Gaming system and method for placing and redeeming sports bets

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for placing one or more sports bets at an electronic gaming machine (“EGM”) and for redeeming any winnings for one or more placed sports bet at an EGM.

The invention is claimed as follows: 
     
         1 . An electronic gaming machine comprising:
 a display device;   an input device;   a sports bet ticket printer;   a processor; and   a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 responsive to a wager amount being placed in association with a play of a game:
 deduct the placed wager amount from a first credit balance, 
 determine a game outcome for the play of the game, 
 cause the display device to display the determined game outcome, 
 determine any award amount associated with the determined game outcome, and 
 cause the display device to display any determined award amount associated with the determined game outcome, wherein the first credit balance is increasable based on any determined award amount associated with the determined game outcome, 
 
 cause the display device to display a sports bet available to be placed, and responsive to an input being received, via the input device, to place the sports bet:
 deduct, from a second credit balance, an amount associated with the placed sports bet, 
 print, via the sports bet ticket printer, a ticket associated with the placed sports bet, and 
 cause data associated with the placed sports bet to be communicated to a gaming establishment sports book server, wherein responsive to the placed sports bet being subsequently determined to be a winning sports bet, the ticket associated with the placed sports bet is thereafter redeemable at a gaming establishment sports book. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The electronic gaming machine of  claim 1 , wherein the first credit balance and the second credit balance are the same credit balance. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic gaming machine of  claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor after the placement of the sports bet, the instructions cause the processor to cause the display device to display score updates associated with the placed sports bet. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic gaming machine of  claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor prior to the placement of the sports bet and after an identification of a player, the instructions cause the processor to cause the display device to display the sports bet available to be placed based on the identification of the player. 
     
     
         5 . An electronic gaming machine comprising:
 a display device;   an input device;   a sports bet ticket acceptor;   a processor; and   a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 responsive to a wager amount being placed in association with a play of a game:
 deduct the placed wager amount from a first credit balance, 
 determine a game outcome for the play of the game, 
 cause the display device to display the determined game outcome, 
 determine any award amount associated with the determined game outcome, and 
 cause the display device to display any determined award amount associated with the determined game outcome, wherein the first credit balance is increasable based on any determined award amount associated with the determined game outcome, and 
 
 responsive to a sports bet ticket associated with a sports bet placed apart from the electronic gaming machine being a winning sports bet ticket and being received, via the sports bet ticket acceptor:
 modify a second credit balance based, at least in part, on a value associated with the received winning sports bet ticket, and 
 cause data associated with an invalidation of the received winning sports bet ticket to be communicated to a gaming establishment sports book server, said invalidated winning sports bet ticket not thereafter being redeemable at a gaming establishment sports book. 
 
   
     
     
         6 . The electronic gaming machine of  claim 5 , wherein the sports bet was placed at a gaming establishment sports book and obtained from the gaming establishment sports book in association with data communicated to the gaming establishment sports book server. 
     
     
         7 . The electronic gaming machine of  claim 5 , wherein the sports bet was placed at another electronic gaming machine and obtained from the other electronic gaming machine in association with data communicated to the gaming establishment sports book server. 
     
     
         8 . The electronic gaming machine of  claim 5 , wherein the first credit balance and the second credit balance are the same credit balance. 
     
     
         9 . The electronic gaming machine of  claim 5 , wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to receive another wager placed in association with another play of the game, said other placed wager is deducted from the second credit balance. 
     
     
         10 . The electronic gaming machine of  claim 5 , which includes a printer, wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to cause a ticket associated with the second credit balance to be printed. 
     
     
         11 . An electronic gaming machine comprising:
 a display device;   an input device;   a sports bet ticket printer;   a sports bet ticket acceptor;   a processor; and   a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 responsive to a wager amount being placed in association with a play of a game:
 deduct the placed wager amount from a first credit balance, 
 determine a game outcome for the play of the game, 
 cause the display device to display the determined game outcome, 
 determine any award amount associated with the determined game outcome, and 
 cause the display device to display any determined award amount associated with the determined game outcome, wherein the first credit balance is increasable based on any determined award amount associated with the determined game outcome, 
 
 responsive to an input being received, via the input device, to place a first sports bet:
 deduct, from a second credit balance, an amount associated with the placed first sports bet, 
 print, via the sports bet ticket printer, a first ticket associated with the placed first sports bet, and 
 cause data associated with the placed first sports bet to be communicated to a gaming establishment sports book server, wherein responsive to the placed first sports bet being subsequently determined to be a first winning sports bet, the first ticket associated with the placed first sports bet is thereafter redeemable at a gaming establishment sports book, and 
 
 responsive to a second sports bet ticket associated with a second sports bet placed apart from the electronic gaming machine being a second winning sports bet ticket and being received, via the sports bet ticket acceptor:
 modify the second credit balance based, at least in part, on a value associated with the received second winning sports bet ticket, and 
 cause data associated with an invalidation of the received second winning sports bet ticket to be communicated to the gaming establishment sports book server, said invalidated winning sports bet ticket not thereafter being redeemable at the gaming establishment sports book. 
 
   
     
     
         12 . The electronic gaming machine of  claim 11 , wherein the first credit balance and the second credit balance are the same credit balance. 
     
     
         13 . The electronic gaming machine of  claim 11 , wherein when executed by the processor after the placement of the first sports bet, the instructions cause the processor to cause the display device to display score updates associated with the placed first sports bet. 
     
     
         14 . The electronic gaming machine of  claim 11 , wherein when executed by the processor prior to the placement of the first sports bet and after an identification of a player, the instructions cause the processor to cause the display device to display the first sports bet available to be placed based on the identification of the player. 
     
     
         15 . The electronic gaming machine of  claim 11 , wherein the second sports bet was placed at the gaming establishment sports book and obtained from the gaming establishment sports book in association with data communicated to the gaming establishment sports book server. 
     
     
         16 . The electronic gaming machine of  claim 11 , wherein the second sports bet was placed at another electronic gaming machine and obtained from the other electronic gaming machine in association with data communicated to the gaming establishment sports book server. 
     
     
         17 . The electronic gaming machine of  claim 11 , wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to receive another wager placed in association with another play of the game, said other placed wager is deducted from the second credit balance. 
     
     
         18 . The electronic gaming machine of  claim 11 , which includes a ticket printer, wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to cause a ticket associated with the second credit balance to be printed.