Patent ID: 7908169
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a gaming system including a plurality of instructions stored by a memory device of at least one network computer, said plurality of instructions executable by the at least one network computer, said method comprising: causing the at least one network computer to execute the plurality of instructions to receive information relating to a monetary average machine net win in monetary units per casino gaming machine per unit of time for a group of existing casino gaming machines located on a gaming floor of a casino, said monetary average machine net win being calculated by dividing a total net win amount for a first time period at all of said existing casino gaming machines in said group by a total number of said existing casino gaming machines in said group of casino gaming machines, said total net win amount equaling a total coin-in amount for all of said existing casino gaming machines in said group minus a total paid out amount for all of said existing casino gaming machines in said group and minus any amounts escrowed for any future jackpot or award and each of said existing casino gaming machines being associated with at least one game having gaming content, at least one denomination, and a payout table including a plurality of outcomes and a plurality of value payouts associated with the outcomes; causing the at least one network computer to execute the plurality of instructions to receive information relating to a lease percentage for a second time period, said second time period being subsequent to the first time period, said lease percentage based, at least in part, on the monetary average machine net win calculated based on the total net win amount for the first time period, said lease percentage being less than 10% and greater than 0.1%; for a leased gaming device leased to said casino by a supplier for the second time period, causing the at least one network computer to execute the plurality of instructions to determine a monetary payment amount for said second time period, said leased gaming device being associated with at least one game having gaming content, at least one denomination and a payout table including a plurality of outcomes and a plurality of value payouts associated with the outcomes, said monetary payment amount being equal to the lease percentage of a total coin-in amount for said leased casino gaming machine for said second time period and said monetary payment being determined: (i) regardless of any differences between the gaming content of any game of any of the existing casino gaming machines and the gaming content of the at least one game of the leased gaming device, (ii) regardless of any differences between the at least one denomination of any of the existing casino gaming machines and the at least one denomination of the leased gaming device, and (iii) regardless of any differences between the payout table of any of the existing casino gaming machines and the payout table of the leased gaming device; and causing the at least one network computer to execute the plurality of instructions to transmit information about said determined monetary payment amount for said second time period for said leased casino gaming machine to facilitate payment of said determined monetary payment amount from the casino to the supplier.