Method and apparatus for providing a time based payment from a gaming device

A method comprising:

• determining a reference time;
• receiving, from a player, a quantity of wagers whose aggregate value meets or exceeds a specified value;
• determining, deterministically, the size of a payment;
• and
• providing the payment to the player in temporal proximity to the reference time.

A method comprising:

• determining a first payment deterministically;
• determining a second payment deterministically;
• directing a first gaming device to provide the first payment;
• and
• directing, substantially simultaneously to directing the first gaming device, a second gaming device to provide the second payment.

A method comprising:

• determining a specified time deterministically;
• directing a first gaming device to provide a payment at the specified time;
• and
• directing a second gaming device to provide a payment at the specified time.

A method comprising:

• determining a first payment for a first gaming device;
• determining, independently of determining the first payment, a second payment for a second gaming device;
• directing the first gaming device to provide the first payment at a specified time;
• and
• directing the second gaming device to provide the second payment at the specified time.

A system comprising:

• a first gaming device storing instructions to emit a sound at a specified time;
• a second gaming device storing instructions to emit a sound at the specified time;
• and
• a third gaming device, disposed between the first gaming device and the second gaming device, that is silent at the specified time.

A method comprising:

• determining a first time;
• determining a second time;
• and
• producing, based on the first time matching the second time, the sound of coins dropping, without dropping a coin.

A method comprising:

• generating an outcome;
• determining a payout associated with the outcome;
• apportioning the payout into a first payment and a second payment;
• providing, at a first time, the first payment;
• and
• providing, at a second time, the second payment.

A method comprising

• generating a first outcome;
• determining a first payout associated with the first outcome;
• apportioning the first payout into a first payment and a second payment;
• generating a second outcome;
• determining a second payout associated with the second outcome;
• apportioning the second payout into a third payment and a fourth payment;
• and
• providing the second payment and the fourth payment at predetermined times.

A method comprising:

• determining a first time;
• determining a second time;
• and
• initiating, based on the first time matching the second time, play of a bonus round.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• and
• a program stored in the memory including instructions operable to:
• determine a first time;
• determine a second time;
• and
• provide, based on the first time matching the second time, a payment from a gaming device.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• and
• a program stored in the memory including instructions operable to:
• determine a reference time;
• receive, from a player, a quantity of wagers whose aggregate value meets or exceeds a specified value;
• determine, deterministically, the size of a payment;
• and
• provide the payment to the player in temporal proximity to the reference time.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• and
• a program stored in the memory including instructions operable to:
• direct a first gaming device to provide a first payment that has been determined deterministically;
• and
• direct, substantially simultaneously to directing the first gaming device, a second gaming device to provide a second payment that has been determined deterministically.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• and
• a program stored in the memory including instructions operable to:
• determine a first payment deterministically;
• determine a second payment deterministically;
• direct a first gaming device to provide the first payment;
• and
• direct, substantially simultaneously to directing the first gaming device, a second gaming device to provide the second payment.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• and
• a program stored in the memory including instructions operable to:
• direct a first gaming device to provide, at a specified time, a first payment that has been determined deterministically;
• and
• direct a second gaming device to provide, at the specified time, a second payment that has been determined deterministically.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• and
• a program stored in the memory including instructions operable to:
• determine a specified time deterministically;
• direct a first gaming device to provide a payment at the specified time;
• and
• direct a second gaming device to provide a payment at the specified time.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• and
• a program stored in the memory including instructions operable to:
• determine a first payment for a first gaming device;
• determine, independently of determining the first payment, a second payment for a second gaming device;
• direct the first gaming device to provide the first payment at a specified time;
• and
• direct the second gaming device to provide the second payment at the specified time.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• and
• a program stored in the memory including instructions operable to:
• determine a first time;
• determine a second time;
• and
• produce, based on the first time matching the second time, the sound of coins dropping, without dropping a coin.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• and
• a program stored in the memory including instructions operable to:
• instruct a first gaming device to produce, at a specified time, the sound of coins dropping;
• and
• instruct a second gaming device to produce, at the specified time, the sound of coins dropping.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• and
• a program stored in the memory including instructions operable to:
• generate an outcome;
• determine a payout associated with the outcome;
• apportion the payout into a first payment and a second payment;
• provide, at a first time, the first payment;
• and
• provide, at a second time, the second payment.

A system comprising

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• and
• a program stored in the memory including instructions operable to:
• generate a first outcome;
• determine a first payout associated with the first outcome;
• apportion the first payout into a first payment and a second payment;
• generate a second outcome;
• determine a second payout associated with the second outcome;
• apportion the second payout into a third payment and a fourth payment;
• and
• provide the second payment and the fourth payment at predetermined times.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• and
• a program stored in the memory including instructions operable to:
• determine a first time;
• determine a second time;
• and
• initiate, based on the first time matching the second time, play of a bonus round.

A method comprising:

• determining a reference time;
• determining a current time;
• determining whether a player of a gaming device has satisfied at least one criterion;
• determining a size of a payment deterministically and independently of any prior outcomes generated by the gaming device;
• and
• providing, based on the first time matching the second time and the determining whether a player of a gaming device has satisfied at least one criterion, the payment from the gaming device,
• wherein determining a reference time includes determining a time that is a predetermined number of minutes before or after a beginning of a next hour,
• wherein the at least one criterion includes the player has paid, in taxes to the gaming device, an amount of currency whose aggregate value equals or exceeds a specified value, within a time interval beginning a specified period of time prior to the reference time, and ending with the reference time, and
• wherein the at least one criterion further includes the player is present at the gaming device at the reference time.