Abstract: An electronic gaming machine is provided. In an entertainment game, utilization of an entertainment game element by a player may trigger a wager in accordance with a gambling proposition. Based on the outcome of the wager, the player may be awarded an intermediate in-game resource for use in the entertainment game. The intermediate in-game resource may be used by the player to acquire an entertainment game resource or element that may be used to enhance the player's play of the entertainment game.

Abstract: A gambling hybrid game that provides game history validation is disclosed. The gambling hybrid game includes an entertainment system engine that provides an entertainment game to a user, a real world engine that provides gambling games to users, and a game world engine that monitors the entertainment game and provides gambling games when appropriate. The entertainment system engine stores game history information in response to a trigger event and provides at least a portion of the stored game history information to a game world engine. The game world engine stores received portion of the game history information. When a request for game history verification is received by the game world engine, the game world engine retrieves the game history information from the entertainment system engine and used the portion of the game history information stored by the game world engine to verify the game history information from the entertainment system engine.

Abstract: A tournament management system is disclosed, including network distributed processing system including: a game world controller; an entertainment software controller connected to the game world controller by a network, the entertainment software controller constructed to provide an entertainment game outcome; and the game world constructed to: receive the entertainment game outcome and element utilization information; determine the wagering event; request and receive the wagering outcome; and a tournament manager coupled to the plurality of network distributed processing systems, constructed to: determine a set of tournament players; determine a set of individual prizes; receive updates associated with the set of tournament players; determine a player to win each of the individual prizes.

Abstract: A tournament management system is disclosed, including a plurality of network distributed processing systems including: a server connected to a controller via a communication link, the server constructed to determine a wagering outcome; a mobile computing device connected to the controller by a network, the mobile computing device constructed to provide an entertainment game outcome; and the controller connected to the mobile computing device by the network and connected to the server by the communication link, the controller constructed to: receive the entertainment game outcome and element utilization information; determine the wagering event; request and receive the wagering outcome; and a tournament manager coupled to the plurality of network distributed processing systems, constructed to: determine a set of tournament players; determine a set of individual prizes; receive updates associated with the set of tournament players; determine a player to win each of the individual prizes.

Abstract: Systems for operating a Sudoku style hybrid game are disclosed. Sudoku style hybrid games can include a themed entertainment game in which a player places symbols into a Sudoku puzzle and events within the entertainment portion of the Sudoku style entertainment game can trigger wagers in a real world game of chance. Players may compete against each other to determine a winning player based on the amount of time taken to complete the puzzle of the Sudoku style entertainment game. The outcome of the wagers can result in payouts of real world credit and can also affect gameplay within the Sudoku style entertainment game.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a Sudoku style hybrid game on a mobile device are disclosed. Sudoku style hybrid games can include a themed entertainment game in which a player places symbols into a Sudoku puzzle and events within the entertainment portion of the Sudoku style entertainment game can trigger wagers in a real world game of chance. The outcome of the wagers can result in payouts of real world credit and can also affect gameplay within the Sudoku style entertainment game.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine is provided. In an entertainment game, utilization of an entertainment game element by a player may trigger a wager in accordance with a gambling proposition. Based on the outcome of the wager, the player may be awarded an intermediate in-game resource for use in the entertainment game. The intermediate in-game resource may be used by the player to acquire an entertainment game resource or element that may be used to enhance the player's play of the entertainment game.

Abstract: An intermediate in-game resource hybrid gaming system is provided. In an entertainment game, utilization of an entertainment game element by a player may trigger a wager in accordance with a gambling proposition. Based on the outcome of the wager, the player may be awarded an intermediate in-game resource for use in the entertainment game. The intermediate in-game resource may be used by the player to acquire an entertainment game resource or element that may be used to enhance the player's play of the entertainment game.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a Sudoku style hybrid game on a mobile device are disclosed. Sudoku style hybrid games can include a themed entertainment game in which a player places symbols into a Sudoku puzzle and events within the entertainment portion of the Sudoku style entertainment game can trigger wagers in a real world game of chance. The outcome of the wagers can result in payouts of real world credit and can also affect gameplay within the Sudoku style entertainment game.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a screen activity moderated skill wagering interleaved game are disclosed. A screen activity moderated skill wagering game is provides an entertainment game and a gambling game. The entertainment game is provided by an entertainment system and is managed by a game world operating system. The gambling game is provided by a real credit operating system. The screen activity moderated skill wagering interleaved game also provides screen activity moderation to adjust gambling activity within the gambling game based on the level of screen activity within the entertainment game. During periods of high intensity game play within the entertainment game, the screen activity moderated skill wagering interleaved game in some embodiments adjusts the gambling activity within the gambling game inversely based on the level of screen activity.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a Sudoku style hybrid game are disclosed. Sudoku style hybrid games can include a themed entertainment game in which a player places symbols into a Sudoku puzzle and events within the entertainment portion of the Sudoku style entertainment game can trigger wagers in a real world game of chance. The outcome of the wagers can result in payouts of real world credit and can also affect gameplay within the Sudoku style entertainment game.

Abstract: A parallel AI hybrid game that allows a player to play a hybrid game against an Artificially Intelligent Non-Player Character (AI NPC). In operation, the player and the AI NPC utilize different respective pseudo random or random number generators to generate respective wagering outcomes.

Abstract: A gambling hybrid game that provides game history validation is disclosed. The gambling hybrid game includes an entertainment system engine that provides an entertainment game to a user, a real world engine that provides gambling games to users, and a game world engine that monitors the entertainment game and provides gambling games when appropriate. The entertainment system engine stores game history information in response to a trigger event and provides at least a portion of the stored game history information to a game world engine. The game world engine stores received portion of the game history information. When a request for game history verification is received by the game world engine, the game world engine retrieves the game history information from the entertainment system engine and used the portion of the game history information stored by the game world engine to verify the game history information from the entertainment system engine.

Abstract: An intermediate in-game resource hybrid gaming system is provided. In an entertainment game, utilization of an entertainment game element by a player may trigger a wager in accordance with a gambling proposition. Based on the outcome of the wager, the player may be awarded an intermediate in-game resource for use in the entertainment game. The intermediate in-game resource may be used by the player to acquire an entertainment game resource or element that may be used to enhance the player's play of the entertainment game.

Abstract: A tournament management system is disclosed, including a plurality of network distributed processing systems including: a server connected to a controller via a communication link, the server constructed to determine a wagering outcome; a mobile computing device connected to the controller by a network, the mobile computing device constructed to provide an entertainment game outcome; and the controller connected to the mobile computing device by the network and connected to the server by the communication link, the controller constructed to: receive the entertainment game outcome and element utilization information; determine the wagering event; request and receive the wagering outcome; and a tournament manager coupled to the plurality of network distributed processing systems, constructed to: determine a set of tournament players; determine a set of individual prizes; receive updates associated with the set of tournament players; determine a player to win each of the individual prizes.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a parallel encapsulated hybrid game are disclosed. Operation of the parallel encapsulated hybrid game includes providing a first entertainment game for non-wagering gameplay, determining when a first player action during non-wagering gameplay in the first entertainment game triggers entry into hybrid game gameplay, storing a game state for the first entertainment game and entering hybrid game gameplay by providing a hybrid game including a second entertainment game and a gambling game. Operation during hybrid game gameplay includes determining an occurrence of a gambling event based on gameplay of the second entertainment game, resolving the gambling event using the gambling game, determining when a second player action during hybrid wagering gameplay in the second entertainment game triggers return to non-wagering gameplay in the first entertainment game, and returning to non-wagering gameplay in the first entertainment game.

Abstract: Systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention provide separation between a computing device and a server that is constructed to execute a wager in accordance with a gambling proposition and contains the auditable systems and functions enabling gaming regulatory body approval. However, the wager is initiated by, and the result of the wager is to be communicated to, the computing device in an environment that is separate from the server and its auditable systems and functions. A controller is used to interface between the server and the computing device in its separate environment. The controller receives data from the computing device and uses that data to trigger wagers in the server. The controller receives wager outcomes from the server and converts those wager outcomes into instructions that are used to control the computing device, thus separating the computing device and the server.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing an interactive media based gambling hybrid game. Interactive media is provided to a player with the interactive media having a storyline and a plurality of storyline branches for the storyline. Player interactions with the interactive media are received and a determination is made when a real credit gambling event occurs based on the received player interactions. An outcome of the gambling event is determined and a storyline branch from among the plurality of storyline branches is determined on the basis of the outcome of the gambling event and presented to the player.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a Sudoku style hybrid game are disclosed. Sudoku style hybrid games can include a themed entertainment game in which a player places symbols into a Sudoku puzzle and events within the entertainment portion of the Sudoku style entertainment game can trigger wagers in a real world game of chance. The outcome of the wagers can result in payouts of real world credit and can also affect gameplay within the Sudoku style entertainment game.