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US 12,243,387 B2Granted
Reserve credits for use on gaming device
AssigneeAcres Technology
InventorJohn F. Acres
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and apparatus in which a player plays one of a plurality of networked gaming devices. Game awards below a predefined level are tracked and stored on the network. If the game awards are less than a predefined criterion, a pay command is sent over the network to the player's gaming device, which may be used for a free game. Implementation in a single gaming device is also disclosed.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a first electronic casino gaming device, one or more wagers;
- based on receiving the one or more wagers, initiating one or more games associated with the first electronic casino gaming device;
- determining, based on the one or more wagers and the one or more games, one or more game awards;
- determining, based on the one or more game awards, a payback percentage associated with the first electronic casino gaming device;
- outputting, based on the payback percentage associated with the first electronic casino gaming device, a bonus play, wherein the bonus play is configured to be executable at one or more second electronic casino gaming devices;
- receiving an indication that a player has left the first electronic casino gaming device;
- resetting a game on the first electronic casino gaming device with a new paytable;
- receiving an indication that a player has arrived at a second electronic casino gaming device;
- and
- tracking game play associated with the player at the second electronic casino gaming device.
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One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing processor-executable instructions thereon, which, when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:
- receive, via a first electronic casino gaming device, one or more wagers;
- based on receiving the one or more wagers, initiate one or more games associated with the first electronic casino gaming device;
- determine, based on the one or more wagers and the one or more games, one or more game awards;
- determine based on the one or more game awards, a payback percentage associated with the first electronic casino gaming device;
- output, based on the payback percentage associated with the first electronic casino gaming device, a bonus play, wherein the bonus play is configured to be executable at one or more second electronic casino gaming devices;
- receive an indication that a player has left the first electronic casino gaming device;
- reset a game on the first electronic casino gaming device with a new paytable;
- receive an indication that a player has arrived at a second electronic casino gaming device;
- and
- track game play associated with the player at the second electronic casino gaming device.
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A first electronic casino gaming apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first electronic casino gaming apparatus to:
- receive one or more wagers;
- based on receiving the one or more wagers, initiate one or more games associated with the first electronic casino gaming apparatus;
- determine, based on the one or more wagers and the one or more games, one or more game awards;
- determine, based on the one or more game awards, a payback percentage associated with the first electronic casino gaming apparatus;
- output based on the payback percentage associated with the first electronic casino gaming apparatus, a bonus play, wherein the bonus play is configured to be executable on one or more second electronic casino gaming apparatuses;
- receive an indication that a player has left the first electronic casino gaming apparatus;
- reset a game on the first electronic casino gaming apparatus with a new paytable;
- receive an indication that a player has arrived at a second electronic casino gaming apparatus;
- and
- track game play associated with the player at the second electronic casino gaming apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.