Systems and methods for issuing bonuses in a gaming environment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9202336
APP PUB NO 20080039194A1
SERIAL NO

11838087

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Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for promotional or bonus awards in a gaming environment. Certain embodiments provide, in a gaming system having one or more gaming devices for play by players, a method for awarding promotional awards. The method includes detecting an award at a gaming device in the gaming system. The method also includes determining satisfaction of one or more promotional criterion by the award. The method further includes initiating, upon satisfaction of the one or more promotional criterion, a promotional award to a group of one or more players satisfying one or more eligibility criterion.

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  • ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Berelowitz, Lael Las Vegas, US 7 211
Walther, Stephen J Las Vegas, US 6 139

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