Abstract: A variable skill objective wagering system is disclosed. The variable skill objective wagering system includes an interactive controller that receives a skill proposition for a skill-based game from a process controller, generates a player presentation based on the skill proposition, detects player interactions of a player with the player presentation, detects a skill outcome based on the player interactions and the skill proposition, and communicates the skill outcome to the process controller. The process controller operatively connected to the interactive controller, wherein the process controller is constructed to generate a random result using a random number generator, determine a skill objective of the skill proposition based on the random result, communicate the skill proposition to the interactive controller; and receive a skill outcome for the skill proposition from the interactive controller.

Abstract: An electromechanical gaming machine for providing an in game object offer in a gambling hybrid game. The in game object offer may be used to generate a convertible intermediate value holder in an entertainment game provided the gambling hybrid game. The in game object offer may be obtained as the result of a gambling event or by the expenditure of a form of credit by the player.

Abstract: A gambling hybrid game with a gambling integrated game is disclosed. The gambling hybrid game includes a mobile device that provides a dice game as an entertainment game to a user, a real world engine that provides gambling games to one or more users, and a game world engine that monitors the entertainment game and provides gambling games when appropriate. When a die roll event occurs in the dice game, the mobile device resolves the die roll event and provides the results of the die roll event to the game world engine. The game world engine receives the results of the die roll event and determines gambling results based upon the results of the die roll event.

Abstract: The interleaved wagering system includes a display and a mobile device, where the mobile device is connected to a wager server by a process server. The wager server is also connected to credit input and credit output devices. A user inputs credit items into the matching wagering system providing wagering credits for a matching game. The mobile device hosts an interactive application providing a matching game where an interactive game board, including a grid and symbols, is displayed to a user, who selects and places a symbol on the board. When a specified number of matched symbols within the grid on the board is determined, a credit wager is executed in the wager controller, resulting in a credit wager outcome utilizing a random number generator and paytable.

Abstract: An electromechanical gaming machine that provides an entertainment game wherein a user controls the movement of a ship across a fixed plane. A user may select a gambling game that uses non-explicit triggers for wagers through the use of an entertainment software engine. A game world engine detects the trigger and then requests a real world engine to resolve the gambling event. The results of the gambling event are communicated to the game world engine which then instructs the entertainment software engine to generate a display.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine for a providing a jackpot bonus in a gaming system A jackpot bonus element is generated in an entertainment game portion of a hybrid game and a gambling game in a gambling game portion of the hybrid game is triggered when a player initiates an encounter in the entertainment game with the bonus element. It is then determined if the player wins the gambling game triggered by the player's encounter with the bonus element in the entertainment game a payout is provided to the player when it is determined that the player has won the gambling game.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for a distributed promotional coupon system for use within a casino which has cash-less gaming machines involving a plurality of game installed cash-out vouchers printers networked to a central server. The system can provide promotions to all patrons of a casino, either through player tracking or anonymously. The system provide a means for the creation and issuance of promotional coupons as well as the tracking of the redemption of such coupons, real-time monitoring of a gaming printer's activities, connecting to other existing systems in a casino, such as an accounting system or point-of-sale system. Additionally, such a system may use existing equipment such as a gaming printer to produce such coupons, however, only after the existing equipment produces a cash-out voucher.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine, including an interactive controller configured to: communicate application telemetry; display a wager outcome; communicate an indication to enter a tournament; communicate tournament application telemetry associated with the tournament; display a tournament award; a wager controller constructed to: receive wager request; determine and communicate the wager outcome; the application controller operatively connecting the interactive controller and the wager controller, the application controller also operatively connected to a tournament controller and constructed to: receive the application telemetry; determine whether to trigger a wager; communicate the wager request; receive the wager outcome; receive the tournament entry indication; receive tournament award; communicate the tournament award.

Abstract: A integrated wagering process interleaved wagering system is disclosed, including an interactive controller configured to: communicate application telemetry comprising a random event occurrence and wager occurrence; receive a resolution to the random event occurrence; display the random event resolution; receive a wager resolution; and display the wager resolution; a wager controller constructed to: receive random outcome request; determine a sequence of at least one random outcome; and communicate random outcome data comprising the sequence; and the application controller operatively connecting the interactive controller and the wager controller, constructed to: determine the random event occurrence and the wager occurrence; communicate the random outcome request; receive the random outcome data; determine the resolution to the occurrence of the at least one random event and the resolution to the occurrence of the at least one wagering event based on the sequence of at least one random outcome; communicate t

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine for a hybrid bonus interactive wagering process. The electronic gaming machine includes an interactive controller and a processor controller. The interactive controller generates an interactive user interface including interactive elements, detects player interactions of a player with the interactive user interface to determine achievement of a base objective, determines an interactive intermediate state of the hybrid bonus interactive wagering process based on the achievement of the base objective, communicates the interactive intermediate state to the process controller, receives an additional objective from the process controller, and updates the interactive user interface based on the additional objective.

Abstract: A threshold triggered interleaved wagering system is disclosed, including an interactive processing device constructed to: provide a display associated with an interactive application; continuously generate and communicate application telemetry data; receive wagering telemetry data and application resource data; automatically configure the display and incorporate the application resource data; a wager server constructed to: receive wager request instruction data; automatically determine a wager outcome; and communicate the wager outcome data to the process controller; and the process controller operatively connecting the interactive processing device and the wager server, and constructed to: receive the application telemetry data; determine whether to adjust a wager trigger value; determine whether to trigger a wager request; generate wager request instruction data; communicate the wager request instruction data; receive the wager outcome data; automatically determine the wagering telemetry data and the appli

Abstract: A distributed anonymous payment interleaved wagering system is disclosed, including an interactive processing device constructed to receive a request for processing a payment; communicate interactive processing device data and a request for an anonymous payment identifier; receive the anonymous payment identifier; lock the interactive processing device for a period of time; communicate anonymous payment identifier; receive gaming session data; unlock the interactive processing device; the process controller or wager controller constructed to: create an anonymous payment identifier; associate the anonymous payment identifier with the interactive processing device data; communicate the anonymous payment identifier; create a gaming session based on the anonymous payment data, the anonymous payment identifier, and the interactive processing device data; communicate gaming session data; the interactive payment controller constructed to: receive a value bearing item; the payment controller constructed to: communica

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine including an interactive controller constructed to: determine that a user has destroyed an object in a skill-based game; distribute a wager request based on the destroyed object; receive from the application controller, a wager outcome; and present to the user the wager outcome. The electronic gaming machine further includes the application controller operatively connecting the interactive controller and a wager controller. The application controller is constructed to: receive the wager request; communicate to the wager controller, the wager request; receive from the wager controller, a wager outcome; and communicate the wager outcome to the interactive controller for display to the user.

Abstract: A skill compensated interactive wagering system is disclosed. The electronic gaming machine for skill compensated interactive wagering includes an interactive controller constructed to generate an interactive user interface including interactive elements, detect player interactions of a player with the interactive user interface, detect a wager commitment based on the player interactions, and determine a skill-based objective achievement state based on the player interactions.

Abstract: A variable skill objective wagering system is disclosed. The variable skill objective wagering system includes an interactive controller that receives a skill proposition for a skill-based game from a process controller, generates a player presentation based on the skill proposition, detects player interactions of a player with the player presentation, determines a skill outcome based on the player interactions and the skill proposition, and communicates the skill outcome to the process controller. The process controller operatively connected to the interactive controller, wherein the process controller is constructed to generate a random outcome using a random number generator, determine a skill objective of the skill proposition based on the random outcome, communicate the skill proposition to the interactive controller; and receive a skill outcome for the skill proposition from the interactive controller.

Abstract: A topper system for an interleaved wagering system is disclosed including an interactive processing device constructed to: provide an interactive application display; continuously communicate application telemetry data; receive wagering telemetry and application resource data automatically configure a wagering user interface; and incorporate the application resource data; a wager server constructed to: receive, wager request instruction data; and automatically determine and communicate a wager outcome; the process controller operatively connecting the interactive processing device and the wager server, and constructed to: receive the application telemetry data; generate and communicate wager request instruction data; receive and scan the wager outcome data; automatically determine and communicate the wagering telemetry and application resource data; and communicate topper display instruction data; and a topper display controller constructed to: receive the topper display instruction data; automatically commun

Abstract: A timed skill objective wagering system is disclosed. The timed skill objective wagering system includes an interactive controller configured to present a timed skill objective to a player, detect a successful skillful interaction by the player within a specified time period, increment a skill objective metric when the successful skillful interaction is detected, determine a skill outcome of achievement of the skill objective when the skill objective metric exceeds a threshold value, and communicate the skill outcome to a process controller. The process controller is configured to generate a chance-based outcome of an amount of credits, receive the skill outcome from the interactive controller, and determine a combined wagering outcome using the chance-based outcome and the skill outcome.

Abstract: An interleaved wagering system with randomized variable is disclosed. The system includes a mobile device that has an interactive controller that provides an entertainment game. An application controller operatively connects the mobile device to a wager controller. The application controller receives user input via the interactive controller, and requests a randomized variable from the wager controller. The application controller inserts the randomized variable into a skill event and communicates the result of the skill event to the wager controller. The wager controller generates a randomized variable. The wager controller uses the skill event data to determine if the skill event is successful according to parameters outside the control of the interactive application.

Abstract: An interleaved wagering system includes an interactive controller constructed to: provide an interactive application; receive a wager outcome and an application resource; provide an additional wager opportunity; receive an indication to engage in the additional wager opportunity; communicate an indication to engage in the additional wager opportunity; receive an additional wager outcome. The system also includes a wager controller constructed to determine and distribute wager outcomes. The system also includes an application controller operatively connected to the interactive controller and the wager controller, and constructed to: trigger a first wager, determine whether to trigger the additional wager opportunity; receive the indication to engage in the additional wager opportunity; communicate the additional wager; receive the additional wager outcome; communicate the received wager outcome.

Abstract: A variable skill proposition interleaved wagering system is disclosed. The system includes an interactive processing device constructed to detect a user selection of a payable having an associated skill proposition, communicate the selection of the paytable to a process controller, receive the skill proposition from the process controller, determine a skill outcome for the skill proposition presented to a user, and communicate to the process controller the skill outcome. A wager controller is constructed to generate a wager outcome using the selected paytable, and communicate the wager outcome to the process controller. The process controller constructed to receive the selection of the paytable, determine the skill proposition from the selection of the paytable, communicate the skill proposition to the interactive processing device, receive the skill outcome from the interactive processing device, and update one or more credit meters using the skill outcome and the wager outcome.