Patent ID: 8360862
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: providing for presentation on a computer display, game play elements of a wagering game, wherein the wagering game is associated with a first player account stored on an account server; selecting a second player account, from the account server, wherein the second player account is listed in the first player account as a social contact of a player associated with the first player account; determining a result that causes a social contact identifier of the second player account to be displayed on the computer display, as one of the game play elements of the wagering game; determining, via at least one of the one or more processors, a reward based on the result that causes the social contact identifier to be displayed, wherein the reward is to be assigned to one of the first player account and the second player account; and assigning, via at least one of the one or more processors, the reward to any one of the first player account and the second player account.