Telephone gaming device
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1. A bonus game for use by a game player, comprising:
- a primary game, the primary game adapted to generate a bonus qualifying event;
a bonus gaming device, the bonus gaming device in communication with the primary game, the bonus gaming device adapted to detect the bonus qualifying event and to activate the bonus gaming device, the bonus gaming device including;
a telephone adapted to allow the game player to place a telephone call; and
a controller in communication with the telephone, the controller generating a prize in response to receiving the telephone call.
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Abstract
A gaming device for playing a game by a game player. The gaming device allows the game player to place a telephone call. A controller generates a prize. Several images of persons who may receive the telephone call are displayed to the game player. The telephone call is placed to one of the images. The prize is announced by the selected image to the game player. A second telephone call is placed to a telephone number in order to select a multiplier. The controller generates the multiplier. The multiplier is the last digit of the telephone number. The prize is multiplied by the multiplier to obtain a total prize.
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29 Claims
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1. A bonus game for use by a game player, comprising:
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a primary game, the primary game adapted to generate a bonus qualifying event;
a bonus gaming device, the bonus gaming device in communication with the primary game, the bonus gaming device adapted to detect the bonus qualifying event and to activate the bonus gaming device, the bonus gaming device including;
a telephone adapted to allow the game player to place a telephone call; and
a controller in communication with the telephone, the controller generating a prize in response to receiving the telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of playing a bonus game by a game player comprising:
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allowing the game player to play a primary game, the primary game adapted to generate a bonus qualifying event;
activating a bonus gaming device in response to detecting the bonus qualifying event;
displaying a plurality of images of telephone call recipients;
selecting one of the images;
placing a telephone call to the selected image;
generating an award; and
announcing during the telephone call, the award to the game player. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of playing a game by a game player comprising:
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providing a video display device, the video display device being adapted to display an image of the game;
determining a prize;
providing a telephone;
allowing the game player to make a telephone call; and
announcing to the game player the prize over the telephone. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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