Gaming activity awarding subsequent plays using results of previous plays
OwnerBradley Berman, Chad Shapiroinventors
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Abstract
Techniques involving awarding subsequent plays using results of previous plays. One representative technique includes dealing a first poker hand to a player, and determining if the first poker hand includes at least one qualifying card. When the first hand includes a qualifying card, the qualifying card is duplicated into a second poker hand. Additional cards are dealt to the second poker hand to complete the second poker if needed. Awards are then presented for the first and second poker hands.
Claims20
A gaming device comprising:
- a display device;
- a user interface;
- a memory configured to store a credit amount;
- a wager input device structured to receive physical items associated with currency;
- and
- a processor operable to:
- receive a signal from the wager input device in response to a physical item associated with currency being received;
- present a first poker hand on the display device in response to a wager of at least a portion of the credit amount stored in the memory;
- determine if the first poker hand includes at least one qualifying cards;
- duplicate the at least one qualifying cards into a second poker hand;
- deal cards to complete the second poker hand;
- and
- present awards for the first poker hand and second poker hand, wherein the credit amount is increased by any presented awards.
A method of operating a gaming system including a processor, a display device, a user interface, a memory configured to store a credit amount, and a wager input device structured to receive physical items associated with currency values, the method comprising:
- receiving from the wager input device in response to a physical item associated with currency being received;
- presenting a first poker hand on the display device in response to a wager of at least a portion of the credit amount stored in the memory;
- determining if the first poker hand includes at least one qualifying cards;
- duplicating the at least one qualifying cards into a second poker hand;
- dealing cards to complete the second poker hand;
- and
- presenting awards for the first resulting poker hand and second poker hand, wherein the credit amount is increased by any presented awards.
A method of operating a gaming system including a processor, a display device, a user interface, a memory configured to store a credit amount, and a wager input device structured to receive physical items associated with currency values, the method comprising:
- receiving from the wager input device in response to a physical item associated with currency being received;
- presenting a first poker hand on the display device in response to a wager of at least a portion of the credit amount stored in the memory;
- facilitating, via the user interface, one or more cards of the first poker hand to be held;
- presenting replacement cards via the display device for any of the cards that were not held in the first poker hand, to create a first resulting poker hand;
- determining whether a qualifying card combination is present in the first resulting poker hand;
- duplicating the qualifying card combination into a second poker hand;
- dealing cards to complete the second poker hand;
- and
- presenting awards for the first resulting poker hand and second poker hand, wherein the credit amount is increased by any presented awards.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.