Patents Assigned to IGT
  • Multi-stage player wheel section set selection
    Patent number: 11861983
    Abstract: Gaming systems and method that provide a play of a multi-stage game including a first stage during which a quantity of sections of a wheel are accumulated for subsequent use in a second stage of the play of the multi-stage game, and the second stage during which the accumulated quantity of sections of the wheel are employed to select sections of the wheel before the sections are displayed with awards displayed in association with the selected sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Yu Chong, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar
  • Multi-step validation and redemption for digital lottery tickets
    Patent number: 11861988
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating the purchase of digital lottery tickets, the validation of digital lottery tickets, and the redemption of digital lottery tickets. The systems and methods provide improved security and protection against fraudulent validation and redemption of digital lottery tickets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: IGT Global Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Zbigniew Brzozowski, Gregory J. Spatuzzi, Thomas K. Oram
  • System and methods of recommendation memberships in a casino environment
    Patent number: 11861974
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems, computational devices, and methods. An illustrative method includes receiving a code request message from a computational device, where the code request message includes information describing a code requestor and a code parameter defined by the code requestor. The method may further include determining that the requestor is permitted to receive the shareable code with the code parameter defined by the code requestor, generating the shareable code, storing an electronic record indicating that the shareable code has been generated, where the electronic record includes an identifier of the shareable code and an identifier of the code requestor, and transmitting a code delivery message to the computational device, where the code delivery message includes the shareable code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Michael Russ, Elisabeth Kiss, Susanne Kiss, Julia-Ines Lerchbaumer
  • Symbol substitution system
    Patent number: 11861970
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system and method for substituting images, graphics, video, and other content presented by an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM during execution of an electronic game. Embodiments can include a mobile application which can be used in the casino environment, for example, and through which players of electronic games may choose different game content either out of a pre-defined set of content that can be updated and/or supplemented over time or by uploading their own such as photographs, icons, graphics, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Stephan Adamek, Alois Mazgan, Michael Russ
  • Gaming system player identification device
    Patent number: 11861977
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods which utilize a player identification device to provide to electronic gaming machines certain gaming system functionality and features otherwise not associated with or available in association with the electronic gaming machines existing gaming establishment management systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Erik B. Petersen, Kevin M. Higgins, Matthew Levin
  • Roulette wheel display device and related devices, systems, and methods
    Patent number: 11861971
    Abstract: A roulette wheel device, and related devices, systems, and methods, includes a base coupled to a table, the base having a circular ball track within a circular rim. The roulette wheel device further includes a circular wheelhead rotatably coupled to the base within the ball track. The wheelhead includes a circular ring having a plurality of pockets, wherein the circular ball track is sloped downwardly toward the circular ring to direct a roulette ball into one of the plurality of pockets. The wheelhead further includes a circular display subassembly including a display device to selectively display graphical elements corresponding to the plurality of pockets. The circular ball track, the circular ring, and the circular display subassembly are substantially concentric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Patrick Danielson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Dwayne Nelson, Vincent Lai
  • Leaderboard promotions for gaming systems
    Patent number: 11854350
    Abstract: Leaderboard promotions in gaming systems which provide one or more players one or more benefits in association with maintaining one or more designated positions on a leaderboard for a designated duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Patrick Danielson, Cameron Filipour
  • System and method for lottery and skill games
    Patent number: 11854348
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a lottery gaming system and method that determine that a selected user is associated with a lottery game entry in a lottery game having a winning lottery amount, receive an input of the selected user from a secondary game different from the lottery game, and, in response to receiving the input, determine an outcome modifier that adjusts a user share of the winning lottery amount. The present disclosure further relates to a gaming device that interacts with the lottery gaming system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Cameron Filipour, Dwayne Nelson
  • System and method for utilizing virtual ticket vouchers
    Patent number: 11854346
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that utilizes virtual ticket vouchers in association with one or more transactions involving one or more components of a gaming establishment ecosystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Erik Petersen, Kevin Higgins, Adrian Marcu
  • SKILL-BASED PRIZE LEVELS FOR BONUS PRIZE AWARDS
    Publication number: 20230410600
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are operable to include selecting a virtual prize container from a plurality of virtual prize containers that each correspond to one a plurality of prize levels in response to detecting a game event in a wagering game. The selected virtual prize container including information corresponding to the prize level and concealing a prize that is in the virtual prize container is awarded to the player. An input from the player that corresponds to the selected virtual prize container is received. In response to a player achievement level being at a minimum or higher level that corresponds to the prize level of the selected virtual prize container, the prize is awarded to the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventor: Cameron FILIPOUR
  • SKILL-BASED PRIZE LEVELS FOR BONUS PRIZE AWARDS
    Publication number: 20230410599
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are operable to include selecting a virtual prize container from a plurality of virtual prize containers that each correspond to one a plurality of prize levels in response to detecting a game event in a wagering game. The selected virtual prize container including information corresponding to the prize level and concealing a prize that is in the virtual prize container is awarded to the player. An input from the player that corresponds to the selected virtual prize container is received. In response to a player achievement level being at a minimum or higher level that corresponds to the prize level of the selected virtual prize container, the prize is awarded to the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventor: Cameron FILIPOUR
  • SKILL-BASED PRIZE LEVELS FOR BONUS PRIZE AWARDS
    Publication number: 20230410598
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are operable to include selecting a virtual prize container from a plurality of virtual prize containers that each correspond to one a plurality of prize levels in response to detecting a game event in a wagering game. The selected virtual prize container including information corresponding to the prize level and concealing a prize that is in the virtual prize container is awarded to the player. An input from the player that corresponds to the selected virtual prize container is received. In response to a player achievement level being at a minimum or higher level that corresponds to the prize level of the selected virtual prize container, the prize is awarded to the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventor: Cameron FILIPOUR
  • EVENT BASED SECOND CHANCE OR RAFFLE BASED ON EXTERNAL EVENT BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIVE CONCEPT
    Publication number: 20230410605
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems methods and devices. Systems disclosed herein include a processor circuit and a memory including machine-readable instructions. When executed by the processor circuit, the machine-readable instructions cause the processor circuit to: provide a lottery game ticket that includes data corresponding to a primary game, receive a registration of the lottery game ticket corresponding to a chance game that includes an outcome that is based on an external event, determine, based on an outcome of the external event, a chance game characteristic to be applied to an entry for the chance game that corresponds to the lottery game ticket, and use the chance game characteristic to determine whether to provide a chance game award to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventor: Thomas NAPOLITANO
  • System and method for centralizing funds to a primary gaming establishment account
    Patent number: 11842605
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that utilizes a primary or central gaming establishment account to accumulate funds from one or more secondary or peripheral gaming establishment accounts and escrow such funds prior to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • System and method for streaming wagering games
    Patent number: 11842599
    Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize an electronic gaming machine to stream one or more events occurring in association with the electronic gaming machine to zero, one or more interested parties whom are remote from the electronic gaming machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Curtis Baker, Kevin Higgins, Dwayne R. Nelson
  • Modifying digit set by covering and uncovering digits of digit set
    Patent number: 11842608
    Abstract: Gaming systems that provide an award digit covering and uncovering feature for a gaming environment, wherein when an award triggering event occurs, the part of the award provided to the player is based on which digits of the award are covered and which digits of the uncovered at the time of the occurrence of the award triggering event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Darren Maya
  • Gaming system and method for providing incentives for transferring funds to and from a mobile device
    Patent number: 11842604
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for providing one or more incentives to a player in association with a mobile device facilitated transfer of funds to an electronic gaming machine and/or from the electronic gaming machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin M. Higgins
  • Providing live sporting event video at sports gaming devices, and related systems and methods
    Patent number: 11837054
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Steve Lemay
  • Display screen or a portion thereof with a graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1009075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Patrick Roussety
  • Gaming machine deck
    Patent number: D1009167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Charles Johnson, Jean-Pierre Legras