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US 11,238,701 B2Granted
Gaming systems and methods for providing reel-spin game enhancement features
AssigneeIgt
InventorsElisabeth Kiss, Susanne Kiss, Julia-Ines Lerchbaumer, Bruno Rittner, Michael Russ
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Abstract
A gaming device determines that only when a result of a game played corresponds to a predetermined outcome, a respin option becomes available for a player. This option is rendered as an offer for the player to activate a game enhancement feature for a respin during a subsequent play of the reel-spin game. The game enhancement features include holding or locking a symbol in the reels of the reel-spin game, adding a score multiplier, or adding a modified symbol to a particular position or reel, during the respin of the subsequent play of the reel-spin game.
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A gaming device, comprising:
- a display device;
- a processor coupled to the display device;
- and
- a memory coupled with and readable by the processor and storing therein instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- determine an identity of a player interacting with the gaming device;
- determine, based on the identity of the player, that the player is enrolled in a game continuation register;
- retrieve, in response to determining the player is enrolled in the game continuation register, game continuation rules for the player comprising a predetermined payout amount limit for a previous game play that enables a respin option;
- determine a result of a play of a reel-spin game played by the player interacting with the gaming device, wherein the result comprises a payout amount for the play of the reel-spin game played;
- determine, based on the game continuation rules and the result of the play of the reel-spin game played, that the respin option is available for the player when the payout amount for the play of the reel-spin game is lower than the predetermined payout limit and that the respin option is unavailable for the player when the payout amount for the play of the reel-spin game is greater than the predetermined payout limit;
- render, by the display device in response to determining that the respin option is available, an offer to activate a game enhancement feature that modifies a win probability associated with the reel-spin game;
- receive input from the player interacting with the gaming device accepting the offer to activate the game enhancement feature in a subsequent play of the reel-spin game;
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- initiate, based on the input accepting the offer to activate the game enhancement feature, a respin of a first portion of a plurality of reels of the reel-spin game activating the game enhancement feature for the respin.
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A server, comprising:
- a communications interface;
- a processor coupled to the communications interface;
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- a memory coupled with and readable by the processor and storing therein instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- receive, via the communications interface, a request for subscriber information about a player interacting with a reel-spin gaming device that is separate from the server;
- determine that the player is enrolled in a gaming subscription register stored in a memory location of the server;
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- send, via the communications interface, the subscriber information about the player comprising game continuation rules for the player defining game enhancement feature options and a predetermined payout amount limit for a previous game play that enables a respin option for a continuation of a game played on the reel-spin gaming device based on an outcome of the game played and on a subscriber level of the player in the subscriber information, wherein the outcome of the game played comprises a payout amount, wherein the respin option is available for the player when the payout amount for the play of the reel-spin game is lower than the predetermined payout limit, and wherein the respin option is unavailable for the player when the payout amount for the play of the reel-spin game is greater than the predetermined payout limit.
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