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US 2014/0228104 A1Published application
Apparatus providing payouts proportional to wagers and methods for operating same
AssigneeIgt
InventorsJay S. Walker, James A. Jorasch
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Abstract
A gaming device such as a slot machine is provided having a payout proportional to a wager value. In accordance with one or more embodiments, the gaming machine provides a player with the ability to flexibly and automatically increase and decrease wagers, thereby allowing the player to press his bets when he feels lucky, and to decrease his bets when he feels unlucky. Different proportional payout tables are provided for different levels of wagers.
Claims25
A gaming system comprising:
- at least one display device;
- at least one input device;
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to:
- (a) display a credit balance including a first quantity of credits,
- (b) receive an input to wager the first quantity of credits of the displayed credit balance, and
- (c) randomly determine whether to modify the first quantity of credits to a second, greater quantity of credits, said second, greater quantity of credits being determined prior to receiving the input to wager the first quantity of credits and said second, greater quantity of credits being associated with a play of a game.
5 more elements
A gaming system server comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- (a) cause at least one display device to display a credit balance including a first quantity of credits,
- (b) cause at least one input device to receive an input to wager the first quantity of credits of the displayed credit balance, and
- (c) randomly determine whether to modify the first quantity of credits to a second, greater quantity of credits, said second, greater quantity of credits being determined prior to receiving the input to wager the first quantity of credits and said second, greater quantity of credits being associated with a play of a game.
3 more elements
A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
- (a) causing at least one display device to display a credit balance including a first quantity of credits,
- (b) causing at least one input device to receive an input to wager the first quantity of credits of the displayed credit balance, and
- (c) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to randomly determine whether to modify the first quantity of credits to a second, greater quantity of credits, said second, greater quantity of credits being determined prior to receiving the input to wager the first quantity of credits and said second, greater quantity of credits being associated with a play of a game.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.