Patent ID: 8282489
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: conducting, by one or more processors, a first wagering game played by a player via a first gaming terminal in a gaming establishment in a first gaming session, the first wagering game including one or more game outcomes randomly selected from a plurality of possible game outcomes; awarding, by one or more processors, credit-based monetary awards in response to certain ones of the game outcomes occurring in the first wagering game; awarding, by one or more processors, an amount of non-monetary points in response to one or more game-play conditions occurring in the first wagering game, the non-monetary points being distinct from the credit-based monetary awards; storing the amount of the non-monetary points in a player account held by the player; awarding, by one or more processors, an additional amount of the non-monetary points in response to non-wagering game activity by the player outside the gaming establishment, the non-wagering game activity including online activity; adding, by one or more processors, the additional amount of the non-monetary points to the player account; and modifying, by one or more processors, a second wagering game played by the player via a second gaming terminal in a gaming establishment in a second gaming session in response to player redemption of at least a portion of the non-monetary points stored in the player account.