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US 11,107,328 B2Granted
System and method with alternative awards for winning sporting event wagers
AssigneeIgt
InventorsDwayne R. Nelson, Vincent S. Lai
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Abstract
Systems and methods which utilize zero, one or more random determinations in association with a determination of an award of a placed sporting event wager.
Claims20
A gaming system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor following a placement of a sporting event wager on an outcome of a sporting event, cause the processor to:
- after a determination that the placed sporting event wager comprises a winning sporting event wager and responsive to a receipt of data associated with an exchange of an amount of an unmodified award associated with the placed sporting event wager for a variable award:
- determine an amount of the variable award, wherein at least a portion of the amount of the variable award is randomly determined and
- cause a display, by a display device, of the determined amount of the variable award;
- and
- after the determination that the placed sporting event wager comprises the winning sporting event wager without receiving any data associated with any exchange of the amount of the unmodified award associated with the placed sporting event wager for any variable award, cause a display, by the display device, of the unmodified award associated with the placed sporting event wager, wherein no portion of the unmodified award associated with the placed sporting event wager is randomly determined.
5 more elements
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 a placement of a sporting event wager on an outcome of a sporting event,
- after a determination that the placed sporting event wager comprises a winning sporting event wager, prior to causing a first award associated with the winning sporting event wager to be available, and responsive to receipt of an input to forgo part of the first award associated with the winning sporting event wager, randomly determine a second award, wherein an average expected value of the second award is based on the forgone part of the first award, and
- after the determination that the placed sporting event wager comprises the winning sporting event wager and without receiving any inputs to forgo part of the first award associated with the winning sporting event wager, causing the first award associated with the winning sporting event wager to be available, wherein the first award is determined independent of any random determination.
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A method of operating a gaming system following a placement of a sporting event wager on an outcome of a sporting event, the method comprising:
- after a determination that the placed sporting event wager comprises a winning sporting event wager and responsive to a receipt, of data associated with an exchange of an amount of a unmodified award associated with the placed sporting event wager for a variable award,
- determining, by a processor, an amount of the variable award, wherein at least a portion of the amount of the variable award is randomly determined, and
- displaying, by a display device, the determined amount of the variable award, and
- after the determination that the placed sporting event wager comprises the winning sporting event wager without receiving any data associated with any exchange of the amount of the unmodified award associated with the placed sporting event wager for any variable award, displaying, by the display device, the unmodified award associated with the placed sporting event wager, wherein no portion of the unmodified award associated with the placed sporting event wager is randomly determined.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.