# US 12,183,154 B2 · Secondary game feature for winning back a primary wagering game wager > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,183,154 B2 - Document ID: US12183154B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/895,720 - Filed: 2022-08-25 - Published: 2024-02-29 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2022-08-25 - Assignees: Igt - Applicants: Igt - Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd; Kevin Higgins - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12183154B2 ## CPC - G07F 17/3244: {Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes} - G07F 17/3209: {Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen} - G07F 17/3211: {Display means} - G07F 17/3267: {Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games} - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) ## Abstract A processor circuit of a gaming system determines that a game play condition associated with a primary wagering game has been met. Based on a wager amount of a wager for a primary wagering game and a determination that a game play condition has been met, a secondary wagering game comprising a second paytable is executed. Based on a result of the secondary wagering game indicating a winning result, a secondary game is awarded based on the second paytable, wherein a maximum award of the second paytable does not exceed the wager amount. The primary wagering game is also executed, and, based on a result of the primary wagering game indicating a winning result, award a primary game award based on a first paytable. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: a processor circuit; and a memory comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to: determine that a game play condition associated with a primary wagering game has been met; receive a wager comprising a wager amount for the primary wagering game comprising a first paytable; based on the wager amount and the determination that that the game play condition has been met, execute a secondary wagering game comprising a second paytable; based on a result of the secondary wagering game indicating a winning result, award a secondary game award based on the second paytable, wherein a maximum award of the second paytable does not exceed the wager amount; execute the primary wagering game; and based on a result of the primary wagering game indicating a winning result, award a primary game award based on the first paytable. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the determination that the game play condition associated with a primary wagering game has been met comprises a determination that the wager amount for the primary wagering game comprises a maximum wager amount for the primary wagering game. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the determination that the game play condition associated with a primary wagering game has been met comprises a determination that a player of the primary wagering game has lost a predetermined amount within a predetermined previous amount of time. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the determination that the game play condition associated with a primary wagering game has been met comprises a determination that a player of the primary wagering game has lost a predetermined amount within a predetermined number of previous primary games. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the determination that the game play condition associated with a primary wagering game has been met comprises a determination that a player of the primary wagering game has lost a predetermined number of previous primary games. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the determination that the game play condition associated with a primary wagering game has been met comprises a determination that a player of the primary wagering game has a predetermined player status level. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the determination that the game play condition associated with a primary wagering game has been met comprises a determination that a player of the primary wagering game has wagered a predetermined amount within a predetermined previous amount of time. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the determination that the game play condition associated with a primary wagering game has been met comprises a determination that a player of the primary wagering game has played a predetermined number of previous primary games. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor circuit to: determine whether the secondary wagering game is in an active state, wherein the execution of the secondary wagering game is further based on a determination that the secondary wagering game is in the active state. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions further cause the processor circuit to: determine that an environmental condition has been met; based on a determination that the environmental condition has been met, cause the secondary wagering game to be in the active state; and based on a determination that the environmental condition has not been met, cause the secondary wagering game to be in an inactive state. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the environmental condition comprises a time range. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the environmental condition comprises a day range. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions further cause the processor circuit to: based on a determination that the secondary wagering game is in the active state, display an indication that the secondary wagering game is in an active state. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the indication comprises an animated game element. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein execution of the secondary wagering game is further based on receipt of a player input from an input device associated with the secondary wagering game. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor circuit to: based on receipt of the wager, allocate a predetermined portion of the wager amount to a secondary game award pool, wherein the secondary game award is paid from the secondary game award pool. ### Claim 17 A gaming device comprising: a display device; an input device; a processor circuit; and a memory comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to: determine that a game play condition associated with a primary wagering game has been met; based on the determination that the game play condition has been satisfied, display, via the display device, an indication that a secondary wagering game is in an active state; receive, via the input device, an indication of a primary wager comprising a wager amount for the primary wagering game, the primary wagering game comprising a first paytable; based on the wager amount and the determination that that the game play condition has been met, execute the secondary wagering game, the secondary wagering game comprising a second paytable based on the primary wager amount; based on a result of the secondary wagering game indicating a winning result, award a secondary game award based on the second paytable, wherein a maximum award of the second paytable does not exceed the primary wager amount; execute the primary wagering game; and based on a result of the primary wagering game indicating a winning result, award a primary game award based on the first paytable. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The gaming device of claim 17, wherein the determination that the game play condition associated with a primary wagering game has been met comprises a determination that the primary wager amount for the primary wagering game comprises a maximum wager amount for the primary wagering game.