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US 10,380,848 B2Granted
Gaming system and method having wager dependent different symbol evaluations
AssigneeIgt
InventorPaulina Rodgers
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Abstract
A gaming device provides one or more different types of symbol evaluations based on the amount wagered by a player in a game. In one embodiment, the gaming device includes a plurality of different types of symbol evaluation, each type of symbol evaluation associated with a different wager amount. If the player wagers a first wager amount to cause a play of the game, the gaming device provides a first type of symbol evaluation. If the player wagers a second wager amount to cause a play of the game, the gaming device provides a second, different type of symbol evaluation in addition to the first type of symbol evaluation.
Claims12
A gaming system comprising:
- a housing;
- a betting panel supported by the housing, the betting panel including a first input device associated with a first wager amount for a first evaluation, a second input device associated with a second wager amount for the first evaluation and a second, different evaluation, and a third input device associated with a third wager amount for the first evaluation, the second, different evaluation, and a third, different evaluation;
- a payment acceptor supported by the housing;
- a cashout device supported by the housing;
- at least one display device supported by the housing;
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- responsive to a physical item being received via the payment acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item, wherein said physical item is selected from the group consisting of:
- a ticket associated with the monetary value and a unit of currency;
- cause the at least one display device to display a single reel set including a plurality of reels having a plurality of symbols;
- cause a play of a game upon receipt of any one of:
- the first wager amount via a single actuation of the first input device,
- the second wager amount via a single actuation of the second input device, said second wager amount being greater than said first wager amount, and
- the third wager amount via a single actuation of the third input device,
- said third wager amount being greater than said second wager amount,
- responsive to any one of the first wager amount, the second wager amount and the third wager amount being placed, decrease the credit balance based on the received wager amount;
- after decreasing the credit balance based on the received wager amount, for the play of the game:
- cause the at least one display device to display a randomly determined plurality of said symbols of each of the reels of the single reel set, wherein a random determination of said symbols of each of the reels of the single reel set occurs regardless of which of the wager amounts was received;
- responsive to the first wager amount being received, evaluate any instances of a first plurality of symbols of the randomly determined symbols;
- responsive to the second wager amount being received:
- evaluate any instances of the first plurality of symbols of the randomly determined symbols, and
- evaluate any instances of a second, different plurality of symbols of the randomly determined symbols;
- responsive to the third wager amount being received:
- evaluate any instances of the first plurality of symbols of the randomly determined symbols,
- evaluate any instances of the second, different plurality of symbols of the randomly determined symbols, and
- evaluate any instances of a third, different plurality of symbols of the randomly determined symbols;
- determine any awards resulting from any symbols evaluated;
- and
- cause the at least one display device to display any determined awards, wherein said credit balance is increasable based on any displayed determined awards;
- and
- responsive to a cashout input being received via the cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance.
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A gaming system comprising:
- a housing;
- a betting panel supported by the housing, the betting panel including a first input device associated with a first predefined wager amount, a second input device associated with a second predefined wager amount, and a third input device associated with a third predefined wager amount;
- a payment acceptor supported by the housing;
- a cashout device supported by the housing;
- at least one display device supported by the housing;
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- responsive to a physical item being received via the payment acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item, wherein said physical item is selected from the group consisting of:
- a ticket associated with the monetary value and a unit of currency;
- cause the at least one display device to display a single reel set including a plurality of reels having a plurality of symbols;
- receive, via a single actuation of one of the input devices, a placement of one of the plurality of different predefined wager amounts associated with that input device to cause a play of a game, the plurality of said predefined wager amounts having different average expected values and causing a number of different symbols to be evaluated,
- responsive to any one of the plurality of predefined wager amounts being placed, decrease the credit balance based on the placed predefined wager amount;
- after decreasing the credit balance based on the placed predefined wager amount, for the play of the game:
- cause a random generation of a plurality of said symbols of each of the reels of the single reel set, wherein said random generation occurs regardless of which of the predefined wager amounts was placed;
- evaluate the generated symbols to be evaluated associated with said wager amount placed by the player;
- determine any awards to provide to the player resulting from the symbols evaluated;
- and
- cause the at least one display device to display any determined awards to the player, wherein said credit balance is increasable based on any displayed determined awards;
- and
- responsive to a cashout input being received via the cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance.
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A gaming system comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, said plurality of input devices including a payment acceptor, and a cashout device;
- at least one display device supported by the housing;
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- responsive to a physical item being received via the payment acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item, wherein said physical item is selected from the group consisting of:
- a ticket associated with the monetary value and a unit of currency;
- cause a play of a game upon receipt of any one of:
- a first wager amount,
- a second wager amount, said second wager amount being greater than said first wager amount, and
- a third wager amount, said third wager amount being greater than said second wager amount,
- responsive to any one of the first wager amount, the second wager amount and the third wager amount being placed, decrease the credit balance based on the received wager amount;
- after decreasing the credit balance based on the received wager amount, for the play of the game:
- display a randomly determined plurality of symbols of a single reel set including a plurality of mechanical reels, wherein a random determination of the symbols of each of the reels of the single reel set occurs regardless of which of the wager amounts was received;
- responsive to the first wager amount being received, evaluate any instances of symbols of a first plurality of the randomly determined symbols;
- responsive to the second wager amount being received:
- evaluate any instances of the first plurality of symbols of the randomly determined symbols, and
- evaluate any instances of a second, different plurality of symbols of the randomly determined symbols;
- responsive to the third wager amount being received:
- evaluate any instances of the first plurality of symbols of the randomly determined symbols,
- evaluate any instances of the second, different plurality of symbols of the randomly determined symbols, and
- evaluate any instances of a third, different plurality of symbols of the randomly determined symbols;
- determine any awards resulting from any symbols evaluated;
- and
- cause the at least one display device to display any determined awards,
- wherein said credit balance is increasable based on any displayed determined awards;
- and
- responsive to a cashout input being received via the cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance.
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A gaming system comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, said plurality of input devices including a payment acceptor, and a cashout device;
- at least one display device supported by the housing;
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- responsive to a physical item being received via the payment acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item, wherein said physical item is selected from the group consisting of:
- a ticket associated with the monetary value and a unit of currency;
- enable a player to place any one of a plurality of different predefined wager amounts to cause a play of a game, a plurality of said predefined wager amounts having different average expected values and causing a number of different symbols to be evaluated,
- responsive to any one of the plurality of predefined wager amounts being placed, decrease the credit balance based on the placed predefined wager amount;
- after decreasing the credit balance based on the placed predefined wager amount, for the play of the game:
- cause a random generation of a plurality of symbols of each of a plurality of mechanical reels of a single reel set, wherein said random generation occurs regardless of which of the predefined wager amounts was placed;
- evaluate the generated symbols to be evaluated associated with said wager amount placed by the player;
- determine any awards to provide to the player resulting from the symbols evaluated;
- and
- cause the at least one display device to display any determined awards to the player, wherein said credit balance is increasable based on any displayed determined awards;
- and
- responsive to a cashout input being received via the cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.