Wagering game with parlay feature for winning payouts
AssigneeWMS Gaming Inc.
InventorsJeremy M. Hornik, Dion K. Aoki, Joel R. Jaffe, James J. Poole, Allon G. Englman
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a gaming terminal and a method of playing a wagering game having a parlay feature. Using the parlay feature, a player can place a wager that is greater than a maximum wager allowed at the gaming terminal. In addition, the parlay feature allows a player to wager a portion of the player's prior winnings, instead of the entire amount. Furthermore, the parlay feature can be saved and used in a later gaming session at the same or different gaming terminal.
Claims27
A method of conducting a wagering game at a gaming terminal the method comprising:
- providing a credit meter and a parlay meter;
- in response to a wager drawn from the credit meter, initiating the wagering game at the gaming terminal, the wager being less than or equal to a maximum amount exclusive of the parlay meter;
- randomly selecting outcomes for a plurality of successive plays of the wagering game;
- providing award amounts for winning ones of the randomly selected outcomes;
- accumulating at least portions of one or more of the award amounts in the parlay meter such that the parlay meter includes an accumulated award amount exclusive of the credit meter, the accumulating including allowing the player to select any portion of the one or more award amounts to accumulate in the parlay meter;
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- allowing a player to select any portion of the accumulated award amount in the parlay meter, including a portion greater than the maximum amount, as a wager for a subsequent play of the wagering game.
A method of conducting a wagering game playable via a gaming terminal, the method comprising:
- providing the wagering game with a credit meter and a parlay meter distinct from the credit meter;
- receiving a number of credits drawn from the credit meter as a wager for playing the wagering game, the number of credits being less than or equal to a maximum amount that is exclusive of the parlay meter;
- randomly selecting outcomes for a plurality of successive plays of the wagering game;
- providing credit amounts for winning ones of the randomly selected outcomes;
- allowing a player to select any portion of one or more of the credit amounts to accumulate in the parlay meter such that the parlay meter includes an accumulated credit amount;
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- receiving a wager from the player for a subsequent play of the wagering game by allowing the player to select either (i) a number of credits from the credit meter or (ii) any portion of the accumulated credit amount in the parlay meter, including a portion greater than the maximum amount.
A gaming system for conducting a wagering game the gaming system comprising:
- a credit meter and a parlay meter, the wagering game being playable at a gaming terminal in response to a wager drawn from the credit meter, the wager being less than or equal to a maximum amount exclusive of the parlay meter;
- a display for displaying randomly selected outcomes for a plurality of successive plays of the wagering game, the randomly selected outcomes providing award amounts for winning ones of the randomly selected outcomes;
- a controller for accumulating any portion, selected by a player, of one or more of the award amounts in the parlay meter such that the parlay meter includes an accumulated award amount;
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- an input device for allowing the player to select any portion of the accumulated award amount in the parlay meter, including a portion greater than the maximum amount, as a wager for a subsequent play of the wagering game.
A gaming system for conducting a wagering game playable via a gaming terminal, the gaming system comprising:
- a credit meter for receiving credits from a player, a number of the credits being drawn from the credit meter by the player as a wager input to play the wagering game, the number of credits being less than or equal to a maximum amount;
- a display for displaying randomly selected outcomes for a plurality of successive plays of the wagering game, the randomly selected outcomes providing credit amounts for winning ones of the randomly selected outcomes;
- a parlay meter for receiving any portion, selected by the player, of one or more of the credit amounts for winning ones of the randomly selecting outcomes, the parlay meter having an accumulated credit amount;
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- an input device for receiving a wager from the player for a subsequent play of the wagering game by allowing the player to select either (i) a number of credits from the credit meter or (ii) any portion of the accumulated credit amount in the parlay meter, including a portion greater than the maximum amount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.