Brian A Manning

US Patent:

8376833, Feb 19, 2013

Filed:

Nov 12, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/295058

Inventors:

Mark B. Gagner - West Chicago IL, US
Brian D. Manning - Las Vegas NV, US
Alfred Thomas - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming, Inc - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

A63F 9/24

US Classification:

463 20, 463 16

Abstract:

A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include receiving, via user input, values for variables related to a wagering game contest and detecting data for gaming activity that occurred, during a past time period. The operations can further include computing an expected value based on the values for the variables and the data for the gaming activity. The expected value represents a theoretical projected amount of money that would be accumulated via a portion of game wagers over a future time period based on the values for the variables and the data for the gaming activity that occurred during the past time period. The operations can further include funding the wagering game contest with a contest prize equivalent to the expected value, where the funding is from a source of money other than from the portion of the game wagers.

US Patent:

8608550, Dec 17, 2013

Filed:

Nov 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/295040

Inventors:

Mark B. Gagner - West Chicago IL, US
Timothy C. Loose - Chicago IL, US
Brian D. Manning - Las Vegas NV, US
Scott A. Massing - Lincolnwood IL, US
Jesse M. Smith - Chicago IL, US
Alfred Thomas - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming, Inc - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

A63F 9/00

US Classification:

463 25

Abstract:

A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include determining a number of distinct channels of images associated with 3D wagering game content to present sequentially in a common display of the wagering game system during a corresponding number of sequential time slots based, at least in part, on a number of active shutter 3D glasses of the wagering game system that have been initiated. The operations can also include transmitting a synchronization signal to the active shutter 3D glasses to synchronize lens film activation operations with the presentation of the distinct channels of images in the common display. The operations can further include sequentially presenting the distinct channels of images associated with the 3D wagering game content in the common display during the corresponding number of sequential time slots according to a timing of the synchronization signal.