Patent ID: 9251646
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: providing, via at least one of one or more processors of the gaming system, a chat interface for presentation via a wagering game session, wherein the wagering game session is associated with a wagering game player account; selecting, in response to user input via the chat interface, a representation of a social contact of the wagering game player account, wherein the user input indicates a request to follow social communications made by the social contact, wherein the social communications are not directly addressed to either the wagering game player account or a player associated with the wagering game player account; determining, based on analysis of the wagering game player account via at least one of the one or more processors, a degree of wagering game activity associated with the wagering game player account, wherein at least a portion of the wagering game activity is performed via a wagering game machine, and wherein the wagering game machine includes a value input device configured to receive monetary value for placement of wagers on one or more wagering games; and providing, via a network communication interface of the gaming system, for presentation via the chat interface, the social communications made by the social contact based on the degree of the wagering game activity.