Patent ID: 9235957
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a wagering game server, said method comprising: receiving, via a network communication interface of the wagering game server, a first request to register a first process as a publisher via a wagering game network, wherein the first request is initiated by a first of a plurality of wagering game machines within the wagering game network, wherein each of the plurality of wagering game machines includes a value input device configured to accept monetary value for placement of wagers on one or more casino wagering games; in response to receiving the first request, determining one or more first event types associated with casino wagering games to be published by the first process via the first of the plurality of wagering game machines based, at least in part, on one or more first event identifiers indicated by the first request; for each of the one or more first event identifiers, storing an indication of information to be published by the first process when a wagering game event corresponding to the one or more first event identifiers occurs, and storing an indication of the first process; electronically determining that the first of the plurality of wagering game machines is associated with a second of the plurality of wagering game machines via a social network associated with a social network server external to the wagering game network; receiving, via the network communication interface, a second request to register a second process associated with the second of the plurality of wagering game machines as a subscriber of social-network events for a social contact of the social network, wherein the social-network events are related to the one or more first event types to be published by the first process via the first of the plurality of wagering game machines; in response to receiving the second request, for each social-network event type indicated in the second request, registering the second process as a subscriber; and providing a notification to the second of the plurality of wagering game machines in response to detecting a social-network event published via the first of the plurality of wagering game machines via the social network, wherein the social-network event is of the social-network event type.