Tracey Leigh Wright

US Patent:

8613664, Dec 24, 2013

Filed:

Nov 2, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/917676

Inventors:

Peter R. Anderson - Glenview IL, US
Dion K. Aoki - Henderson NV, US
Andrew Guinn - Chicago IL, US
Darren Ng - Chicago IL, US
Richard B. Robbins - Glenview IL, US
Richard T. Schwartz - Chicago IL, US
Tracey Wright - West Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming Inc. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 31, 463 16, 463 25, 463 29, 463 30, 2731381, 2731382, 273143 R

Abstract:

A gaming system includes a wagering interface that may include a plurality of player-selectable quick-bet elements with each quick-bet element indicating a different total wager for a spin of the plurality of reels. Each total wager is divided among a plurality of paylines associated with positions on the reels. A window is configured to display a subset of the plurality of quick-bet elements. A quick-bet element selection slider is configured to allow each of the plurality of player-selectable quick-bet elements to be displayed within the window. The selection slider is movable to a plurality of positions along a slider path such that the position of the selection slider on the slider path determines the subset of quick-bet elements to be displayed in the window. A wagering interface may include a toggling element for switching from a wagering interface having a plurality of player-selectable quick-bet elements to a classic-bet wagering interface.

US Patent:

20140073413, Mar 13, 2014

Filed:

Nov 18, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/082866

Inventors:

Andrew C. Guinn - Chicago IL, US
Daniel P. Louie - Chicago IL, US
Darren Yat-man Ng - Chicago IL, US
Tracey L. Wright - West Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming, Inc. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

G07F 17/32

US Classification:

463 25

Abstract:

The document describes operations for managing online wagering game casinos. In some embodiments of the inventive subject matter, the operations include presenting wagering games to players in an online casino; facilitating messaging between the players and a wagering game attendant; reporting results of the wagering games to the attendant; and detecting, from the wagering game attendant, a request to present a community bonus opportunity to one or more of the players. The operations can also include presenting the community bonus opportunity to the players; detecting responses to the community bonus opportunity, wherein the responses are associated with the players; determining one or more winners of prizes offered in the community bonus opportunity; and awarding the prizes to the one or more winners.