Gaming machine
AssigneeVideo Gaming Technologies, Inc.
InventorMichael P. Casey
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Abstract
A gaming machine including a display that has a first display area and a second display area. The first display area displays a first prize and a second prize. The first prize has a first prize threshold and the second prize has a second prize threshold. The second display area displays an overflow prize, while the game controller contributes to the first prize at least a portion of the credit balance with respect to a wagering activity, and causes the display to display an increment of the overflow prize in response to the first prize having reached the first threshold. A payout mechanism configured to, in response to determining one of the first prize and the second prize is to be awarded, cause a payout associated with the one of the first prize and the second prize to be awarded and the incremented overflow prize.
Claims20
A gaming machine comprising:
- a display device;
- and
- a game controller comprising a processor and memory storing instructions, which, when executed, cause the game controller to at least:
- display on the display device a first prize and a second prize, wherein the first prize has a first prize threshold,
- maintain in the memory an overflow prize,
- in response to a user input, contribute to the first prize a first amount,
- increment the overflow prize in response to the first prize having reached the first prize threshold to establish an incremented overflow prize, and
- in response to determining that one of the first prize or the second prize is to be awarded, control the display device to display a win based on the one of the first prize or the second prize to be awarded.
A method of displaying an additional win of a game on an electronic gaming system comprising a display device, and a game controller comprising a processor and memory storing an overflow prize and instructions, which, when executed, cause the game controller to at least initiate the game, the method comprising:
- displaying on the display device a first prize, a second prize, and the overflow prize maintained by the memory;
- in response to a user input, incrementing the first prize by a first amount;
- displaying the overflow prize being incremented in response to the first prize having reached a first prize threshold;
- and
- in response to determining that one of the first prize or the second prize is to be awarded, displaying on the display device a win based on the one of the first prize or the second prize to be awarded.
A method of operating an electronic gaming machine, the electronic gaming machine comprising a display operable to display a game;
- a player interface;
- a game controller comprising a processor and memory storing instructions, which, when executed, cause the game controller to at least initiate the game, the method comprising:
- controlling the display to display a first prize having first prize threshold, and a second prize;
- receiving a user input at the player interface;
- in response to the user input, contributing to the first prize a first amount;
- incrementing an overflow prize in response to the first prize having reached the first prize threshold;
- and
- in response to determining that one of the first prize or the second prize is to be awarded, controlling the display to display a win based on the one of the first prize or the second prize to be awarded.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.