Patent ID: 7927213

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for providing real-time incentives to a player at a gaming machine in a casino, the method comprising: initiating a gaming session for a player at the gaming machine; retrieving, during the gaming session, prior trip information about the player's gaming activity during a prior trip; collecting real time information about the player's gaming activity at the gaming machine during the gaming session; applying, during the gaming session, the real time information and the prior trip information to a set of rules in order to determine whether the player is expected to leave the casino after the gaming session, wherein the set of rules comprises a second visit rule that determines whether the player has made one prior trip to the casino, compares a loss rate of the player against a multiple, greater than one, of a theoretical win, and compares the loss rate against a daily minimum loss; responsive to determining that the player is expected to leave the casino after the gaming session, selecting an incentive for the player designed to incent the player to remain in or return to the casino after the gaming session, the incentive selected at least in part based on the real time information, the prior trip information, and the set of rules; and delivering the incentive to the player during or immediately after the gaming session.