Patent ID: 8979625
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a gaming system, the gaming system including one or more random element generators, one or more processors, and a plurality of gaming terminals that are primarily dedicated to playing respective casino wagering games and that participate in a community event, each gaming terminal of the plurality of gaming terminals including an electronic display device and an electronic input device, the method comprising: generating, by at least one of the one or more random element generators, one or more random elements for the respective casino wagering games; receiving, responsive to physical inputs to electronic input devices of the respective plurality of gaming terminals, wager inputs to initiate the respective casino wagering games; determining, by at least one of the one or more processors, outcomes of the respective casino wagering games based, at least in part, on the respective one or more random elements; displaying the outcomes on the electronic display devices of the respective gaming terminals; selecting, by at least one of the one or more processors, the plurality of gaming terminals to participate in the community event independently of one or more individual preferences; associating, by at least one of the one or more processors, sets of the one or more individual preferences with respective players at the respective gaming terminals; and based on the sets of individual preferences, determining, by at least one of the one or more processors, a set of one or more community preferences that govern the community event.