Gaming device having random multiple payouts
AssigneeBally Manufacturing Corporation
InventorClarence D. Kaufman
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Abstract
A gaming device having random multiple payouts. The device has a random number generator which generates a multiple payout random number. The device further includes a counter for accumulating the number of game wins. When the multiple payout random number equals the number of accumulated wins in the counter, a multiple payout is made for a winning game. The device also includes a multiple payout indicator to provide an indication to the player that a multiple payout will be made for the next winning game.
Claims12
In a gaming device having a first random means for determining a win in response to a player input and means for providing a payout to the player in response to a win determination, apparatus for providing an indication of future random multiple payouts comprising:
- counter means increments in response to said win determination for providing a count representing the number of win determinations;
- second random means for generating a multiple payout random number;
- means for comparing the win determination count to the multiple payout random number to determine whether said count equals said number;
- means responsive to said first random means and said comparing means for controlling the payout means to provide a multiple payout to the player if the win count equals the multiple payout random number;
- means for indicating a multiple payout;
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- means for enabling said multiple payout indicating means to provide an indication that a multiple payout will be made for a win determination which occurs after a predetermined number of wins has occurred.
In a gaming device having a means for displaying a plurality of symbols in response to a player controlled input, a means for determining whether the plurality of symbols include a winning combination of symbols and a means for paying out to the player a specified number of tokens in response to a determination that the symbols include a winning combination, apparatus for providing an indication of future random multiple payouts comprising:
- means responsive to said winning combination determinging means for counting the number of determined winning combinations to provide a count representative thereof;
- means for generating a random number;
- means for comparing said count to said random number;
- means responsive to said comparing means and said winning combination determining means for controlling the payout means to provide a number of tokens which is a multiple of said specified number if said count equals said random number for a winning symbol combination;
- means for indicating a multiple payout;
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- meaas for enabling multiple payout indicating means to provide an indication that a multiple payout will be made for a win determination which occurs after a predetermined number of wins has occurred.
A method for providing an indication of future multiple random payouts in a gaming device having a means for determining a win in response to a player input and a means for providing a payout to the player in response to a win determination comprising:
- counting said determined wins to provide a count representative thereof;
- generating a multiple payout random number;
- comparing the determined wins count to said multiple payout random number;
- controlling the payout means to provide a multiple payout to the player if said count equals said random number;
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- indicating that a multiple payout will be made for a win determination which occurs after a predetermined number of wins has occurred.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.