Method of gaming, a game controller and a gaming system
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorPaul Francis Jason Bramble
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Abstract
A method of gaming comprising: receiving an input indicative that a player accepts deferred payment in respect of at least one award awardable during play of a game; conducting the play to determine whether the at least one award is made; and providing an entitlement to the player to enable the player to obtain the award after a deferment period when the award is made to the player.
Claims30
A method of gaming for use with a gaming system having a) a game controller and b) a predefined return-to-player (RTP), the method of gaming comprising:
- providing via the game controller an option to defer payment in respect of an award awardable during a play of a game, the option including enabling a selection of a length of a deferment period;
- receiving via the game controller an input indicative of the selected length of deferment period;
- applying via the game controller one of a plurality of predefined entitlements, each of the plurality of predefined entitlements being associated with a length of the deferment period, wherein the value of each predefined entitlement alters said predefined RTP such that selecting a non-zero length of deferment period results in an adjusted RTP that is higher than said predefined RTP;
- conducting via the game controller the play to determine whether the award is made;
- and
- providing via the game controller the applied said one of a plurality of predefined entitlements to enable a receipt of the award after the deferment period when the award is payable.
A game controller for a gaming system having a predefined return-to-player (RTP), the game controller configured to:
- provide an option to a player to defer payment in respect of an award awardable during a play of a game, the option including enabling the player to select a length of a deferment period;
- receive an input indicative of the selected length of deferment period;
- apply one of a plurality of predefined entitlements, each predefined entitlement being associated with a length of the deferment period, wherein the value of each predefined entitlement alters said predefined RTP such that selecting a non-zero length of deferment period results in an adjusted RTP that is higher than said predefined RTP;
- conduct the play to determine whether the award is made;
- and
- provide the applied said one of a plurality of predefined entitlements to the player to enable the player to obtain the award after the deferment period when the award is payable to the player.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.