Gaming device for wagering on multiple game outcomes
AssigneeWMS Gaming Inc.
InventorsJeremy M. Hornik, Larry J. Pacey
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Abstract
Systems and methods for wagering on game outcomes allow a player to wager on game outcomes resulting from linked gaming devices linked to a primary gaming device being played by the player. A primary game display shows game plays and outcomes and allows wagering on a primary game and a linked game display shows game plays and outcomes and allows wagering on linked games. Both the primary and linked gaming devices may be the same type of gaming device, or they may be two different types of gaming devices, such as gaming devices for playing slot games, card games, keno, and the like. Further, either or both of the primary and linked games may allow bonus game outcomes resulting in a bonus game having bonus game awards.
Claims38
A system for wagering on linked games via a primary gaming device comprising:
- a primary gaming device providing a primary game having primary game outcomes on a primary game display, said primary gaming device further having a linked game display;
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- one or more linked gaming devices coupled, via respective communication links, to said primary gaming device, said linked gaming devices providing linked games having linked game outcomes, one or more of said linked games being displayed on said linked game display of said primary gaming device, at least one of said communication links being established without communicating information relating to an identity of a player of said primary gaming device,
- wherein said linked game display includes one or more linked game areas, each of said linked game areas having a linked game wager indicator indicating whether a linked game is being wagered upon by a player of said primary gaming device and a linked game depiction displaying the play of said linked games and further displaying said linked game outcomes.
A method for accepting wagers on primary games and linked games comprising:
- providing, on a primary gaming device, a primary game having primary game outcomes;
- providing, on said linked gaming device a linked game having linked game outcomes;
- receiving from said linked gaming device at said primary gaming device at least information regarding a linked game depiction on said linked gaming device;
- displaying linked game information associated with said linked gaming device on said primary gaming device;
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- accepting inputs at said primary gaming device, said inputs including wagering commands related to said linked game.
An electronic video gaming machine controlled by a processor in response to a wager comprising:
- a processor coupled to a coin and credit detector and controlling a primary game in response to a wager;
- a memory coupled to said processor and containing information for controlling the play of said primary game;
- a primary display coupled to said processor and displaying said primary game;
- a communications module coupled to said processor and adapted to receive linked game information regarding linked games from one or more linked gaming devices in communication with said communications module without requiring coordination among a player of said electronic video gaming machine and a player of one of said one or more linked gaming devices;
- at least one play switch accepting commands from a player and forwarding the commands to the processor;
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- a secondary display coupled to said processor and displaying linked game information from said linked gaming machines, wherein said linked game information displayed on said secondary display comprises a depiction of a game being played on one or more of said linked gaming devices.
An electronic video gaming machine for wagering on games comprising:
- a primary display for displaying a primary game;
- a communications module for linking the gaming machine to at least one linked gaming device providing at least one linked game;
- a linked game display for displaying said at least one linked game having a linked game wager indicator indicating whether a linked game is being wagered upon by a player of said electronic video gaming machine;
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- one or more player input devices for placing wagers on one or both of said primary game and said at least one linked game.
A method for allowing wagering on multiple games comprising:
- providing on a gaming machine a primary display;
- displaying on said primary display a primary game;
- receiving at said gaming machine linked game information regarding one or more linked games from one or more linked gaming devices, each of said one or more linked games having one or more linked game outcomes;
- providing on said gaming machine a linked game display;
- displaying on said linked game display one or more linked game areas, each of said one or more linked game areas corresponding to one of said one or more linked games;
- displaying within said one or more linked game areas on said linked game display graphical depictions of said one or more linked games;
- accepting from a player linked game wagers corresponding to one or more of said linked games;
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- awarding a payoff to said player if said linked game wagers correspond to payoff outcomes of said linked games.
A gaming system for providing a game in response to a wager comprising:
- a primary gaming device comprising:
- (a) a primary display for displaying a primary game, (b) a linked game display, and (c) one or more inputs for accepting wagers;
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- one or more linked gaming devices, each of said linked gaming devices displaying one or more linked games, each of said linked gaming devices adapted to forward linked game information to said primary gaming device;
- wherein said linked game display is adapted to display one or more of said one or more linked games and said one or more inputs are adapted to accept wagers relating to one or more of said one or more linked games, wherein said linked game display is adapted to display depictions of said linked games in real time.
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