Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer medium for processing a payment for a wager in connection with a wagering event. The system may receive, over a communications interface, a wager on a wagering event from a player via an input device. The system may monitor progress of the wagering event. The progress of the wagering event may include at least a current status. The system may determine that the wager is active and that the wagering event is in progress. The system may determine an amount of a cash out offer and that the player accepts the cash out offer at the determined amount. The system may transmit, over the communications interface, the amount of the cash out offer to the first input device.

Abstract: Methods, Systems and apparatuses for playing a regulated casino wagering game with poker or blackjack cards. Disclosed is a trade-in 21 game where a player gets a payout if they have under 21 or exactly within a quantity of cards and a payout if they receive multi 21's within that game. Those same features can be used in a casino table apparatus played electronically or as a lottery game. Also disclosed is a place card poker game where a player selects the position of the poker zone. Also disclosed are place card games for poker and a numerical objective that that can be played as a tournament or a social game. Also disclosed is a baccarat table game where a player wagers on the specific numerical additive value of the cards with payouts specific in general correspondence to the probability of winning that said value.

Abstract: A game unit control method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: in response to a preset grouping trigger operation, displaying a first grouping control in a preset range of at least one game unit indicator; in response to a first grouping operation acting on the first grouping control, adjusting a coverage range of the first grouping control; and determining game units indicated by a game unit indicator corresponding to the adjusted coverage range of the first grouping control as a first group of target game units. In the present embodiment, a first grouping control is used to quickly group game units, thereby enabling a player to operate on game units of multiple classes at the same time, so as to improve the game experience of the player.

Abstract: A mobile support system for providing wagering game play to a plurality of mobile devices is provided. The system is configured to receive a play request for the wagering game from a mobile device, where the play request includes a wager amount and represents placement of a wager for an instance of game play of the wagering game. The system generates an instance of game source data for the wagering game and identifies a game play data set used for the play request. Prior to performing a withdrawal transaction of the wager amount for the play request, the system generate a wager outcome for the play request by comparing the game source data with the game play data set. After determining the wager outcome for the play request, the system causes the withdrawal transaction of the wager amount to be performed, thereby completing a placement of the wager amount.

Abstract: Gaming systems that provide an award in association with a play of a card game wherein a playing card is determined via a first determination of a suit of that playing card and a separate second determination of a rank of that playing card.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a multi-hand poker wagering game with an award modifier bonus feature, and wherein in various embodiments the award modifiers are multipliers.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a wagering game which is configured to provided one or more bonus hands.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a wagering game which is configured to provided one or more bonus hands.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the gaming systems and methods provide multiple different modifiers for future plays of a game, and in various embodiments further plays of a poker game.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the gaming systems and methods provide cross-hand winning card combination evaluations for multi-hand poker.

Abstract: A method by a network device for outputting a virtual application object includes acquiring current status information of a plurality of virtual application objects in a virtual application, the current status information indicating that a virtual application object is in a known state or in an unknown state, constructing a virtual application object status plane based on the current status information of the plurality of virtual application objects, where the virtual application object status plane includes a region corresponding to each virtual application object, the region includes the current status information of the corresponding virtual application object, determining, based on the virtual application object status plane, output probabilities corresponding to a plurality of to-be-outputted virtual application objects, and determining, based the output probabilities corresponding to the plurality of to-be-outputted virtual application objects, a target virtual application object from the plurality of t

Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory medium employ a user computer including an input/output device for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to the user; and a game server, interacting with the user computer, for displaying game screens on the GUI to conduct a game with representations of two two-sided cards having a pair of sides hidden from the user; wherein display of the hidden pair of sides of the two two-sided cards to the user by the game server determines a winning state.

Abstract: A gaming machine, method, and program product provide a slot machine game with group gaming mode features. A set of gaming machines enter a group gaming mode in which prize objects are displayed on a group mode game board and are available to be awarded to individual gaming machines in the set, and are then removed from the group mode game board. Primary game results at each of the set of gaming machines are presented through the group gaming mode.

Abstract: One aspect of the disclosure relates to providing dynamic and static contest prize allocation based on in-game achievement of a user in an online game in order to encourage players to continue to purchase items to improve their tournament metrics even if they may be unable to improve their tournament rank. For example, calculation of a dynamic prize may comprise for rank x, the player may gain 1 prize unit for every y Glory gained (when Glory may be the measured by the tournament). The y value may increase for lower ranks achieved in the tournament.

Abstract: Gaming systems that provide an award in association with a play of a card game wherein a playing card is determined via a first determination of a suit of that playing card and a separate second determination of a rank of that playing card.

Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer medium for processing a payment for a wager in connection with a wagering event. The system may receive, over a communications interface, a wager on a wagering event from a player via an input device. The system may monitor progress of the wagering event. The progress of the wagering event may include at least a current status. The system may determine that the wager is active and that the wagering event is in progress. The system may determine an amount of a cash out offer and that the player accepts the cash out offer at the determined amount. The system may transmit, over the communications interface, the amount of the cash out offer to the first input device.

Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer medium for processing a payment for a wager in connection with a wagering event. The system may receive, over a communications interface, a wager on a wagering event from a player via an input device. The system may monitor progress of the wagering event. The progress of the wagering event may include at least a current status. The system may determine that the wager is active and that the wagering event is in progress. The system may determine an amount of a cash out offer and that the player accepts the cash out offer at the determined amount. The system may transmit, over the communications interface, the amount of the cash out offer to the first input device.

Abstract: Systems and methods of providing secure wagering gaming operations involving randomly generating a plurality of playing cards as a player hand and randomly generating a plurality of playing cards as a dealer hand, distributing a payout responsive to the satisfaction of at least one of the following preset criteria: the player hand establishing a player qualifying hand of a first number of playing cards of the plurality of playing cards in the player hand, wherein the first number of playing cards is greater than a second number of playing cards of the plurality of playing cards in the dealer hand establishing a dealer qualifying hand; or wherein the first number of playing cards is the same as the second number of playing cards, and at least one playing card of the player qualifying hand has a higher rank than each playing card establishing the dealer qualifying hand.

Abstract: A system and method for operating a plurality of games of chance. The gaming system includes a primary game display and a secondary game display. The plurality of games includes at least a plurality of electronic table games including two or more electronic table games from a group of table games including, craps, baccarat, roulette, or blackjack. The processing of the two or more electronic table games includes a separate and discrete game state engine for each of the two or more electronic table games.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for providing sliding symbol operations in grid-base games. The sliding symbol operations allow a player of the gaming device to move, by sliding or dragging, a particular symbol from one cell to another in an array of cells between plays of the grid-based game. Movement of the particular symbol from one cell to another allows a player to control their chances of winning and alter the proposed payouts for winning sequences of symbols for at least one subsequent play of the grid-based game.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a player may participate in a game of a top performing player.

Abstract: A system enables a method of executing a game of baccarat with a side bet event. The system includes a gaming table with at least two distinct player positions. The gaming table having positions thereon for placing an initial wager on the game of baccarat and for placing a second wager on the side bet event from at least one of at least two player positions at the gaming table on the game of baccarat, the side bet resolved by final playing cards at the player hand position and the banker hand position. Each of the at least two player positions has a secondary random outcome indicator display. The gaming table has a random event generator providing distinct random event outcome indicators to the secondary random outcome indicator displays at each player position and each distinct random event outcome indicator represents a single digit number value.

Abstract: Various methods and apparatus related to gaming are described. Some embodiments relate to a multi-tiered game involving multiple participants. Some embodiments relate to players from a plurality of gaming operators playing games with one another. Other embodiments are described.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of providing media to a user based on analysis of an image. The method comprises analysing the image to obtain image information about what is depicted therein. The method also comprises, based on said obtained image information, selecting a first plurality of media items comprising audio, from a media database, said media items of the first plurality being associated with that which is depicted in the image according to the image information. The method also comprises filtering the first plurality of media items based on metadata associated with the user to obtain a plurality of seed media items. The method also comprises providing at least one media item from the media database to the user based on the obtained seed media items.

Abstract: A gaming system selects a plurality of base symbols for display. When a winning symbol combination exists in the base symbols selected, and the winning symbol combination includes a defined base symbol, the gaming system selects a bonus symbol for display that is disposed over the defined base symbol.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a wagering game which is configured to provided one or more bonus hands.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the gaming systems and methods provide cross-hand winning card combination evaluations for multi-hand poker.

Abstract: A controller of a central control system generates an operator interface that enables definition of a plurality of target combinations via a plurality of data input fields. The controller defines the target combinations to include each combination of cards that satisfies operator input into the data input fields. The controller receives signals from a plurality of EGMs indicating respective game outcomes, determines if the game outcomes satisfy one of the target combinations, and, if so, decrements a counter value. The controller awards a bonus if the counter value is equal to a threshold value, or continues to decrement the counter until the counter value reaches the threshold value.

Abstract: Intelligent gaming tables and methods of providing game play through the gaming tables are described herein. The gaming table includes a table having a table surface, a plurality of player stations, and a common display configured to display gaming content to a plurality of players. The gaming table further includes an interface configured to communicate with a plurality of user input devices. The gaming table includes a gaming controller. The gaming controller is configured to communicate with the plurality of user input devices through the interface, receive location information relating to touches or contacts detected on the table surface, analyze the information relating to the touches or contacts, identify a user performing each of the touches or contacts with the table surface, and implement player input instructions contained within the information relating to the touches or contacts.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for increasing or otherwise enhancing gaming awards based on correctly predicted occurrences. In a poker context, a prediction of an occurrence may be made, such as predicting a characteristic of a poker card. The prediction is compared to a random selection among a plurality of available items, such as comparing the predicted characteristic of the poker card to a random selection among a plurality of poker card characteristics. Where the prediction is correct, the player may be awarded with enhanced payouts on current and/or future game plays, and in some embodiments concurrent correct predictions results in increasingly higher enhanced payouts.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine performs operations comprising: (i) receiving, from a first player of the electronic gaming machine, a first credit contribution; (ii) receiving, from a second player of the electronic gaming machine, a second credit contribution; (iii) aggregating the first credit contribution and the second credit contribution to create a combined credit balance; (iv) determining, based on the first credit contribution and the second credit contribution, a relative contribution of each of the first player and the second player to the combined credit balance; (v) determining, in response to at least one mutual wager, at least one outcome of the wagering game; (vi) one of incrementing and decrementing the combined credit balance based on the at least one outcome; (vii) receiving, from at least one of the first player and the second player, an instruction to cash out of the wagering game; and (viii) distributing a pro rata share of the combined credit balance to the at least one player in proportio

Abstract: An in-content challenge platform and method for generating single user challenges within multiplayer games (and other media) is disclosed. The in-content challenge platform provides various in-content challenges and prize promotions to users for completing specific win conditions within an instance content (e.g., a video game, a fitness application, a streaming video service, etc.). In some embodiments, the platform can be integrated directly into the game itself. In other embodiments, the platform is seen as an overlay to the game. In still other embodiments, the user can interact with the platform through a separate piece of software that is reached via a client device independent of the content or a third-party system providing the content itself.

Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer medium for processing a payment for a wager in connection with a wagering event. The system may receive, over a communications interface, a wager on a wagering event from a player via an input device. The system may monitor progress of the wagering event. The progress of the wagering event may include at least a current status. The system may determine that the wager is active and that the wagering event is in progress. The system may determine an amount of a cash out offer and that the player accepts the cash out offer at the determined amount. The system may transmit, over the communications interface, the amount of the cash out offer to the first input device.

Abstract: An original system and method for solving the card game known as Texas Hold'em Poker is disclosed. Mathematical calculations as well as game theory tactics are utilized to determine the optimal strategy for any possible situation that could potentially arise in Texas Hold'em Poker, as well as other variations of poker where the methodology also applies. One embodiment of the invention involves a fully automated electronic poker simulator that would allow the user to play a complete and genuine game of electronic poker against any number of computerized or live opponents, while simultaneously utilizing features of the poker simulator to learn how to play consistently optimal poker. Another embodiment would be to utilize the unique and specific methodology described herein to develop an artificially intelligent poker algorithm that can independently play consistently optimal poker in any possible scenario.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to customized collusion avoidance policies for eSports. In some embodiments, an eSports gaming platform can receive a notification request to connect one or more eSports player terminals to an eSports game. The notification request can include eSports player terminal information (e.g., a location). A customized collusion avoidance policy can be dynamically generated based, at least in part, on the location of the eSports player terminal. The customized collusion avoidance policy can include one or more actions that are triggered in response to events detected at the eSports player terminal. The customized collusion avoidance policy can be enforced during eSports game play by monitoring for any of the events identified in the customized collusion avoidance policy and, in response to detecting any of the events, executing a corresponding combination of the one or more actions.

Abstract: In an electronic gaming device, an instance of a process uses a set of reels. A determination is made regarding whether or not a result satisfies a trigger condition for a special mode. Responsive to the special mode being triggered, the process is adjusted so that a final outcome of the instance necessarily satisfies a threshold condition. For example, the set of reels is changed by, for at least one of the reels, swapping or modifying the reel strip for the reel to include a higher concentration of target symbol instances, while also increasing a count of instances of symbols enclosed in a reel area. Graphical elements associated with the process can be changed accordingly. The final outcome is determined according to the adjusted process, and indicators of the instance and final outcome can be displayed using the graphical elements for the adjusted process.

Abstract: A gaming machine provides an operation unit, a display unit, and a control unit. The operation unit is an operation of the player. The display unit displays a display area with a plurality of cells arranged in a grid. The control unit allows a player to establish a wager, to establish one of a plurality of predefined subsets of the cells as a feature area as a function of the wager and to provide a game in response to player operation. The control unit randomly selects a plurality of symbols associated with the display area. Each symbol in the plurality of symbols is associated with one of the plurality of cells in the grid. The plurality of symbols forming an outcome of the game; detect an occurrence of a predetermined symbol in the feature area; and provide a game feature as a function of the occurrence of the predetermined symbol.

Abstract: An electronic game machine includes a display, an interface for receiving input from a human player, a processor executing preprogrammed instructions in response to an input from the human player, an input device for (i) receiving value and crediting the human player with wagering units and a data storage device storing preprogrammed instructions executed by the processor to: a) receive an input whereby the human player chooses to be a first or second player, b) randomly generate a first game state for the first player, c) receive an input from the first player selecting to (i) wager all of the first player's available wagering units, or (ii) decline to play and forfeit a wagering unit, d) if the first player wagers, receive a compulsory wager from the second player, generate a second game state for the second player, determine an outcome and award the wagered units to the winning player.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for exchanging awarded or otherwise provided gaming segments for opportunities to enhance payouts in other gaming segments. In the context of electronic/video poker games, the poker system facilitates exchanging one or more concurrently-played poker hands for an opportunity(s) to enhance potential payouts associated with one or more other concurrently-played poker hands.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a game controller configured to select a first plurality of card symbols to form a player hand for a player, wherein the first plurality of card symbols include a plurality of hole cards dealt only to the player and at least one community card. The game controller is also configured to select a second plurality of card symbols to form a jackpot hand, and determine whether at least one card symbol of the first plurality of card symbols matches at least one card symbol of the second plurality of card symbols. The game controller is also configured to adjust, based on the determining, a credit balance of the player by a value associated with a jackpot award based upon a number of hole cards in the player hand that match card symbols in the jackpot hand.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for providing a lock and improve feature in gaming devices. Accordingly, a gaming device can be configured to include a video poker game where items associated with cards in poker hand, or card positions where the cards in the poker hand are displayed, can be locked, held, stuck, or otherwise maintained and a secondary game event is played where additional items can be received. The items may provide credits, bonus opportunities, progressives, multipliers, or other types of awards, modifiers, or beneficial game enhancements.

Abstract: A gaming system includes a server and player. The server randomly selects and removes a set of community cards from a deck then requests a first wager from each player. For each player, the server randomly selects a non-exclusive set of hole cards. After the server collects the first wager, the server displays the set of community cards to all players that are playing and requests a second wager from each player. Until all hole cards are presented, each player that is playing is presented a next subset of the hole cards. Each player that does not make the subsequent wager is declared as not playing. After all hole cards are presented, a winner(s) is/are declared based upon a rank of hands.

Abstract: A first lottery section performs a first lottery for specifying at least one presentation element among a plurality of presentation elements respectively associated with a plurality of content groups. A presentation section presents the presentation element specified by the first lottery, to a user. A second lottery section performs, in accordance with a user's instruction, a second lottery for specifying at least one content from the content group associated with the presentation element presented by the presentation section. A providing section provides the content drawn by the second lottery, to the user.

Abstract: A game controller selects and displays first symbols at display positions on a display device, and triggers play of a series of feature games when the first symbols correspond to a trigger event. During the series of feature games, the game controller selects and displays second symbols at the display positions, replaces each reveal symbol in the second symbols with a replacement symbol while retaining other symbols in the second symbols, and determines a feature game outcome based on the replacement symbol and other symbols in the second symbols after each reveal symbol is replaced with the replacement symbol. In some embodiments, each replacement symbol comprises a configurable symbol including a common component and a variable component.

Abstract: The gaming system and method of the present disclosure provide a Class II bingo game with a player-selectable wild spot feature. Generally, for a play of the Class II bingo game and for each player, the gaming system provides that player a bingo card and enables the player to affirmatively designate up to a designated quantity of spots of the bingo card as wild spots. The wild spots are guaranteed marks. The gaming system then draws bingo numbers until a game-winning pattern is marked on one of the players' bingo cards.

Abstract: A display of a computer device displays a plurality of different levels of a computer implemented game and a first reward item. The first reward item is associated with a first level which has yet to be completed. At least one processor determines that a player has reached the first level and in response thereto, the display displays a second reward item. The second reward time associated with a second different level of said computer implemented game which has yet to be completed and a time limit. If the player reaches the second level within said time limit, a game reward is provided.

Abstract: Gaming systems that provide an award in association with a play of a card game wherein a playing card is determined via a first determination of a suit of that playing card and a separate second determination of a rank of that playing card.

Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed that comprises a game play monitor arranged to monitor game play data associated with a player during game play, and a reward controller arranged to maintain a game player data target associated with at least one player. The system is arranged to maintain a current game play data total such that the game play data total accumulates in response to detection of game play data by the game play monitor, and to determine whether to allocate a reward to the at least one player based on the current game play data total and the game play data target. A corresponding method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for generating broadcasts including receiving game state data and user data of players participating in a gaming session of a video game. A spectator zone-of-interest in the gaming session is identified having a scene of a virtual gaming world that is viewable from camera perspectives in the virtual gaming world. Statistics and facts are generated for the gaming session based on the game state data and the user data using a first AI model trained to isolate game state data and user data that are of interest by spectators. Narration is generated for the scene using a second AI model configured to select statistics and facts from the statistics and facts generated using the first AI model, the selected statistics and facts having a highest potential spectator interest as determined by the second AI model configured to generate the narration using the selected statistics and facts.

Abstract: An example method of gaming includes: conducting a progressive jackpot including a prize defined by a plurality of digits; and incrementing the progressive jackpot by incrementing a digit of said plurality of digits of the prize in response to a trigger event corresponding to the digit occurring.