Patent ID: 7637810

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: at least one processor; and at least one data storage device electronically coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one data storage device operable to store: a program comprising instructions, and alert information associated with a gaming activity by a first user of a first mobile gaming device, the first mobile gaming device being in electronic communication with the at least one processor, the first mobile gaming device being operable to make a plurality of gaming activities available to the first user for play via the first mobile gaming device; wherein the program, when executed by the at least one processor, directs the at least one processor to at least: transmit gaming information to the first mobile gaming device; determine first information about a first location of the first mobile gaming device; store the first information about the first location of the first mobile gaming device; determine that the first user is engaged in the gaming activity at a game location based at least in part on the act of determining the first information about the first location of the first mobile gaming device; determine that an event has occurred, in which the act of determining that the event has occurred comprises determining a change in location of a second mobile gaming device used by a second user, the second user being associated in a database with the first user; responsive at least to (a) the determination that the event has occurred comprising the determination of the change in location of the second mobile gaming device and (b) the determination that the first user is engaged in the gaming activity at the game location, generate an alert based at least in part on the information about the first location of the first mobile gaming device, the alert comprising the alert information; and transmit the alert to the second mobile gaming device for presentation to the second user, the alert comprising information associated in a database with the first user.