Patent ID: 8708812
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for managing one or more games presented on a plurality of gaming machines, the method comprising: obtaining game rating information for the one or more games presented on the plurality of gaming machines located on a casino floor; determining, using a game controller, a plurality of game ratings based on the game rating information associated with the one or more games presented on the plurality of gaming machines, wherein the game controller is a combination of hardware and software components, wherein each game rating represents a game style and game volatility affecting payout frequency of a game of chance, wherein the game rating is displayed by a game rating icon that represents the game rating for an associated game on an associated gaming machine; configuring the casino floor based on the plurality of game ratings on the gaming machines, wherein gaming machines that display one game rating icon are placed in one area of the casino floor and gaming machines that display another game rating icon are placed in another area of the casino floor; distributing one or more games based upon the plurality of game ratings associated with the plurality of gaming machines on the casino floor; and presenting, using a game controller, at least one game rating icon on the plurality of gaming machines that corresponds to and represents the game rating information associated with the one or more games presented on the plurality of gaming machines, wherein the at least one game rating icon is displayed to players to enable players to quickly and easily determine if a game associated with the game rating icon is compatible with the player's gambling habits.