Gaming machine with current theoretical return-to-player display and dynamic adjustment of same

An electronic gaming system comprising:

• one or more displays associated with a first gaming machine;
• and
• a game controller that includes one or more processors and one or more memory devices, wherein:
• the one or more processors, the one or more memory devices, and the one or more displays are operably connected, and
• the one or more memory devices store computer-executable instructions for controlling the one or more processors to:
• cause a game of chance to be displayed on the one or more displays of the first gaming machine, wherein the game of chance has a current theoretical return-to-player (CTRTP) characteristic that is defined by one or more settings associated with the first gaming machine;
• accept credit wagers on the game of chance from a first player;
• cause an indicator of the CTRTP characteristic to be displayed on the one or more displays concurrently with the display of the game of chance on the one or more displays;
• provide, during the game of chance, one or more notifications to the first player of the first gaming machine, each notification notifying the first player of a corresponding opportunity to increase the CTRTP characteristic of the first gaming machine, each opportunity to increase the CTRTP characteristic of the first gaming machine requiring satisfaction of a corresponding one or more CTRTP increase conditions associated with a credit wagering rate of the first player on the first gaming machine, wherein each notification to the first player includes an indication of an amount that the CTRTP characteristic will be increased by in association with the corresponding opportunity and an indication of what credit wagering rate-related actions specific to the game of chance the first player will need to perform while playing the game of chance in order to meet the one or more CTRTP increase conditions;
• monitor the credit wagering rate of the first player of the first gaming machine while the first player is playing the game of chance;
• adjust the one or more settings associated with the first gaming machine to increase the CTRTP characteristic each time the first player satisfies the one or more CTRTP increase conditions corresponding to one of the opportunities;
• and
• adjust, responsive to each increase of the CTRTP characteristic, the indicator of the CTRTP characteristic displayed on the one or more displays to indicate the increased CTRTP characteristic.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing machine- readable and executable instructions for controlling one or more processors of an electronic gaming system to cause the one or more processors of the electronic gaming system to:

• cause a game of chance to be displayed on one or more displays of a first gaming machine, wherein the game of chance has a current theoretical return-to-player (CTRTP) characteristic that is defined by one or more settings associated with the first gaming machine;
• receive indications of credit wagers on the game of chance by a first player;
• cause an indicator of the CTRTP characteristic to be displayed on the one or more displays concurrently with the display of the game of chance on the one or more displays;
• cause, during the game of chance, one or more notifications to be provided to the first player of the first gaming machine, each notification notifying the first player of a corresponding opportunity to increase the CTRTP characteristic of the first gaming machine, each opportunity to increase the CTRTP characteristic of the first gaming machine requiring satisfaction of a corresponding one or more CTRTP increase conditions associated with a credit wagering rate of the first player on the first gaming machine, wherein each notification to the first player includes an indication of an amount that the CTRTP characteristic will be increased by in association with the corresponding opportunity and an indication of what credit wagering rate-related actions specific to the game of chance the first player will need to perform while playing the game of chance in order to meet the one or more CTRTP increase conditions;
• cause the credit wagering rate of the first player of the first gaming machine while the first player is playing the game of chance to be monitored;
• cause the one or more settings associated with the first gaming machine to be adjusted to increase the CTRTP characteristic each time the first player satisfies the one or more CTRTP increase conditions corresponding to one of the opportunities;
• cause, responsive to each increase of the CTRTP characteristic, the indicator of the CTRTP characteristic displayed on the one or more displays to be adjusted to indicate the increased CTRTP characteristic;
• receive one or more request signals, each request signal associated with a different player of a corresponding one or more other players different from the first player;
• receive a player input signal associated with conclusion of a first gaming session of the first player on the first gaming machine;
• determine, responsive to receiving the player input signal, whether a second player of the one or more other players satisfies one or more transfer conditions;
• cause, responsive to determining that the second player satisfies the one or more transfer conditions, the settings that produced the increased CTRTP to be preserved for the second player after conclusion of the first gaming session of the first player on the first gaming machine;
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• cause the preserved settings to be applied to the first gaming machine to re-create the increased CTRTP on the first gaming machine responsive to determining that the second player has initiated a second gaming session on the first gaming machine.