Wagering game with side-wagering feature on certain outcomes
AssigneeWMS Gaming Inc.
InventorsJeremy M. Hornik, Dion K. Aoki, Joel R. Jaffe, James J. Poole
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Abstract
A gaming system for playing a basic wagering game on a gaming terminal. The gaming system includes an input device adapted to receive an input from a player of a basic wagering game and output a signal to a controller. A controller is configured to randomly select a basic wagering game outcome from a plurality of basic wagering game outcomes. A gaming feature is also provided. In this gaming feature, an extra wager may be input in association therewith to increase an award for a selected basic wagering game winning outcome, a plurality of selected basic wagering game winning outcomes, or a selected group and related subgroup of basic wagering game winning outcomes.
Claims22
A gaming system for playing a basic wagering game on a gaming terminal, comprising:
- an input device adapted to receive an input from a player of a basic wagering game and output a signal to a controller;
- a controller configured to randomly select a basic wagering game outcome and to display on a display the basic wagering game outcome responsive to a wager input and a player input to initiate the basic wagering game;
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- a gaming feature associated with basic wagering game in which a first side wager is input prior to the display of the basic wagering game outcome in association with a player-selected first outcome on a first set of selected paylines and a second side wager is input prior to the display of the basic wagering game outcome in association with a player-selected second outcome on a second set of selected paylines,
- wherein first set of selected paylines is different than the second set of selected paylines.
A gaming system for playing a basic wagering game, comprising:
- a gaming terminal including a display for displaying a basic wagering game and a basic wagering game outcome, said basic wagering game having a plurality of basic wagering game outcomes, a subset of the plurality of basic wagering game outcomes corresponding to winning outcomes in the basic wagering game, said basic wagering game including a gaming feature for increasing an award for a basic wagering game winning outcome comprising a specified combination of symbols along a payline, said specified combination of symbols along a payline comprising at least one of a selected basic wagering game winning combination, a plurality of selected basic wagering game winning combinations, and a selected related group and subgroup of basic wagering game winning combinations from the plurality of basic wagering winning game combinations, said gaming feature being enabled by an input of an additional wager;
- a controller associated with said gaming terminal and being configured, upon execution of corresponding instructions, to
- randomly select a basic wagering game outcome from the plurality of basic wagering game outcomes;
- conduct a basic wagering game responsive to a wager input, a player input designating at least one payline as an active payline, and a player input to initiate the basic wagering game;
- enable a gaming feature responsive to a side wager to the basic wagering game, comprising receiving an input designating, for a specified active payline, a player-specified combination of symbols;
- determine whether the randomly selected basic wagering game outcome corresponds to a winning combination in the basic wagering game;
- determine whether the gaming feature is enabled;
- determine, for an enabled gaming feature, whether the randomly selected basic wagering game outcome comprises the player-specified combination of symbols along the specified active payline;
- award an award for any winning outcome in the basic wagering game occurring along an active payline;
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- award an award for a player-specified combination of symbols occurring along a specified active payline in association with an enabled gaming feature.
A method of operating a gaming terminal, comprising:
- attributing a first wager from a player for a basic wagering game on said gaming terminal to at least one payline;
- receiving a second wager from the player for a gaming feature associated with the basic wagering game;
- enabling the gaming feature associated with the basic wagering game responsive to the second wager;
- associating the enabled gaming feature with a player-specified combination of symbols along a specified active payline comprising one of a selected basic wagering game outcome, a plurality of selected basic wagering game outcomes, or a selected group and related subgroup of basic wagering game combinations from a plurality of basic wagering game winning outcomes;
- awarding an award for any winning outcome in the basic wagering game occurring along an active payline;
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- awarding an award for a player-specified combination of symbols occurring along a specified active payline in association with the enabled gaming feature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.