Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically managing and increasing the efficiency of non-authorized software installation such as on mobile devices having restricted operating systems.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for rolling long-term data storage. Optimized or enhanced rolling long-term data storage may, for example, increase processing performance and reduce operational burdens on memory resources associated with execution of analytical models.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for location-triggered remote dispensing device activation. Various types of dispensing devices as described herein, for example, may be triggered to provide output goods or services based upon location-based data of a user of a centralized system. In some embodiments, such remote dispensing device activation may be conducted in a manner that is less taxing on memory, data processing, and/or network communications bandwidth than previously known or practicable. In some cases, the dispensed goods/services may be provided via remote dispensing in response to location-specific data pursuant to variable game results.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture provide for new features and functionality for bingo games, including bingo games providing for multiple bingo symbol pools, multiple bingo symbol draw sequences, and/or features involving daubed symbols drawn from different symbol pools.

Abstract: Embodiments provide for online and/or electronic card games such as blackjack that allow at least one card to be dealt from a special deck (e.g., a restricted deck) into a hand, while the remainder of the cards for that hand (and, in some embodiments, other hands involved in the game event) are dealt from a main/conventional deck. In accordance with some embodiments, the at least one card dealt from the special deck is dealt into a hand of the player while in other embodiments it is dealt into the hand of a dealer and/or an opponent player. A special deck may be a deck that includes cards configured to provide an advantage to the player (e.g., in a blackjack game, restricted deck may only include high value cards if being used for a player hand or only low value cards if being used for a dealer hand).

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a gaming apparatus provides for facilitating a roulette game which allows for wagering on multi-spin wagers, wherein a win result of the multi-spin wager is dependent on a plurality of independently-determined results of the roulette game, and further wherein the wager defines a predetermined relationship the plurality of independently-determined results must bear to one another in order for the player to win the wager. The gaming apparatus is, in accordance with some embodiments, operable to modify a graphical user interface to indicate progress in a game instance of the multi-spin wager.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, an online game server provides a reel-type slot machine game interface that is modified over a course of a game and wherein the game includes a bonus feature that is triggered once a sufficient number of special symbols (e.g., scatter symbols) are accumulated by a player. In accordance with some embodiments, in order to qualify for the bonus feature, the special symbols need to be accumulated as a result of a single wager and original spin and any cascades that are triggered by an outcome of the original spin.

Abstract: In at least one embodiment, systems, methods and articles of manufacture provide for a game comprising a primary game and a bonus round comprising a plurality of player selectable elements, in which game an outcome of the primary game may include an eliminator symbol which functions to render unavailable for selection at least one of the player selectable elements. In one embodiment, the lowest value player selectable element is removed or rendered unavailable, thus effectively increasing the player's chances of selecting a higher value player selectable element.

Abstract: Embodiments provide for online and/or electronic card games such as blackjack that allow at least one card to be dealt from a special deck (e.g., a restricted deck) into a hand, while the remainder of the cards for that hand (and, in some embodiments, other hands involved in the game event) are dealt from a main/conventional deck. In accordance with some embodiments, the at least one card dealt from the special deck is dealt into a hand of the player while in other embodiments it is dealt into the hand of a dealer and/or an opponent player. A special deck may be a deck that includes cards configured to provide an advantage to the player (e.g., in a blackjack game, restricted deck may only include high value cards if being used for a player hand or only low value cards if being used for a dealer hand).

Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for new features and functionality of slot-style games.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for systems and methods slot-style games having a locking feature. In one example, the locking feature may be activated based on whether a winning outcome was determined.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a system for facilitating a card game provide for outputting a game interface which includes a plurality of card positions into which cards are placed, the card positions being configured in a triangle configuration, wherein the plurality of card positions include at least one subset of card positions within the triangle configuration, each of the at least one subset arranged in a respective sub-triangle located within the triangle configuration into which the plurality of card positions are arranged. A plurality of cards are dealt for a game event and placed into the card positions. If the plurality of dealt cards includes a first winning combination of cards, a prize is awarded to the player. In some embodiments, a prize is also awarded for any sub-combination of cards in a subset of card positions that qualifies as a winning card combination.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for geolocating a user and/or a user device, based on one or more location data sources. Some embodiments may include use of a user authentication process (e.g., a two-factor authentication service) to improve confidence in the determined location of a user device. In one embodiment, a user and/or a user device may be allowed or denied access to restricted access content based on the determined location of the device.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a game mechanic for an electronic game (e.g., a reel-based slot machine type game) which includes a cascade feature provides for a block of symbol(s) to be moved into and out of a game interface. The block of symbol(s) is moved or manipulated as a single unit and may be stepped into and/or out of the game interface over a course of a plurality of game events (e.g., cascades or spins of the game). The block of symbol(s) may, in some embodiments, comprise at least one symbol which spans a plurality of symbol positions of a symbol matrix when the entirety of it is placed into the symbol matrix. In some embodiments, the block of symbol(s) may function as at least one wild symbol.

Abstract: A bingo game system provides for new features and functionality for a bingo game platform, including a bingo game server configured to provide a temporary daub function for one or more bingo games.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture provide for new features and functionality for bingo games, including bingo games providing for multiple bingo symbol pools, multiple bingo symbol draw sequences, and/or features involving daubed symbols drawn from different symbol pools.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for interface modifications such as with respect to new features and functionality of bingo-style games, particularly with respect to bingo card sorting and presentation via mobile device platforms.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for dynamic sharding, such as in an online gaming environment. The invention includes providing a shared data store including at least a table store adapted to store data representative of table state; creating a plurality of shards wherein each shard includes at least a floor manager system and a game system; presenting a plurality of tables to players via a lobby interface; and scaling a number of the plurality of shards to support a current number of players. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems and apparatus for promoting game play frequency of online games. Embodiments include displaying a plurality of positioned game elements, wherein each positioned game element is associated with a game time period; displaying a game indicia associated with a positioned game element if a player has acquired a game piece during the game time period associated with the positioned game element; selecting one or more positioned game elements after a game duration; and awarding one or more prizes if the selected positioned game elements are associated with a game indicia. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems, methods and articles of manufacture provide for determining the capabilities of a remote mobile devices (e.g., determining the processing capability and/or memory capacity). In one embodiment, capability is determined by displaying a series of images and measuring the time required to display those images. Different series of images, comprising different numbers of images, may be displayed and the corresponding times for each series compared. A particular version of software (or a configuration or parameter of software) to be output to or on the mobile device is then selected based on the determined capabilities. For example, graphics which do not require relatively low processing power and/or memory capacity may be selected for output of an electronic game if the mobile device is determined to have relatively low capabilities.