Apparatus and Method for a Non-Gambling Game
AssigneeFusion Holdings Limited
InventorMartin Paul Moshal
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Abstract
A method and computing system for providing a non-gambling game are disclosed. A computing system receives individual registration data and determines whether the registration data corresponds to a base or premium tier. A premium tier can be provided if the player previously enrolled in a membership subscription with an entity associated with the provider of the game. Upon receiving a start input, and without any requirement of payment for a wager, the computing system operates the game. Upon detecting a trigger event, such as the end of a turn of the game where a pattern of symbols has become certain, the computing system makes a payout determination. The mode of game operation differs in response to base and premium tier registration data.
Claims19
A method of providing a non-gambling game comprising:
- receiving, at a computing system, registration data;
- confirming, by the computing system, the registration data and determining whether the registration data corresponds to a base or premium tier;
- receiving, at the computing system, a start input;
- in response to receiving the start input, and without any requirement of payment for a wager, the computing system performing a game operation resulting in a game outcome;
- detecting, by the computing system, the game outcome and responsively making a payout determination, wherein the computing system performs a base mode of game operation upon determining the registration data corresponds to the base tier or the enhanced mode of game operation upon determining the registration data corresponds to the premium tier;
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- transmitting, by the computing system, data on any payout to a payout device.
A method of providing a non-gambling video slot game comprising:
- receiving, at a computing system, registration data;
- confirming, by the computing system, the registration data and determining whether the registration data corresponds to a base or premium tier;
- receiving, at the computing system, a start input;
- in response receiving the start input, and without any requirement of payment for a wager, the computing system generating a pattern of symbols to performing a video slot game operation resulting in a game outcome;
- determining, by the computing system, the game outcome and responsively making a payout determination, wherein:
- upon determining the registration data corresponds to a base tier, the computing system performs the payout determination in accordance with a base pay table, the base pay table correlating a plurality of game outcomes with a raffle ticket payout, and
- upon determining the registration data corresponds to a premium tier membership, the computing system performs the payout determination in accordance with a premium pay table, the premium pay table correlating at least one game outcome with a raffle ticket payout and at least one game outcome with an unrestricted payout;
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- transmitting, by the computing system, data on any payout to a payout device.
A computing system comprising:
- at least one processor;
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- a non-transitory, computer-readable memory having stored thereon program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, by the at least one processor, registration data;
- confirming, by the at least one processor, the registration data and determining whether the registration data corresponds to a base or premium tier;
- receiving, at the at least one processor, a start input;
- in response to receiving the start input, and without any requirement of payment for a wager, the at least one processor performing a game operation resulting in a game outcome;
- determining, by the at least one processor, the game outcome and responsively making a payout determination, wherein the at least one processor performs a base mode of game operation upon determining the registration data corresponds to a base tier or an enhanced mode of game operation upon determining the registration data corresponds to a premium tier;
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- transmitting, by the at least one processor, data on any payout to a payout device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.