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US 11,080,968 B2Granted
Gaming system and method for modifying a play of a wagering game based on a sporting event
AssigneeIgt
InventorsDwayne R. Nelson, Jeffrey Knox
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Abstract
Gaming systems and methods which utilize the results of a sporting event to modify one or more parameters of a play of a game, such as a wagering game of chance.
Claims11
A gaming system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- prior to a play of a game and as a result of a game parameter modification event occurring in association with an outcome associated with a sporting event:
- modify a parameter of the game, and
- cause a display, by a display device, of the modified parameter, and
- for the play of the game occurring after the modification of the parameter of the game:
- determine a game outcome based at least in part on the modified parameter of the game,
- cause a display, by the display device, of the game outcome,
- determine, based on the game outcome, a game award, and
- cause a display, by the display device, of the game award.
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A gaming system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- receive data associated with a plurality of events of a sporting event,
- based on a first event of the plurality of events occurring in association with the sporting event, modify a monetary amount awarded for a potential game outcome of a game,
- determine, for a play of a game, a game outcome, and
- based on a determination that the game outcome is the potential game outcome, award the modified monetary amount instead of an original monetary amount associated with the potential game outcome.
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