Integrated gambling process for games with explicit random events

Abstract

An electronic gaming machine for a gambling integrated game is provided. The electronic gaming machine includes a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to: generate an entertainment game user interface displayed to a user that depicts a representation of an entertainment game; generate a gambling game user interface displayed to the user that depicts a wager outcome of a gambling game; detect an event in the entertainment game; determine the wager outcome of the gambling game; determine a resolution of the event in the entertainment game using the wager outcome and game state information; display the resolution of the event in the entertainment game to the user using the entertainment game user interface; and display the wager outcome of the gambling game to the user using the gambling game user interface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic gaming machine for a gambling integrated game, comprising:
 at least one processor; and   a memory connected to the at least one processor, the memory storing executable instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:
 execute an entertainment game; 
 generate an entertainment game user interface displayed to a user that depicts a representation of the entertainment game; 
 generate a gambling game user interface displayed to the user that depicts a wager outcome of a gambling game; 
 detect an event in the entertainment game based on the user's play of the entertainment game; 
 determine the wager outcome of the gambling game for a wager of an amount of the credit; 
 determine a resolution of the event in the entertainment game using the wager outcome and game state information for the entertainment game; 
 display the resolution of the event in the entertainment game to the user using the entertainment game user interface; and 
 display the wager outcome of the gambling game to the user using the gambling game user interface. 
   
     
     
         2 . The electronic gaming machine for a gambling integrated game of  claim 1 , wherein the executable instructions that when executed by the at least one processor further cause the at least one processor to:
 associate an entertainment game status with a potential gambling event;   determine gambling parameters for the potential gambling event; and   provide the gambling parameters to the player during execution of the entertainment game by associating the gambling parameters with the game status.   
     
     
         3 . The electronic gaming machine for a gambling integrated game of  claim 1 , wherein the resolution for the event in the entertainment game determines an amount of game world resources available in the entertainment game. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic gaming machine for a gambling integrated game of  claim 1 , wherein the executable instructions that when executed by the at least one processor further cause the at least one processor to provide a reward to a user based on a winning wager outcome. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic gaming machine for a gambling integrated game of  claim 1 , wherein the executable instructions that when executed by the at least one processor further cause the at least one processor to provide player loyalty points to the user based on a losing wager outcome. 
     
     
         6 . The electronic gaming machine for a gambling integrated game of  claim 1 , wherein the executable instructions that when executed by the at least one processor further cause the at least one processor to:
 receive player information from a player management system; and   use the wager outcome and the player information determine the resolution for the event in the entertainment game.   
     
     
         7 . The electronic gaming machine for a gambling integrated game of  claim 1  wherein the executable instructions that when executed by the at least one processor further cause the at least one processor to:
 receive game provider information from a game provider system; and 
 use the wager outcome and the game provider information to determine the resolution for the event in the entertainment game.