Matthew P Ellenthal

20060293956, Dec 28, 2006

May 5, 2006

11/418603

Jay Walker - Ridgefield CT, US
Paul Breitenbach - Wilton CT, US
Daniel Tedesco - Shelton CT, US
Sih Lee - Northvale NJ, US
Paul Signorelli - Ridgefield CT, US
Geoffrey Gelman - Brooklyn NY, US
James Jorasch - New York NY, US
Matthew Ellenthal - Wilton CT, US

G07G 1/14

705014000

According to an embodiment, a device provides an offer, via an interface at a vending machine, for a benefit in exchange for an e-mail address. An e-mail address is received via the interface. After receiving the e-mail address, a promotional message is transmitted to the received e-mail address.

20080274792, Nov 6, 2008

Jul 25, 2007

11/828114

Jay S. WALKER - Ridgefield CT, US
James A. Jorasch - Westport CT, US
Robert C. Tedesco - Fairfield CT, US
Patrick W. Nee - New York NY, US
Russell P. Sammon - San Francisco CA, US
Daniel E. Tedesco - Huntington CT, US
Stephen C. Tulley - Monroe CT, US
Matthew P. Ellenthal - Wilton CT, US

A63F 9/24
G06F 17/00

463 25, 463 43

In accordance with one or more embodiments, a session comprising a plurality of game plays of a wagering game may be initiated via a session ticket. A session ticket may comprise, for example, a paper substrate, a plastic card or information stored electronically (e.g., in a wireless handheld device). In one embodiment, a casino property may manage a promotion by providing session tickets to players free of charge (e.g., to an audience of a show, to encourage the audience to gamble on the casino floor at the end of the show). In one embodiment, a session ticket may be sold as part of a Value Package that includes one or more gambling items (e.g., a session ticket for a session) and one or more non-gambling items (e.g., a voucher to a casino restaurant or spa and a reservation for a hotel room).

20090098933, Apr 16, 2009

Oct 15, 2008

12/251855

Jay S. Walker - Ridgefield CT, US
Matthew P. Ellenthal - Wilton CT, US

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/10

463 25, 463 43, 463 30, 463 29

A method comprises receiving a request from a gaming device to initiate a session of game play comprising a plurality of game plays to be played, and transmitting to the gaming device an amount of credit required to initiate a first game play of the session on the gaming device.

20110070945, Mar 24, 2011

Sep 23, 2010

12/889382

Jay S. Walker - Ridgefield CT, US
Michael W. Patterson - New York NY, US
Evan Walker - White Plains NY, US
Matthew P. Ellenthal - Wilton CT, US

WALKER DIGITAL, LLC - Stamford CT

A63F 9/24

463 25

Systems, apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture provide for the distribution of a payout amount associated with a lottery ticket being conditioned or otherwise based on the payout amount. Some embodiments provide for determining a positive payout amount associated with a lottery ticket and determining at least one recipient and/or beneficiary of the positive payout amount based on (i) the positive payout amount and/or (ii) a recipient or beneficiary associated with the lottery ticket and/or the payout amount. In one embodiment, larger prizes (e.g., a jackpot prize, a prize greater than a predetermined threshold payout amount) are awarded to the player(s) of a virtual lottery ticket (e.g., shared by the players), and smaller prizes are distributed to a charitable organization (e.g., other than any of the players) selected by one or more players of the lottery ticket.

20170076556, Mar 16, 2017

Nov 2, 2016

15/341845

- Las Vegas NV, US
Matthew P. Ellenthal - Wilton CT, US

G07F 17/34
G07F 17/32

A method comprises receiving a request from a gaming device to initiate a session of game play comprising a plurality of game plays to be played, and transmitting to the gaming device an amount of credit required to initiate a first game play of the session on the gaming device.

20140141856, May 22, 2014

Nov 26, 2013

14/091003

- Stamford CT, US
Michael W. Patterson - Mount Vernon NY, US
Evan R. Walker - White Plains NY, US
Matthew P. Ellenthal - Wilton CT, US

Inventor Holdings, LLC - Stamford CT

G07F 17/32

463 17

Systems, apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture provide for the distribution of a payout amount associated with a lottery ticket being conditioned or otherwise based on the payout amount. Some embodiments provide for determining a positive payout amount associated with a lottery ticket and determining at least one recipient and/or beneficiary of the positive payout amount based on (i) the positive payout amount and/or (ii) a recipient or beneficiary associated with the lottery ticket and/or the payout amount. In one embodiment, larger prizes (e.g., a jackpot prize, a prize greater than a predetermined threshold payout amount) are awarded to the player(s) of a virtual lottery ticket (e.g., shared by the players), and smaller prizes are distributed to a charitable organization (e.g., other than any of the players) selected by one or more players of the lottery ticket.