Patent ID: 8177624
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. In a wagering environment with one or more gaming machines providing one or more games of chance, a method for promoting play of a bonus event comprising: receiving from a player, at an input device of a gaming machine, a wager to play a game of chance, the gaming machine configured to output an award for play of the game of chance; receiving an indication of occurrence of a trigger event for promoting play of a designated bonus event differentiated from games of chance, the designated bonus event excluding any bonus event on the gaming machine and identified as situated on a device apart from the gaming machine based on usage of the device; outputting, responsive to the indication of occurrence of the trigger event, a ticket from an output device of the gaming machine, the ticket having no associated monetary value, the ticket having bonus information thereon, the bonus information authorizing participation in only the designated bonus event and providing one or more plays of the designated bonus event.