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System for trade-in bonus

  • US 10,388,114 B2
  • Filed: 02/01/2018
  • Issued: 08/20/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic gaming device having a paytable stored in at least one memory device and a display device, on which randomly determined outcomes are displayed, the electronic gaming device comprising:

  • an accepting device configured to accept a physical item associated with a monetary value, the monetary value establishing a credit balance, the credit balance being increasable and decreasable based at least on wagering activity;

    a cashout device configured to receive an input to cause an initiation of a payout associated with the credit balance;

    an actuator for initiating a game played on the electronic gaming device; and

    a computing processor programmed to;

    generate a first randomly determined outcome as a set of predefined symbols;

    track one or more of the set of predefined symbols traded in by a player of the electronic gaming device after the first randomly determined outcome is displayed;

    determine when at least two symbols of the set of predefined symbols are traded in by the player;

    determine if the at least two symbols comprise one of a plurality of winning outcomes in the paytable;

    add bonus points to a bonus point total if it is determined that the at least two symbols comprise one of the plurality of winning outcomes in the paytable; and

    provide a bonus to the player of the electronic gaming device when the bonus point total exceeds a predefined threshold to earn the bonus.

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