Patent ID: 9520030
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method of capturing a code to play a casino wagering game, comprising: providing the code for wireless capture by a portable electronic device; wirelessly receiving, at a freestanding gaming terminal from the portable electronic device, the code or a representation of the code, the code being indicative of a casino wagering game, wherein the gaming terminal includes a video display device and a value input device for detecting a physical item associated with a monetary value; decoding, by the gaming terminal or by the portable electronic device, the code and determining from the decoded code the casino wagering game associated therewith; receiving a wager to initiate the casino wagering game, the wager being indicative of a wager input to the portable electronic device or to the gaming terminal; responsive to the wager being received, initiating the casino wagering game on the gaming terminal and displaying at least a portion of the casino wagering game on the video display device of the gaming terminal; determining, by a controller device, an outcome of the casino wagering game based, least in part, on one or more random elements generated with a random element generator; displaying the outcome on the video display device of the gaming terminal; and awarding, by the controller device, an award in response to the outcome satisfying a predetermined award criterion.