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US 2018/0040195 A1Published application
Gaming system and method for providing a variable award in association with a virtual currency purchase
AssigneeDouble Down Interactive LLC
InventorAndrea Moro
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Abstract
A gaming system which enables a player to purchase an amount of virtual currency from an online casino wherein the purchased virtual currency includes a predetermined component and a variable component.
Claims18
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) receive data associated with an amount of purchased virtual currency,
- (b) if a variable virtual currency amount determination event occurred:
- (i) determine an additional amount of virtual currency, wherein said determined additional amount of virtual currency is based on at least one random determination,
- (ii) display the determined additional amount of virtual currency,
- (iii) determine a total amount of virtual currency, wherein said total amount of virtual currency is based on the amount of purchased virtual currency and the determined additional amount of virtual currency,
- (iv) display the determined total amount of virtual currency, and
- (v) enable a player to wager said displayed total amount of virtual currency in association with at least one play of at least one game, and
- (c) if no variable virtual currency amount determination event occurred, enable the player to wager said amount of purchased virtual currency in association with the at least one play of the at least one game.
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A method of operating a gaming system, said method 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) receiving data associated with an amount of purchased virtual currency,
- (b) if a variable virtual currency amount determination event occurred:
- (i) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to determine an additional amount of virtual currency, wherein said determined additional amount of virtual currency is based on at least one random determination,
- (ii) causing at least one display device to display the determined additional amount of virtual currency,
- (iii) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine a total amount of virtual currency, wherein said total amount of virtual currency is based on the amount of purchased virtual currency and the determined additional amount of virtual currency,
- (iv) causing the at least one display device to display the determined total amount of virtual currency, and
- (v) enabling a player to wager said displayed total amount of virtual currency in association with at least one play of at least one game, and
- (c) if no variable virtual currency amount determination event occurred, enabling the player to wager said amount of purchased virtual currency in association with the at least one play of the at least one game.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.