Gaming award techniques
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMichael H. D'Amico, Tara L. Young, Stephanie Maddocks
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Abstract
A gaming system (100) includes a gaming location (102) that comprises an interactive communication unit (119), including a display 118 visible from the gaming location that displays a representation of award-types that a player can select. One of the awards selected may be a bonus game playable on display 118.
Claims20
In a gaming system comprising a gaming location for providing play of at least a first game by a player, and having a display device, a method of enabling the player to select one of a plurality of different award types, comprising:
- establishing winning odds for a predetermined winning outcome;
- displaying to the player on said display device a representation of a plurality of different award types available for selection for said winning outcome;
- after said step of establishing winning odds, selecting by the player one of said award types for said winning outcome;
- playing the first game;
- determining the outcome of the first game according to the winning odds, wherein said winning odds are not dependent on said award types available for selection;
- and
- paying to the player an award in accordance with said one of said award types selected by the player.
In a gaming system comprising a gaming machine arranged to enable play of at least a first game by a player, a method of enabling the player to select an award type comprising:
- establishing winning odds for a predetermined winning outcome;
- storing signals identifying a plurality of award types;
- storing an account for the player;
- displaying a representation of the award types available for selection for said winning outcome;
- after said step of establishing the winning odds, enabling the player to select one of the award types for said winning outcome;
- and
- storing the selected award type in relationship to the account for the player,
- wherein the winning odds for said winning outcome are not dependent on the award types available for selection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.