Gaming system and method of providing an electronic game
AssigneeKonami Gaming, Inc.
InventorJason Gilmore
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Abstract
A gaming system and a method provide primary and secondary games to players using a plurality of linked gaming machines. Each gaming machine includes a display. For each gaming machine, an associated player is allowed to make a wager on a primary game, an outcome of the primary game is randomly selected, and if the outcome of the primary game is a winning outcome, awarding the associated player a primary award as a function of the outcome, the wager made by the player, and a predetermined paytable. If a triggering conditioning occurred in one of the primary games and a secondary game is initiated. The secondary game is a video slot game including a plurality of video reels. Each video reel is displayed on a respective display of one of the gaming machines.
Claims24
A method of providing primary and secondary games to players, including the steps of:
- providing a plurality of linked gaming machines, each gaming machine including a display;
- for each gaming machine:
- allowing an associated player to make a wager on a primary game;
- randomly selecting an outcome of the primary game;
- determining if the outcome of the primary game is a winning outcome;
- and,
- awarding the associated player a primary award as a function of the outcome, the wager made by the player, and a predetermined paytable;
- and,
- determining if a triggering conditioning occurred in one of the primary games and initiating a secondary game, the secondary game being a video slot game including a plurality of video reels, the video reels forming a grid displayed across the displays of the gaming machines;
- for the secondary game:
- randomly selecting an outcome of the secondary game;
- spinning the video reels and displaying a portion of the outcome of the secondary game on each video reel;
- and
- awarding one or more of the players a secondary award as a function of the outcome of the secondary game.
A gaming system, comprising:
- a plurality of linked gaming machines, each gaming machine including a display and a game controller, the controller for allowing an associated player to make a wager on a primary game, randomly selecting an outcome of the primary game, determining if the outcome of the primary game is a winning outcome, and awarding the associated player a primary award as a function of the outcome, the wager made by the player, and a predetermined paytable;
- and,
- a jackpot controller for determining if a triggering conditioning occurred in one of the primary games and initiating a secondary game, the secondary game being a video slot game including a plurality of video reels, the video reels forming a grid displayed across the displays of the gaming machines, the jackpot controller for randomly selecting an outcome of the secondary game, spinning the video reels and displaying a portion of the outcome of the secondary game on each video reel, and awarding one or more of the players a secondary award as a function of the outcome of the secondary game.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.