REGULATED CASINO GAMES, GAMING MACHINES AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS HAVING PAYOUT SCHEDULES AND ASSOCIATED RETURNS TO PLAYER (RTPs) SELECTED BASED UPON TIME TO SUCCESSFUL INTERACTION

An electronic device configured to enable a player to play a game, comprising:

• a memory;
• a user interface;
• a processor coupled to the memory and to the user interface, and
• a plurality of processes spawned by the processor, the plurality of processes comprising processing logic to:
• accept funds, by the electronic device, from a player and correspondingly establish player game credits;
• provide a game for the electronic device, the game being configured to present a plurality of in-game objectives, each of the plurality of in-game objectives being configured to generate a wagering event when achieved by the player;
• receive at least one player interaction, via a user interface of the electronic device, with the game;
• determine whether the received at least one player interaction resulted in achieving at least one of the plurality of in-game objectives;
• and
• for each wagering event generated as a result of an achieved in-game objective, determine a time elapsed from presentment of the in-game objective in the game to achievement thereof;
• and
• for at least some of the generated wagering events:
• use at least the determined time elapsed to select one of a plurality of payout schedules, each of the plurality of payout schedules being associated with at least one different characteristic that affects payouts to the player;
• and
• generate a random number and an award of player game credits to the player at least according to the generated random number and the selected payout schedule,
• wherein shorter determined times elapsed cause a selection of payout schedules that are, on average, comparatively more advantageous to the player than comparatively longer determined times elapsed.

A computer-implemented method of operating a electronic device, comprising:

• accepting funds, by the electronic device, from a player and correspondingly establishing player game credits;
• providing a game for the electronic device, the game being configured to present a plurality of in-game objectives, each of the plurality of in-game objectives being configured to generate a wagering event when achieved by the player;
• receiving at least one player interaction, via a user interface of the electronic device, with the game;
• determining whether the received at least one player interaction resulted in achieving at least one of the plurality of in-game objectives;
• and
• for each wagering event generated as a result of an achieved in-game objective, determining a time elapsed from presentment of the in-game objective in the game to achievement thereof;
• and
• for at least some of the generated wagering events:
• modifying a payout schedule associated with the game to have a different Return to Player (RTP) using at least one of mathematical and logical operators and the determined time elapsed, such that using a shorter determined time elapsed to modify the payout schedule results in a higher RTP and such that using a comparatively longer determined time elapsed to modify the payout schedule results in a comparatively lower RTP, and
• generating a random number and an award of player game credits to the player at least according to the generated random number and the modified payout schedule.

An electronic device configured to enable a player to play a game, comprising:

• a memory;
• a user interface;
• a processor coupled to the memory and to the user interface, and
• a plurality of processes spawned by the processor, the plurality of processes comprising processing logic to:
• accept funds, by the electronic device, from a player and correspondingly establishing player game credits;
• provide a game for the electronic device, the game being configured to present a plurality of in-game objectives, each of the plurality of in-game objectives being configured to generate a wagering event when achieved by the player;
• receive at least one player interaction, via a user interface of the electronic device, with the game;
• determine whether the received at least one player interaction resulted in achieving at least one of the plurality of in-game objectives;
• and
• for each wagering event generated as a result of an achieved in-game objective, determine a time elapsed from presentment of the in-game objective in the game to achievement thereof;
• and
• for at least some of the generated wagering events:
• modify a payout schedule associated with the game to have a different Return to Player (RTP) using at least one of mathematical and logical operators and the determined time elapsed, such that using a shorter determined time elapsed to modify the payout schedule results in a higher RTP and such that using a comparatively longer determined time elapsed to modify the payout schedule results in a comparatively lower RTP, and
• generate a random number and an award of player game credits to the player at least according to the generated random number and the modified payout schedule.