Method and apparatus for providing player incentives

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8100759
APP PUB NO 20080146323A1
SERIAL NO

11841728

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A system and method is provided for incentivizing players to visit a gambling location. In one aspect, a qualified person is invited to play an electronic game which has a plurality of outcomes, at least one of which is a winning outcome. In one embodiment, the qualified person may be required to redeem the outcome at the gambling location. In another embodiment, the person may be required to redeem the outcome at a redemption location. In another aspect, a method is provided for permitting a person to take one or more actions within a gambling location and in response inviting the person to play an electronic game separate from the games offered in a gambling environment at the gambling location.

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SCIENTIFIC GAMES LLC1500 BLUEGRASS LAKES PARKWAY ALPHARETTA GA 30004

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Acres, John F Corvallis, US 343 23103
Hardy, Dow K Marlborough, US 34 3054
Herrmann, Mark E Wellesley, US 92 7843
Kane, Steven N Brookline, US 70 5490
Taylor,, Jr John E Vero Beach, US 27 2413

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