Patent ID: 8460109

Claim:
A gaming system, comprising: a gaming device configured to allow a player to play wagering games thereon; a location detection device configured to determine a location of the gaming device; and a server in communication with the gaming device and the location detection device and configured to: determine a player community of a player based in part on a wagering game experience level and a risk wagering preference of the player, the wagering game experience level indicating an amount of experience that the player has in playing the wagering games and the risk wagering preferences indicating a preference for a type of pay model associated with the wagering games, select one or more of the wagering games and wagering game characteristics according to the player community and according to the location of the gaming device, and configure the gaming device to provide the one or more selected wagering games having the selected wagering game characteristics, wherein the selected wagering game characteristics include a volatility characteristic.