Methods, devices and systems for using multiple return to player (RTP) payout schedules in regulated casino games

An electronic, wager-based gaming machine, comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor, and a plurality of processes spawned by the processor, the plurality of processes comprising processing logic to:
• provide, in the gaming machine, a game configured such that a plurality of game assets within the game are configured as a corresponding plurality of Wagering Opportunities, the game being further configured to have an overall minimum return to player (RTP) and an overall maximum RTP;
• accept funds from a player and initiate a game session;
• upon receiving at least one player interaction with a Wagering Opportunity of the plurality of Wagering Opportunities during the game session, perform one of:
• a) generate a Wagering Event using the accepted funds, a random number and an accessed first payout schedule that defines a first RTP when the received player interaction with the Wagering Opportunity is successful and results in a kill shot, the first RTP being at least as great as the overall minimum RTP;
• and
• b) generate a Wagering Event using the accepted funds, the random number and an accessed second payout schedule that defines a second RTP when the received player interaction with the Wagering Opportunity is successful but does not result in a kill shot, wherein the second RTP is less than the first RTP
• and reward the player an amount determined by the random number and the accessed one of the first payout schedule and the second payout schedule accessed upon receiving the player interaction with the Wagering Opportunity being based solely upon whether there was a resulting kill shot caused by the just-performed player interaction with the Wagering Opportunity and unrelated to past player interactions, past interactions with the Wagering Opportunity, another Wagering Opportunity, measured player skill, or previously-achieved first or second results.

A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium having data stored thereon representing sequences of instructions which, when executed by a gaming machine, cause the regulated gaming machine to determine rewards due to a player playing a wager-based game by:

• providing, in the gaming machine, a game configured such that a plurality of game assets within the game are configured as a corresponding plurality of Wagering Opportunities, the game being further configured to have an overall minimum return to player (RTP) and an overall maximum RTP;
• accepting funds from a player and initiating a game session;
• upon receiving at least one player interaction with a Wagering Opportunity of the plurality of Wagering Opportunities during the game session, performing one of:
• a) generating a Wagering Event using the accepted funds, a random number, and an accessed first payout schedule that defines a first RTP when the received player interaction with the Wagering Opportunity is successful and results in a kill shot;
• and
• b) generating a Wagering Event using the accepted funds, the random number and an accessed second payout schedule that defines a second RTP when the received player interaction with the Wagering Opportunity is successful but does not result in a kill shot the second RTP being less than the first RTP;
• rewarding the player an amount determined by the random number and the accessed one of the first payout schedule and the second payout schedule based whichever of the first and second payout schedules is accessed upon receiving the successful player interaction with the Wagering Opportunity being based solely upon whether there was a resulting kill shot caused by the just-performed player interaction with the Wagering Opportunity and unrelated to past player interactions, past interactions with the Wagering Opportunity, another Wagering Opportunity, measured player skill, or previously-achieved first or second results.