# US 8,771,053 B2 · Gaming machine and method with a randomly-selected feature game > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,771,053 B2 - Document ID: US8771053B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/102,603 - Filed: 2008-04-14 - Published: 2009-05-14 - Granted: 2014-07-08 - Earliest claimed: 2007-11-12 - Assignees: Bally Gaming, Inc. - Applicants: Loren T. Nelson; Michael DePalma; Ryan Leach; Dougal Austin - Inventors: Loren T. Nelson; Michael DePalma; Ryan Leach; Dougal Austin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8771053B2 ## CPC - G07F 17/3258: {Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots} - G07F 17/32: for games, toys, sports, or amusements - G07F 17/3244: {Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes} - G07F 17/326: {Game play aspects of gaming systems} - G07F 17/3267: {Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games} - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) ## Abstract Wagering games, gaming machines, networked gaming systems and associated methods are disclosed that include a randomly selected feature game. One disclosed aspect provides for a wagering game including a primary game and a plurality of feature games. One or more of the plurality of feature games is selected for play upon a triggering event associated with the primary game. In another disclosed aspect, the wagering game may also include at least two types of progressives including wide-area progressives, casino-wide progressives, bank progressives and stand-alone progressives. Another disclosed aspect provides a pay table, wherein the pay table changes dynamically according to the size of a wager. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A gaming machine comprising: a processor operatively coupled to a set of player-operable controls; a first game and a set of two or more feature games operable by the processor in accordance with the player-operable controls, wherein, upon a triggering event, two or more of the set of feature games are randomly selected for play, and wherein display of each of the selected two or more feature games is distinct and independent from display of the first game. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The gaming machine of claim 1 further comprising a video display operatively coupled to the processor. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The gaming machine of claim 2 wherein the video display is a wide-screen display. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The gaming machine of claim 2 further comprising a pay table displayable on the video display, wherein the displayed pay table changes dynamically according to the size of a wager. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The gaming machine of claim 1 further comprising a memory operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises at least one of a hard drive, a CDROM, a DVD or a flash memory. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The gaming machine of claim 5 wherein the memory includes a game program. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The gaming machine of claim 6 wherein the processor in accordance with the game program predetermines the number of times each selected feature game is played. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The gaming machine of claim 6 wherein the processor in accordance with the game program randomly determines the number of times each selected feature game is played. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The gaming machine of claim 6 wherein the processor in accordance with the game program determines the number of times each selected feature game is played, the determination at least partially based on an amount wagered on the game, a rate of play of the game, a player tracking status of the player or a combination thereof. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The gaming machine of claim 1 further comprising an external controller operatively coupled to the processor, the external controller determining the number of times each selected feature game is played. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The gaming machine of claim 1 further comprising a cabinet enclosing the processor, wherein the cabinet is one of a bar-top cabinet, a slant-top cabinet, an upright cabinet or a table-top cabinet. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The gaming machine of claim 1 wherein the triggering event comprises one or more of a set of possible first game outcomes. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The gaming machine game of claim 1 wherein the triggering event is unrelated to the outcome of the first game. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The gaming machine of claim 1 wherein there is an equal probability of randomly selecting any one of the feature games for play. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The gaming machine of claim 1 wherein there is an unequal probability of randomly selecting any one of the feature games for play. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The gaming machine of claim 1 further comprising a progressive controller operatively coupled to the processor. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The game of claim 16 wherein the progressive controller comprises at least a wide-area progressive, casino-wide progressive, bank progressive, stand-alone progressive, or a combination thereof.