Systems, apparatuses and methods for facilitating enhancement of gaming payout modifiers
OwnerBradley Berman, Jacob Lambinventors
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses and methods for enhancing gaming awards in gaming activities. At least one payout modifier is awarded, and its use is deferred. During the deferment period, the payout modifier is allowed to increase to create an increased payout modifier. An end of the deferral period is randomly determined, and the increased payout modifier is awarded for use in the gaming activity. Embodiments further provide the player an option to keep the originally awarded payout modifier, or to surrender it to allow it to be deferred with potential growth.
Claims20
A video poker game apparatus for enhancing gaming awards in a gaming activity including a series of poker gaming events, comprising:
- a display presenting a plurality of virtual card locations forming a poker hand;
- a user interface including at least one user input to enable a player to initiate a poker game event presented via the poker hand;
- a wager input device structured to identify and validate player assets, and to permit the player to play the poker game event when the player assets are provided;
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- a processor configured to:
- randomly award a payout modifier;
- facilitate player choice of accepting the payout modifier for current use or suspending use of the payout modifier for later use;
- in response to the player choice to suspend use of the payout modifier for later use, suspend use of the payout modifier, and allow the payout modifier to randomly increase;
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- randomly activate the payout modifier to be applied to a payout to create a modifier-enhanced payout.
A video poker game apparatus for enhancing gaming awards in a poker game activity including a series of poker game events, comprising:
- a display presenting a plurality of virtual card locations forming a poker hand;
- a user interface including at least one user input to enable a player to initiate a poker game event presented via the poker hand;
- a wager input device structured to identify and validate player assets, and to permit the player to play the poker game event when the player assets are provided;
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- a processor configured to:
- randomly award a payout modifier in connection with any one of the poker game events;
- postpone use of the payout modifier over one or more additional ones of the poker game events;
- randomly increase a value of the payout modifier during the postponed use of the payout modifier to create an increased payout modifier;
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- randomly determine an end of the postponed use and the random increase in value of the payout modifier, and in response, award the increased payout modifier for use in at least one of the poker game events.
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