Patent ID: 8585492

Claim:
One or more non-transitory machine-readable storage media having stored therein a program product, which when executed by a set of one or more processor units causes the set of one or more processor units to perform operations that comprise: presenting wagering games to players in an online casino; facilitating messaging between the players and a wagering game attendant; reporting results of the wagering games to the wagering game attendant; detecting, from the wagering game attendant, a request to present a community bonus opportunity to one or more of the players; presenting the community bonus opportunity to the players; detecting responses to the community bonus opportunity, wherein the responses are associated with the players; determining one or more winners of prizes offered in the community bonus opportunity; and awarding the prizes to the one or more winners wherein the wagering game attendant is a bot that is further configured to analyze results of the wagering game, and suggest a side-bet to the players based on the results.