Patent ID: 8956224
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of capturing a code to play a wagering game, comprising: capturing, using a camera on a portable electronic device, a Quick Response (QR) code displayed on a medium; decoding, by the portable electronic device, a uniform resource locator (URL) encoded in the QR code, the URL being associated with a wagering game; responsive to the decoding, displaying on the portable electronic device the wagering game encoded in the QR code and permitting the portable electronic device to be used to participate in the wagering game; displaying the wagering game concurrently at least in part on a video display external to the portable electronic device and at least in part on a display of the portable electronic device; using the portable electronic device to place a wager on the wagering game; and operating the portable electronic device as a thin client to display results of the wagering game whose outcomes are randomly determined by a gaming server external to the portable electronic device, the gaming server executing game code corresponding to the wagering game.