing live sporting event video at sports gaming devices may include decrypting a first encrypted video signal is decrypted into a first decrypted video signal that includes a first encoded video stream of a first live sporting event. The first encoded video stream may be decoded into a first decoded video stream that includes a first video of the first live sporting event, which may be displayed by a display device along with first wager information to facilitate a user placing a wager on the first live sporting event. In response to receiving an instruction to display a second video of a second live sporting event, a second encrypted video signal may be decrypted into a second decrypted video signal that includes a second encoded video stream of the second live sporting event. The second encoded video stream may be decoded into a second decoded video stream that includes the second video of the second live sporting event.

Abstract: A gaming system may determine a player status of a player using the gaming device and, based on the determined player status of the player, may provide video of a live sporting event to a display device of the gaming device. The gaming system may select a set of wagers that are associated with defined events in the live sporting event and provide an indication of the set of wagers to the display device. The system may include a wager or other requirement for continuing providing the video. The system may determine whether the player has selected a wager from among the set of wagers which satisfies the wager requirement, and may suspend, continue, or resume providing the video of the live sporting event to the gaming device based on the determination.

Abstract: A method of operating an electronic gaming machine includes detecting a gaze direction of an operator of the electronic gaming machine; identifying a location on the electronic gaming machine towards which the gaze of the operator is directed; identifying an element of the electronic gaming machine corresponding to the location on the electronic gaming machine towards which the gaze of the operator is directed; determining if additional information regarding the identified element is available; and displaying the additional information on a display device that is visible to the operator.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided. An apparatus includes a user interface, a processing circuit, a ticket printer that prints tickets that display wager data, and a memory coupled to the processing circuit. The memory includes machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processing circuit, cause the processing circuit to receive, from a player via the user interface, wager inputs corresponding to multiple wagers that correspond to predicted outcomes of multiple events that include a first event and a second event and to cause the printer to print first wager data corresponding to the first event on a first ticket and to print second wager data corresponding to the second event on a second ticket. Each of the first and second tickets include wager data corresponding to multiple ones of the wagers.

Abstract: Technology for managing mobile applications on an electronic gaming machine (EGM) in communication with a mobile device over a communications network is disclosed. An EGM may perform an account login by a user using a gaming host application associated with the EGM such that the account login triggers the gaming host application to launch a selected mobile gaming application for game play on the EGM.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, managing a player pool can comprise receiving a request to initiate a player pool and generating a record defining the player pool and defining a rule for the player pool. The rule can define handling of results of gaming activity in which members of the player pool participate and handling of a player pool amount at an occurrence of a predetermined event. Requests can be received from participants to participate in the player pool and the record defining the player pool can be updated to indicate addition of the participants. An indication of a contribution amount made by each participant can also be received and the record can be updated to increment the player pool amount based on the contributions. Gaming activity of the participants can be monitored and the player pool amount can be updated based on the monitor and the rule for the player pool.

Abstract: A method, system, and device for managing electronic records is provided. As an example, a method is provided that comprises receiving a message that comprises a data payload, where the data payload comprises a physical ticket identification (PID) number representing a substantially unique identifier assigned to a physical ticket, a timestamp associated with a time at which the physical ticket was produced, an event identification (EID) number representing an event on which a wager has been placed, and a wager description field that describes both a wager type and a wager amount associated with the wager. The method further comprises comparing the PID number with an electronic record comprising a list of PID numbers already stored in memory, and causing the data payload to be stored in memory in response to determining that the electronic record comprising the list of PID numbers does not comprise the PID number.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods that provide real-time head-to-head sports wagering between players of gaming devices. Using a gaming device, a player initiates a wagering invitation message including an invitation to wager on an event associated with a competitive sporting contest. The invitation to wager defines an outcome associated with the event and an amount for the wager. The other player, from their own gaming device, and upon receiving information about the invitation to wager, can accept, decline, or propose a modification to the invitation to wager. The players can exchange communications between an interface of their gaming devices about potential wagers, existing wagers, or past wagers. Aspects of the present disclosure provide an enhanced social experience in head-to-head competitive sports wagering from a gaming device.

Abstract: A system includes a communication interface, a processing circuit and a memory coupled to the processing circuit. The memory includes instructions that cause the processing circuit to receive, via the communication interface and from an augmented reality (AR) device, real-time image data of a code data portion of a wagering ticket that corresponds to a wagering event. Based on the code data portion of the wagering ticket, AR display content that is associated with the wagering event and that is viewable by a user of the AR device is determined. The AR device is caused to display the AR content that is associated with the wagering event. A combined image corresponds to an image of the wagering ticket that is viewable through the AR device and the AR display content that is associated with the wagering event.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatus and systems, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for authenticating data for playing a game of chance on a gaming machine. A motherboard is provided in the gaming machine. A peripheral component is in communication with the motherboard over a bus. The peripheral component has access to authentication code in a memory. An authentication instruction message is received over the bus. Responsive to receiving the authentication instruction message, the authentication code is executed on a processor to perform an authentication process on the data. A signal is output, indicating whether the authentication process is successful in authenticating the data. In one implementation, the signal enables play of the game of chance on the gaming machine when the authentication process is successful, and disables play of the game of chance when the authentication process is unsuccessful.