A method for crediting a player of an electronic gaming device

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Methods of providing incentive to play gaming devices connected by a network to a host computer are disclosed. One such method includes creating a player account accessible by the host computer applying credit to the player account, and accessing information in the player account responsive to a command initiated by a player at one of the gaming devices. The method further includes applying credit from the player account to the one gaming device responsive to a game played on the one gaming device and accruing points in the player account related to the level of player play on the gaming devices. Applying credit to the player account includes converting points in the player account to a …