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US 8,282,466 B2Granted
Wagering game with high-payout percentage gaming feature
AssigneeWMS Gaming Inc.
InventorsJeremy M. Hornik, Dion K. Aoki, Joel R. Jaffe, James J. Poole
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Abstract
A wagering game system is provided and includes a gaming system for playing a wagering game, including an input device adapted to receive an input from a player of the wagering game, a processor configured to determine a wagering game outcome, and a gambling feature incorporating a game in which a player is statistically more likely to win than to lose, wherein the gambling feature is enabled by a wagering game outcome that includes a winning combination.
Claims25
A gaming system for playing a wagering game, comprising:
- an input device adapted to receive an input from a player of a base wagering game, the input comprising an input of a first wager to play a base wagering game and a second wager specifically dedicated to the enabling of a gambling feature, and output a signal to a processor corresponding to the input from the player;
- a processor configured to randomly select a base wagering game outcome from a plurality of base wagering game outcomes;
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- a gambling feature incorporating a game statistically biased in favor of the player such that the pay out of the gambling feature will exceed 100% over a statistically significant time period, said gambling feature being enabled in response to input of the second wager and said base wagering game outcome being a start-gambling feature outcome.
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A gaming system for playing a wagering game, comprising:
- a gaming terminal including a wager acceptor for accepting an input of a first wager to play a wagering game and an input of a second wager to satisfy a first precondition for entry into a gambling feature and including a display for displaying the wagering game and a wagering game outcome responsive to an input of a first wager;
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- a processor associated with said gaming terminal and being configured to, upon execution of a corresponding instruction set,
- enable a gambling feature in response to satisfaction of the first precondition by the input of the second wager dedicated to enable the gambling feature and satisfaction of a second precondition comprising a realization of the wagering game outcome corresponding to a winning outcome;
- define a plurality of possible outcomes of the gambling feature, the plurality of possible outcomes of the gambling feature being governed by an expected value requiring the pay out of the gambling feature to exceed 100% over a statistically significant time period;
- present the gambling feature on the display for player input;
- receive an input corresponding to the gambling feature by a player through a gaming terminal input device;
- award to the player an award corresponding to the winning outcome in the wagering game;
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- supplement the award with any award realized by the player in the gambling feature.
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A method of playing a wagering game, comprising:
- receiving a first wager for a wagering game and a second wager specifically dedicated to enable a gambling feature;
- determining an outcome of the wagering game;
- displaying on a display the outcome of the wagering game;
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- enabling a gambling feature only if the game outcome includes a start-gambling feature outcome and the second wager was received to enable the gambling feature,
- wherein the gambling feature comprises a game in which a player is statistically biased in favor of the player such that the pay out of the gambling feature will exceed 100% over a statistically significant time period.
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A gaming terminal connected to a network for playing a base wagering game, comprising:
- at least one display for displaying the base wagering game conducted at said gaming terminal;
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- a controller configured to conduct at least the base wagering game and a gambling feature game,
- wherein, in response to at least one winning combination at the gaming terminal during the base wagering game and an input of an additional wager specifically dedicated to enable the gambling feature game associated with the base wagering game, the controller initiates at the gaming terminal the gambling feature game having odds biased in favor of the player such that the pay out of gambling feature game will exceed 100% over a statistically significant time period.
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