Patent ID: 9412236
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for enabling a player to configure and initiate multiplayer wagering games, the method comprising: detecting, via at least one of one or more electronic input devices of a wagering game machine, a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance, the wagering game machine including the one or more electronic input devices, an electronic display device, and one or more controllers; presenting, on the electronic display device, a graphical user interface including social contact icons representing social contacts associated with the player, a multiplayer wagering game icon associated with a multiplayer wagering game, and a configuration interface for configuring the multiplayer wagering game; determining configuration modifications input via the configuration interface, the configuration modifications altering at least one aspect of the multiplayer wagering game; detecting input indicating selection of the multiplayer wagering game icon and one of the social contact icons, wherein the selected one of the social contact icons indicates a favorite game of a social contact represented by the selected one of the social contact icons; transmitting, to the social contacts via a network, invitations to participate in the altered multiplayer wagering game, wherein the altered multiplayer wagering game includes content corresponding to the favorite game of the social contact; detecting acceptance of the invitations from at least one of the social contacts; initiating, in response to an input indicative of a wager covered by the credit balance, the altered multiplayer wagering game involving the player and the at least one of the social contacts; determining a result of the altered multiplayer wagering game; awarding, to at least one of the player and the at least one of the social contacts, an award based on the result of the altered multiplayer wagering game; and receiving, via at least one of the one or more electronic input devices, a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance.