Patent ID: 8202156
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of providing incentive to play gaming devices connected by a network to a host computer comprising: creating a player account accessible by the host computer; designating a first bonus player point earning time period; tracking the level of gaming-device play of a player of a gaming device associated with the account during the first bonus player point earning time period; applying player points according to a first ratio when play of the gaming device by the player occurs during the first bonus player point earning time period, and according to a second ratio when play of the gaming device by the player occurs outside of the first bonus player point earning time period, wherein the first ratio is larger than the second ratio; and designating a second bonus player point earning time period and a third ratio, wherein the highest of the first and third ratios is used in applying player points if play of the gaming device by the player occurs during both the first bonus player earning time period and the second bonus player earning time period.