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US 10,540,847 B2Granted
Gaming system and method for providing a variable award in association with a virtual currency purchase
AssigneeDouble Down Interactive LLC
InventorAndrea Moro
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Abstract
A gaming system which enables a player to purchase an amount of virtual currency from an online casino wherein the purchased virtual currency includes a predetermined component and a variable component. In association with a purchase of an amount of virtual currency, the gaming system utilizes one or more random determinations to potentially modify the purchased amount of virtual currency.
Claims16
A gaming system server comprising:
- 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:
- (a) receive data associated with an amount of purchased virtual currency,
- (b) responsive to a variable virtual currency amount determination event occurring independent of any wager amount placed on any play of any game:
- (i) determine an additional amount of virtual currency, wherein said determined additional amount of virtual currency is based on at least one random determination,
- (ii) cause a display, by a display device, of the determined additional amount of virtual currency,
- (iii) determine a total amount of virtual currency, wherein said total amount of virtual currency is based on the amount of purchased virtual currency and the determined additional amount of virtual currency,
- (iv) cause a display, by the display device, of the determined total amount of virtual currency, and
- (v) receive data associated with a placement of a wager amount of said displayed total amount of virtual currency in association with at least one play of at least one game, and
- (c) responsive to no variable virtual currency amount determination event occurring, receive data associated with a wager amount of said amount of purchased virtual currency in association with the at least one play of the at least one game.
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A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
- (a) receiving data associated with an amount of purchased virtual currency,
- (b) responsive to a variable virtual currency amount determination event occurring independent of any wager amount placed on any play of any game:
- (i) determining, by a processor, an additional amount of virtual currency, wherein said determined additional amount of virtual currency is based on at least one random determination,
- (ii) displaying, by at least one display device, the determined additional amount of virtual currency,
- (iii) determining, by the processor, a total amount of virtual currency, wherein said total amount of virtual currency is based on the amount of purchased virtual currency and the determined additional amount of virtual currency,
- (iv) displaying, by the at least one display device, the determined total amount of virtual currency, and
- (v) receiving data associated with a placement of a wager amount of said displayed total amount of virtual currency in association with at least one play of at least one game, and
- (c) responsive to no variable virtual currency amount determination event occurring, receiving data associated with a placement of a wager amount of said amount of purchased virtual currency in association with the at least one play of the at least one game.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.