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US 2010/0137061 A1Published application
Gaming apparatus and systems
AssigneeDynamite Innovations Pty. Ltd.
InventorBenjamin James Ellis
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AssigneeDynamite Innovations Pty. Ltd.
InventorBenjamin James Ellis
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Gaming apparatus (1), e.g. an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM), includes a controller (2) for implementing e.g. a slot-machine game, casino game or the like. The controller (2) displays a suitable gaming image on a screen (6), e.g. virtual symbol reels or card hands, and a player interacts with the EGM 1 through buttons (8) or the like, e.g. to spin the reels or deal cards. The apparatus includes award means for awarding a player event points during the course of play, accumulator means for accumulating the awarded event points, and purchasing/selection means for allowing a player to purchase a game event using the accumulated event points. These game events may provide the player with the chance of higher returns or the like, and may include free plays, high return games, a jackpot game and the like.
Gaming apparatus including:
A gaming system including:
A method of operating gaming apparatus, the method including the steps of:
Gaming software including:
Gaming apparatus including:
An electronic game in which a bet is placed, game events occur and wins are returned, wherein gameplay is monitored, wherein a player accumulates event points based on said gameplay, and wherein a player can purchase game events using accumulated event points.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.