Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (“EGM”) can include a set of mechanical reels; a display surface; and a projector. The projector can be configured to project a digital element on the display surface. The display surface can be located between the projector and the set of mechanical reels.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an escape room game that includes a plurality of puzzles corresponding to different solutions to be solved by a player in a specific order and within a predetermined period of time and in a room with defined boundaries for successful completion of the escape room game. The players can wager on a predicted level of performance of the player in the escape room game. Awards are provided by the gaming system based on the wagers and an actual level of performance of the player in solving one or more of the puzzles.

Abstract: A networked computer system for enabling players of a gaming device to collect and stack Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Computational power of the networked computer system is also leveraged to support the recordation of NFT transactions, including the acquisition of NFT transactions and the transfer of NFTs.

Abstract: A networked computer system for enabling players of a gaming device to collect a series of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Computational power of the networked computer system is also leveraged to support the recordation of NFT transactions, including the acquisition of NFT transactions and the transfer of NFTs.

Abstract: A processor circuit determines player information associated with a first player of a wagering game at a gaming device. The processor circuit embeds the player information in a cryptographic token. The processor circuit transfers the cryptographic token to a player wallet associated with the first player. The processor circuit, in response to the transfer, provides the embedded player information to a player tracking server.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (EGM) configuration system can be configured to manage digital assets for configuration of an EGM. The EGM configuration system can receive an indication of an identity of a user. The EGM configuration system can further determine an EGM configuration associated with the user based on the identity of the user. The EGM configuration system can further transmit an indication of the EGM configuration to the EGM.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming machines, systems, and methods. As an example, a method is disclosed that includes enabling a user to interact with a game of chance via a user interface device of the electronic gaming machine, storing an amount of credit available for the player to play the game of chance in a credit meter, presenting the amount of credit available to the user via the user interface device, providing information from the credit meter to a wireless communication assembly, and transmitting, with the wireless communication assembly, the information from the credit meter to a game management system.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to identifying a player of an electronic game based on gameplay information, a player identification model, player presence data, mobile connectivity data, or any combination therein while maintaining anonymity. According to one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a method for identifying an anonymous player of an electronic gaming system comprising receiving, by a host system, gameplay information from the electronic gaming system related to an electronic game executed on the electronic gaming system, evaluating, by the host system, the gameplay information based on a player identification model, scoring, by the host system, a probability of identifying the anonymous player based on the evaluating of the gameplay information by the host system, and assigning, by the host system, an identifier based on the scoring by the host system, wherein the identifier identifies the player while maintaining anonymity.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (“EGM”) can include a surface-integrated speaker, a processor circuit coupled to the surface-integrated speaker, and a memory coupled to the processor circuit. The memory can include machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the EGM to perform operations. The operations can include determining a position on the EGM from which to output audio. The operations can further include outputting, via a surface-integrated speaker, the audio at the position.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to providing a game of chance within a skills-based video game based on a location of a player of the skills-based video game. While game of chance features are prohibited in skills-based games in many jurisdictions, there is an opportunity for wagering game publishers, who hold licenses for such games as well as the entire server infrastructure of decentralized certified random number generators, associated with decades of experience with designing such games. The opportunity would be in the form of partnerships between video game publishers and wagering game publishers to bring back loot box-like, in-game wagering mechanisms. Generally speaking, this can be accomplished using the systems and services of the video game publishers to support skills-based aspects of the games while using the systems and services of the wagering game publishers to support the game of chance aspects of the game.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to providing a game of chance within a skills-based video game. While game of chance features are prohibited in skills-based games in many jurisdictions, there is an opportunity for wagering game publishers, who hold licenses for such games as well as the entire server infrastructure of decentralized certified random number generators, associated with decades of experience with designing such games. The opportunity would be in the form of partnerships between video game publishers and wagering game publishers to bring back loot box-like, in-game wagering mechanisms. Generally speaking, and as will be described in greater detail below, this can be accomplished using the systems and services of the video game publishers to support skills-based aspects of the games while using the systems and services of the wagering game publishers to support the game of chance aspects of the game.

Abstract: A system, method, and device may operate an intelligent mesh network. The method may include configuring the intelligent mesh network, wherein the intelligent mesh network comprises a plurality of nodes, and wherein the plurality of nodes are able to communicate directly with each other. The method may also include detecting an in-game event on a first node in the intelligent mesh network; and in response to detecting the in-game event, performing an action on a second node, wherein the action is associated with the in-game event, and wherein the second node is in a location near a location of the first node.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a gaming system that determines states of a gaming system and/or communication device of a player and uses the determined state to suppress received communications; during a gaming session between the player and gaming system to avoid interrupting the player.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to utilizing ultrasonic transducers and receivers to implement directional sound in combination with gesture detection in an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM). In one embodiment, a set of ultrasound transducers transmits positional ultrasound pulses to identify the player and/or his gesture, as well as an audio carrier signal, e.g., through a direction speaker, providing directional sound based on the feedback from the ultrasound pulses. Further, embodiments may implement air haptics in both or either of the transmitted pulses of the ultrasonic transducers and/or the audio signal from the directional speaker to provide an enhanced user experience.

Abstract: Managing a gaming venue floor layout can comprise maintaining a biometric information model and a floor layout model. Biometric information can be received from sensors associated with players in a gaming venue, each player using a gaming system of the gaming venue. The plurality of gaming systems can be physically located in the gaming venue according to a predefined floorplan for the gaming venue. An excitement level for each player of the plurality of players can be rated based on the received biometric information and the biometric information model. A heatmap representing the gaming venue can be created based on the rated excitement level for and a location of each player of the plurality of players in the gaming venue. The predefined floorplan for the gaming venue can be updated based on the created heatmap and the floor layout model.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a gaming system, device, and method supportive of a self-evolving, AI-based player and other behaviors. The gaming system, device, and method receive audio information associated with a current game state of a game during a gaming session; predict a game state based on the audio information; compare the predicted game state with the current game state to determine a set of differences between the predicted game state and the current game state; based on the determined set of differences, select, from a plurality of possible sets of modifications, a set of modifications to an audio output of a game in a gaming session; modify the audio output of the game in accordance with the selected set of modifications; and over successive time intervals, iteratively perform the predict, compare, select and modify operations to provide a game model substantially minimizing the determined set of differences.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to using artificially intelligent bots to represent automated, virtual entities in a virtual casino. According to one embodiment, providing a virtual casino can comprise maintaining a model of virtual casino interactions representing interactions between entities in a gaming environment. The interactions between entities in the gaming environment represented by the model comprise can comprise verbal communications and physical actions. A representation of the virtual casino can be presented to a user device through a communications network. A bot for an entity can be generated based on the model and a representation of the bot for the entity in the virtual casino can be presented through the communications network to the user device. The bot can interact with a human player in the virtual casino through the presented representation of the bot based on the model and using a natural language processing system.

Abstract: A processor circuit generates a first game result for a wagering game, including a bonus game trigger event. Based on the bonus game trigger event, a bonus game, and a user selection of a subset of bonus game features from a plurality of available bonus game features is received. Based on the selection of the subset of bonus game features, the subset of bonus game feature is applied to the bonus game and a bonus game result for the bonus game is generated.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an escape room game that includes a plurality of puzzles corresponding to different solutions to be solved by a player in a specific order and within a predetermined period of time and in a room with defined boundaries for successful completion of the escape room game. The players can wager on a predicted level of performance of the player in the escape room game. Awards are provided by the gaming system based on the wagers and an actual level of performance of the player in solving one or more of the puzzles.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an escape room game that includes a plurality of puzzles corresponding to different solutions to be solved by a player in a specific order and within a predetermined period of time and in a room with defined boundaries for successful completion of the escape room game. The players can wager on a predicted level of performance of the player in the escape room game. Awards are provided by the gaming system based on the wagers and an actual level of performance of the player in solving one or more of the puzzles.