Patent ID: 9384627
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A non-transitory machine readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one device in a gaming network, cause said at least one device to: display at least one graphical user interface indicating a plurality of different player characteristics, a plurality of different wagering games, and a plurality of different wagering game characteristics; based on at least one received first input, determine first selected player characteristic data, a first set of a plurality of selected wagering games including a designated wagering game, and a first set of a plurality of selected wagering game characteristics; based on at least one received second input different from the first input, determine second selected player characteristic data different from the first player selected player characteristic data, a second set of a plurality of selected wagering games different from the first set of selected wagering games and not including the designated wagering game, and a second set of a plurality of selected wagering game characteristics; define a first player community according to the first selected player characteristic data, the first set of selected wagering games, and the first set of selected wagering game characteristics; define a second player community different from the first player community according to the second selected player characteristic data, the second set of selected wagering games, and the second set of selected wagering game characteristics; enable play of the first set of selected wagering games having the first set of selected wagering game characteristics on devices operated by players of the first player community, wherein one of the devices operated by one of the players in the first player community is a first electronic gaming machine including a first acceptor, the first electronic gaming machine configured to establish a first credit balance after the first acceptor receives a first physical item associated with a first monetary value and, thereafter, enable wager-based play of the first set of selected wagering games having the first set of selected wagering game characteristics using the first credit balance, the credit balance increasable based on any awards associated with play of the first set of selected wagering games having the first set of selected wagering game characteristics; and enable play of the second set of selected wagering games having the second set of selected wagering game characteristics and not enable play of the designated wagering game on devices operated by players of the second player community, wherein one of the devices operated by one of the players in the second player community is a second electronic gaming machine including a second acceptor, the second electronic gaming machine configured to establish a second credit balance after the second acceptor receives a second physical item associated with a second monetary value and, thereafter, enable wager-based play of the second set of selected wagering games having the second set of selected wagering game characteristics using the second credit balance, the credit balance increasable based on any awards associated with play of the second set of selected wagering games having the second set of selected wagering game characteristics.