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Bunco gaming device, method and bonus game

  • US 20020160827A1
  • Filed: 11/19/2001
  • Published: 10/31/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of playing a wagering dice game having a number of stages to be wagered on, comprising:

  • a player making a wager according to a number of sequential stages desired to be played;

    initiating play of a first stage of the game, wherein if a win is experienced on the first stage and if the second stage was wagered, play of the game advances to the second stage, and wherein if a win is not experienced, the game is over and all wagers are lost;

    initiating play of a second stage of the game, wherein if a win is experienced on the second stage and if the third stage was wagered, play of the game advances to a third stage and a payout is earned, wherein if a win on the second stage is not experienced, the game is over and all wagers, except any payout on the first stage are lost; and

    sequentially initiating play of any number of respective stages of the game after the second stage, the any number of stages comprising one of a final stage which is a pre-set maximum stage for the game, and a desired stage, the desired stage being a stage between the final and the second stage optionally selected by the player to be the utmost wagered stage, wherein if a win is sequentially experienced on each sequentially succeeding stage up to and including one of the final and desired stage, and if each succeeding stage up to and including the one of the final and desired stage was wagered, then a payout is earned on each sequential stage and play of the game advances sequentially up to and including one of the final and desired stage, wherein after the play of one of the final and desired stage, the game is then over, and wherein if a win is not experienced on any played stage after the first stage, the game is over and all wagers, except the payouts from any of the preceding stages, are lost.

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