Patent ID: 8986121
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming system, comprising: a plurality of gaming devices, each of the plurality of gaming devices to provide at least one base game and at least one bonus game for play a player; a rewards server having a rewards accounting system, the rewards server to communicate personalized gaming information with gaming devices of the plurality of gaming devices, the personalized gaming information associated with players of the gaming devices, the personalized gaming information including player identification information and a player PIN number for each player; a player tracking server separate from the rewards server, the player tracking server to communicate player identification information and player PIN numbers with the rewards server, the player tracking server to authenticate player identification information based on player PIN numbers; a slot accounting server separate from the rewards server and the player tracking server having a slot accounting system, the slot accounting server to communicate game data with the gaming devices of the plurality of gaming devices; wherein said rewards server, said player tracking server, and said slot accounting server are networked; wherein the rewards server communicates bonus achievement data to the player tracking server responsive to player bonus points earned in bonus games played by identified players at the plurality of gaming devices; wherein the player tracking server maintains bonus point data associated with players, the player tracking server increases bonus point data associated with players responsive to bonus points earned by players, the player tracking server decreases bonus point data associated with players responsive to use of bonus points as currency to play bonus games; wherein the rewards server and the gaming devices communicate reward threshold data and bonus point data; and wherein the rewards server analyzes the reward threshold data to determine when sufficient thresholds are achieved for play of bonus games using the bonus points as currency to play the bonus games at the gaming devices.