US 11,715,349 B2
Integrated jackpot gaming systems and methods
Gavin McPhail, Las Vegas, NV (US); Rajneesh Sharma, Las Vegas, NV (US); Mohit Churiyal, Henderson, NV (US); Joshua Adams, Las Vegas, NV (US); Michael Smith, Las Vegas, NV (US); and Samarth Raman, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/491,200.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/242,994, filed on Sep. 10, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/112,400, filed on Nov. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0148383 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G06F 7/58 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3258 (2013.01) [G06F 7/588 (2013.01); G07F 17/3237 (2013.01); G07F 17/3262 (2013.01); G07F 17/3272 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bonusing system for gaming devices, the bonusing system comprising:
a memory storing bonus configuration information defining a bonus award eligible to be won via participating gaming devices;
a messaging application programming interface (API) configured to receive wagering event messages in a first message format from third-party servers;
a message queue configured to receive wagering event messages from the messaging API in a second message format;
a bonusing system server configured to manage award determination for the bonus award based on game sessions at a first gaming table and a plurality of other electronic gaming device types; and
at least one processor storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to:
receive, by the messaging API from a third-party server that manages wagering gaming sessions at a plurality of gaming tables, a first wagering event message indicating a wager event performed by a player at the first gaming table of the plurality of gaming tables;
convert, by the messaging API, the first wagering event message from the first message format to the second message format;
convert, by an adapter, the first wagering event message in the second message format into a third message format, wherein the first wagering event message from the first gaming table and a plurality of wagering event messages from other electronic gaming device types are received by the bonusing system server in the third message format;
transmit the first wagering event message for delivery to the bonusing system server;
determine, by the bonusing system server, that the first wagering event message results in an award of the bonus award; and
award the bonus award based on the determination.