Systems and methods for providing games of chance with a plurality of pay tables
AssigneeGaming Arts, LLC
InventorsDavid Colvin, Eric D. Colvin
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and gaming devices provide a game of chance in which house indicia and at least two bonus indicia are randomly selected. A first prize is awarded according to a first pay table if a winning pattern of the player indicia is matched by the selected house indicia and if all the bonus indicia are matched by the player indicia. A second prize is awarded according to a second pay table if the winning pattern is matched and at least one, but not all, of the bonus indicia are matched by the player indicia. A third prize is awarded according to a third pay table if the winning pattern is matched but none of the bonus indicia are matched by the player indicia.
Claims24
A system for providing a game of chance, said system comprising:
- a first device configured to randomly select house indicia and at least two bonus indicia for the game of chance;
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- a second device configured to enable a player to play the game of chance using a plurality of player indicia, wherein said second device is further configured to:
- award a first prize according to a first pay table upon a determination that a winning pattern of the player indicia is matched by the selected house indicia and upon a determination that all the bonus indicia are matched by the player indicia;
- award a second prize according to a second pay table upon a determination that the winning pattern is matched by the selected house indicia and upon a determination that at least one, but not all, of the bonus indicia is matched by the player indicia;
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- award a third prize according to a third pay table upon a determination that the winning pattern is matched by the selected house indicia and upon a determination that none of the bonus indicia are matched by the player indicia.
A gaming device for providing a game of chance, said gaming device comprising:
- a memory device configured to store computer-executable instructions for a game of chance and to store a plurality of randomly selected house indicia and at least two bonus indicia for the game of chance;
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- a processor coupled to said memory device, said processor programmed to:
- provide a plurality of player indicia;
- award a first prize according to a first pay table upon a determination that a winning pattern of the player indicia is matched by the selected house indicia and upon a determination that all the bonus indicia are matched by the player indicia;
- award a second prize according to a second pay table upon a determination that the winning pattern is matched by the selected house indicia and upon a determination that at least one, but not all, of the bonus indicia is matched by the player indicia;
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- award a third prize according to a third pay table upon a determination that the winning pattern is matched by the selected house indicia and upon a determination that none of the bonus indicia are matched by the player indicia.
A method of providing a game of chance, said method comprising:
- randomly selecting a plurality of house indicia for a game of chance;
- randomly selecting at least two bonus indicia for the game of chance;
- providing a plurality of player indicia on a player card;
- awarding a first prize according to a first pay table upon a determination that a winning pattern of the player indicia is matched by the selected house indicia and upon a determination that all the bonus indicia are matched by the player indicia;
- awarding a second prize according to a second pay table upon a determination that the winning pattern is matched by the selected house indicia and upon a determination that at least one, but not all, of the bonus indicia is matched by the player indicia;
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- awarding a third prize according to a third pay table upon a determination that the winning pattern is matched by the selected house indicia and upon a determination that none of the bonus indicia are matched by the player indicia.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.