Patent ID: 9564007
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: receiving a check-in request initiated by a mobile device, wherein the check-in request indicates, via a global positioning device, a physical location near the mobile device at a time of a check-in and an identification of a wagering game player associated with the mobile device, wherein the physical location is external to a wagering game establishment; 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, wherein the wagering game machine includes the one or more electronic input devices, an electronic display device, and one or more controllers; replacing, by one or more processors after the wagering game player is logged into a player account at the wagering game machine, original wagering game content with modified wagering game content in response to receiving the first check-in request, the modified wagering game content modifying an outcome of a wagering game, wherein the modified wagering game content is associated with an attribute of the physical location; initiating the wagering game in response to an input indicative of a wager covered by the credit balance; presenting, on the electronic display device of the wagering game machine, the wagering game with the modified wagering game content in place of the original wagering game content; 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.