Jacob Graham

TL;DR: In this paper, a wager gaming machine is configured to provide wagering games, but also communicate with one or more hosts that can provide information and/or services pertaining to local wager games events, including but not limited to local tournaments, local restaurants, local messages (e.g., messages from other players in the gaming establishment), local social events, local sporting events, and local dating opportunities.

TL;DR: In this paper, a system for interfacing with a third-party application is described, which includes a third party device, a server-based system configured to communicate with the thirdparty device, and a gaming device configured to display content of the product or service.

TL;DR: A gaming system includes a central server or controller operable to communicate a plurality of different commands to multiple gaming machines to provide non-tournament game play and tournament game play on the same gaming machines as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, a wager to play a game of chance is received from a player at an input device of a gaming machine and an indication of occurrence of a trigger event is received for promoting play of a designated bonus event differentiated from games of chance.

TL;DR: In this article, a method for tracking an event of an externally controlled interface (ECI) is described, which includes generating the external controlled interface independent of an outcome of a wager-based game regulated by a regulatory authority.