Patent ID: 11935364
Assignee: IGT
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 4:
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the multiple games are played independently by the player members, wherein the user device comprises a gaming machine, wherein one of the player members in the multi-player group plays a game in the gaming session independent of games in the gaming session played by other player members of the multi-player group, wherein the winning outcome comprises a bonus, wherein the group formation request comprises an identity of each of the number of potential player members, and contact information for each of the number of potential player members or user devices of each of the number of potential player members, wherein the predetermined sequence of characters comprises a unique invitation code, the predetermined rule set defines requirements for group initiation, allocation of the winning outcome among player members of the multi-player group, and the duration of the multi-player group, wherein the join request comprises a request to agree to at least some of the predetermined rule set, wherein the designating comprises:
forming the multi-player group after the validating and upon confirming that the multi-player group satisfies a predetermined set of group initiation rules; and further comprising:
initiating, by the processor of the gaming system, the winning outcome allocating and gaming device notifying after termination of a join time interval determined by the processor of the gaming system, wherein an allocable share of each player member is determined pseudo-randomly on a winning outcome-by-winning outcome basis, wherein the winning outcome allocating and notifying the user device occur after termination of the gaming session, and wherein different player members have different allocable shares.