Method and apparatus for offering a guaranteed win
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1. A method comprising:
- determining a primary outcome;
determining a target outcome;
generating a payout table based on the primary outcome and the target outcome;
receiving a wager from a player;
generating a first secondary outcome;
determining a total number of secondary outcomes generated;
determining whether the first secondary outcome matches the target outcome;
providing a payout based on the total number of secondary outcomes generated if the first secondary outcome matches the target outcome; and
generating a second secondary outcome if the first secondary outcome does not match the target outcome.
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Abstract
A method in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention is provided, the method comprising the steps of generating a first outcome of a game of chance, determining a target outcome, receiving a first wager, generating a second outcome based on the first outcome, and repeating the step of generating the second outcome until the second outcome matches the target outcome, before receiving any second wager.
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34 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a primary outcome;
determining a target outcome;
generating a payout table based on the primary outcome and the target outcome;
receiving a wager from a player;
generating a first secondary outcome;
determining a total number of secondary outcomes generated;
determining whether the first secondary outcome matches the target outcome;
providing a payout based on the total number of secondary outcomes generated if the first secondary outcome matches the target outcome; and
generating a second secondary outcome if the first secondary outcome does not match the target outcome. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method comprising:
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providing to a player an offer for a guaranteed outcome in exchange for a payment;
receiving the payment from the player; and
providing the guaranteed outcome to the player, comprising;
allowing the player to spin at least one reel of a slot machine as many times as is necessary to achieve the guaranteed outcome, in which the guaranteed outcome corresponds to a payout amount that is greater than zero.
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29. A method comprising:
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providing to a player an offer for a guaranteed benefit in exchange for a payment, in which the guaranteed benefit comprises an outcome corresponding to a payout that is greater than zero;
receiving an indication of an acceptance by the player of the offer;
after receiving the indication of the acceptance by the player of the offer for the guaranteed benefit, initiating at least one spin of at least one reel of a slot machine; and
generating the outcome based on the at least one spin, thereby providing the guaranteed benefit.
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30. A method comprising:
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generating a first outcome of a game of chance;
determining a target outcome;
receiving a first wager;
generating a second outcome based on the first outcome; and
repeating the step of generating the second outcome until the second outcome matches the target outcome, before receiving any second wager.
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31. A method comprising:
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generating a first outcome of a game of chance;
determining whether the first outcome matches a target outcome;
if the first outcome does not match the target outcome, generating a second outcome; and
if the first outcome does match the target outcome, providing a payout to a player.
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32. A method comprising:
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receiving a first wager from a player;
dealing a first hand of cards after receiving the wager, the first hand including a first card;
receiving an indication of a request by the player for a guaranteed hand;
determining a guaranteed hand to offer to the player, in which the guaranteed hand includes the first card, a second card, a third card, a fourth card, and a fifth card;
displaying at least a portion of a payout table to the player, the payout table indicating a plurality of payout amounts, each payout amount being associated with a respective total number of hands dealt to achieve the guaranteed hand;
receiving an indication of an acceptance by the player of the guaranteed hand;
dealing a second hand of cards;
determining whether the second hand includes the first card, the second card, the third card, the fourth card, and the fifth card;
providing a payout if the second hand includes the first card, the second card, the third card, the fourth card, and the fifth card; and
before receiving any second wager that is subsequent to the first wager, dealing a third hand of cards if the second hand does not include each of the first card, the second card, the third card, the fourth card, and the fifth card.
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33. A method comprising:
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displaying a first outcome, the first outcome including a first reel symbol at a first reel;
receiving an indication of a request by a player for a guaranteed reel symbol at a second reel;
displaying a plurality of reel symbols to the player;
receiving an indication of a selection by the player of a guaranteed reel symbol from the plurality of reel symbols;
displaying at least a portion of a payout table to the player, the payout table indicating a plurality of payout amounts, each payout amount being associated with a respective total number of re-spins of the second reel to achieve the guaranteed reel symbol;
receiving a first wager from the player;
receiving an indication of a request by the player for a first re-spin of the second reel;
determining a second outcome based on the first re-spin of the second reel;
determining whether the second outcome includes the guaranteed reel symbol at the second reel;
providing a payout if the second outcome includes the guaranteed reel symbol at the second reel; and
before receiving any second wager that is subsequent to the first wager, determining a third outcome based on a second re-spin of the second reel if the second outcome does not include the guaranteed reel symbol at the second reel.
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34. A method comprising:
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receiving a first wager from a player;
dealing a first hand of cards after receiving the wager, the first hand including a first card;
receiving an indication of a request by the player to hold the first card;
receiving an indication of a request by the player for a guaranteed hand, in which the guaranteed hand includes the first card, a second card, a third card, a fourth card, and a fifth card;
dealing a second hand of cards, the second hand including the first card and the second card;
receiving an indication of a request by the player to hold the second card;
dealing a third hand of cards;
determining whether the third hand includes first card, the second card, the third card, the fourth card, and the fifth card;
providing a payout if the second hand includes the first card, the second card, the third card, the fourth card, and the fifth card; and
before receiving any second wager from the player that is subsequent to the first wager, dealing a fourth hand of cards if the third hand does not include each of the first card, the second card, the third card, the fourth card, and the fifth card.
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