On a network of electronic gaming machines, data regarding the performance of the machines or the players of the machines is collected and processed to make predictions of future jackpots and recommendations of games to play. The predictions and recommendations are delivered via at least one virtual persona that communicates with players or potential players via displays in a casino or on a web browser, via smartphone. Players can conduct conversations with the persona using cellular telephone, text messaging, or other types of Internet communications.

A column and row matrix of play positions each having an open state and locked state, the open state for display of a random game symbol received during play of a game and the locked state for holding a game symbol having an award, for creating a win row or win column of award game symbols during sequential plays of the game, which game symbols in the win row after award are removed and award game symbols vertically higher in the matrix cascade to a lower play position having an open state for re-arranging the matrix for subsequent play of the game. A method of re-arranging a matrix game for play is disclosed.

Various embodiments include methods and devices for implementing trusted real-world event outcomes on a blockchain. Embodiments may include placing a vote on an outcome of a first pool for a real-world event, in which the vote is linked on the blockchain to an existing action associated with a currency value, determining whether the vote is placed on a majority outcome of the first pool, and determining a currency payout for the vote to a user in response to determining that the vote is placed on the majority outcome of the first pool. Embodiments may include generating a first pool for a real-world event, generating a bet on the first pool, and generating a vote on a second pool, determining a currency payout to a user associated with the vote, and publishing the pool, bet, and vote to the blockchain.

A system combining a lottery game and a table games includes a plurality of different table games each having a plurality of player positions. A plurality of interface assemblies is provided and each table game has one of the interface assemblies. Each of the interface assemblies is programmed to receive one or more betting units from each of the plurality of player positions and associating the betting units with each player position submitting the betting units. A database is in communication with each of the interface assemblies. The database is programed to tally the betting units and form a pool of the betting units. The database is programmed to randomly select one of the betting units to define a winning bet and communicating the winning bet and the pool to at least the interface assembly positioned on the table game associated with the player position having the winning bet.

Gaming systems and methods that randomly modify a value of an accumulated symbol upon each occurrence of a modification event.

Gaming systems and methods that activate progressive award opportunities responsive to accumulations of symbols.

In various embodiments, a secondary player may make a bet that pays based on aggregate data from multiple games of primary players.

There is a slot machine for conducting a slot machine game comprising a data processor operable to conduct following step including presenting a card face down as representative of a dealer's card, allowing a user to selectively bet on a particular card held by the dealer, allowing a user to selectively bet that their future card to be drawn is a certain number, drawing a card for a user in a face up manner, allowing a user to bet that their card is higher than the dealer's card, allowing a user to bet additionally that their card is of a higher value than the dealer's card, revealing the dealer's card and settling all bets.

A secondary progressive award is provided for a wide-area progressive wagering game as a celebration or participation award. A processor circuit determines that a winning condition for a wide-area progressive wagering game has been satisfied for a gaming device of a plurality of eligible gaming devices. For each gaming device of the plurality of eligible gaming devices, it is determined whether the gaming device meets a predetermined activity condition, and a subset of active gaming devices of the plurality of eligible gaming devices is determined based on the active gaming devices meeting the predetermined activity condition. A primary progressive award is provided to a user of the a gaming device associated with the winning condition, and a secondary progressive award is provided to each gaming device of the determined subset of active gaming devices.

A gaming system and method selects a subset of gaming devices to operate in a digital ledger validation mode to validate a set of data records defining a digital ledger, allocates, to each gaming device, a respective work unit, receives, at an electronic address associated with the gaming server, an electronic record defining a reward, tracks play activity at each of the plurality of gaming devices, and, based on the tracked play activity, selects a player from among multiple players to receive the reward.