US2007015571A1PendingUtilityA1

Apparatus and method for facilitating team play of slot machines

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Mar 31, 1998Filed: Sep 15, 2006Published: Jan 18, 2007
Est. expiryMar 31, 2018(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Jay S. WalkerJames A. JoraschMagdalena M. FinchamGeoffrey M. GelmanRobert C. Tedesco
A63F 2001/008G07F 17/3276G07F 17/3237G07F 17/32G07F 17/3239G07F 17/3234
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Abstract

A method for team play of slot machines, including determining a first result corresponding to a first player on a team, determining a second result corresponding to a second player, determining whether the second player is on the team, and determining a result based on the first result and the second result if the second player is on the team. Various embodiments further include awarding comp points to the team based on the play of the first player and the second player. Various embodiments further include joint participation in a bonus round by members of a team.

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       6 . A method comprising: 
 receiving an indication that a first number of comp points has been earned; and    awarding the first number of comp points to an entity, in which the entity is not an individual person.    
   
   
       7 . The method of  6  in which receiving includes receiving an indication that the first number of comp points is due to be awarded.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  6  in which the entity is an account corresponding to a team of two or more people.  
   
   
       9 . The method of  8  in which receiving includes receiving an indication that a first person has earned the first number of comp points, in which the first person is a member of the team.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  9  further including: 
 receiving an indication that a second person has earned a second number of comp points; and    awarding the second number of comp points to the account.    
   
   
       11 . The method of  10  in which the second person is a member of the team.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  6  in which awarding includes: 
 accessing a database record corresponding to the entity; and    updating a field in the record, in which the field stores a third number of comp points associated with the entity.    
   
   
       13 . The method of  6  in which receiving includes receiving an indication that at least one play has been completed at a gaming device.  
   
   
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