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Gaming system, gaming device, and method for enabling a current bet to be placed on a future play of a wagering game

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InventorsDaniel J. DeWaal, Anthony J. Baerlocher

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Abstract

The gaming system, gaming device, and gaming method disclosed herein provide an opportunity for a player to place a replay wager for a group or set of a plurality of plays of a wagering game. In one embodiment, the replay wager activates a replay feature which the player can use a designated number of times (such as one time) over the plurality of plays of the wagering game. The player's use of the replay feature causes the gaming system to redisplay the previous play of the wagering game, and provide any awards associated with the previous play of the wagering game. After the player uses the replay feature over each of the designated number (such as one) of the plurality of plays of the wagering game, the player cannot use the replay feature for any of the remaining plays of the plurality of plays of the wagering game.

Claims6

Dependent claims

A gaming system comprising:

at least one display device;
at least one input device;
at least one processor;
and
at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to:
(a) for each of a total quantity of plays of a game:
(i) enable a player to place a wager,
(ii) randomly generate one of a plurality of different outcomes,
(iii) display the randomly generated outcome,
(iv) determine an award associated with the randomly generated outcome, and
(v) display the determined award,
(b) for each of a designated quantity of at least two consecutive plays of the game, store the determined awards associated with the randomly generated outcomes of said designated quantity of the at least two consecutive plays of the game, wherein said designated quantity of the at least two consecutive plays of the game is less than the total quantity of plays of the game and said designated quantity of the at least two consecutive plays of the game is determined prior to each wager being placed on each play of the game of said designated quantity of the at least two consecutive plays of the game,
(c) display the stored awards, and
(d) upon an occurrence of a triggering event:
(i) determine a replay award based on a sum of the stored awards, and
(ii) provide the determined replay award.

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Facts

Application: 13/490,732Filed 7 Jun 2012 · continuation
Priority: 14 Nov 2008
Published: US 2012/0244932 A127 Sep 2012
Granted: 31 Dec 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

G07F 17/3244
For games, toys, sports, or amusements: payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
G07F 17/3209
Player-machine interfaces: input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
G07F 17/3213
Display means: details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members
G07F 17/3262
Game play aspects of gaming systems: player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be…

Family

Application12/271,592Parent of this continuation · filed 14 Nov 2008
US 2012/0244932 A1Pre-grant publication · published 27 Sep 2012
US 8,197,335 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2010/0124973 A1Published application
US 8,616,963 B2This patent

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