Basic wagering game having a continuously modified pay table
First Claim
1. A gaming terminal capable of playing a basic wagering game, comprising:
- an input device for receiving inputs from a player during said basic wagering game, said inputs including a wager input;
at least one display displaying a randomly selected outcome from a plurality of outcomes of said wagering game in response to receiving said wager input from said player, said plurality of outcomes including a plurality of winning outcomes, said at least one display further displaying a pay table with said plurality of winning outcomes and a corresponding payout amount for each of said plurality of winning outcomes; and
wherein said pay table is continuously updated in response to portions of said wager input being incrementally added to more than one of said payout amounts.
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Abstract
A method of playing a basic wagering game comprises conducting the basic wagering game at a gaming terminal in response to receiving a wager input. The method includes apportioning the wager input among a plurality of winning outcomes for the basic wagering game, such that the apportioning increases a payout amount associated with each of the winning outcomes. The method includes awarding the payout amount associated with one of the plurality of winning outcomes in response to a randomly selected outcome in the basic wagering game being that one of the plurality of winning outcomes. The method is implemented in a gaming system comprising a plurality of gaming terminals and a controller. The controller is coupled to each of the gaming terminals and receives wager-input signals from the gaming terminals. In response to receiving the wager-input signal, the controller allocates a portion of the wager input among the winning outcomes.
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49 Claims
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1. A gaming terminal capable of playing a basic wagering game, comprising:
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an input device for receiving inputs from a player during said basic wagering game, said inputs including a wager input;
at least one display displaying a randomly selected outcome from a plurality of outcomes of said wagering game in response to receiving said wager input from said player, said plurality of outcomes including a plurality of winning outcomes, said at least one display further displaying a pay table with said plurality of winning outcomes and a corresponding payout amount for each of said plurality of winning outcomes; and
wherein said pay table is continuously updated in response to portions of said wager input being incrementally added to more than one of said payout amounts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of playing a basic wagering game, comprising:
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conducting said basic wagering game at a gaming terminal in response to receiving a wager input;
apportioning said wager input among a plurality of winning outcomes for said basic wagering game, said apportioning increasing a payout amount associated with each of said plurality of winning outcomes; and
awarding said payout amount associated with one of said plurality of winning outcomes in response to a randomly selected outcome in said basic wagering game being said one of said plurality of winning outcomes. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A gaming system, comprising:
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a plurality of gaming terminals for playing a basic wagering game in response to receiving wager inputs from players, each of said plurality of gaming terminals capable of achieving a plurality of winning outcomes that have a corresponding payout amount, each of said plurality of gaming terminals including a display for displaying a pay table with each of said plurality of winning outcomes and said corresponding payout amount; and
a controller coupled to each of said plurality of gaming terminals and receiving wager-input signals from said plurality of gaming terminals, in response to receiving said wager-input signal from one of said plurality of gaming terminals, said controller allocating portions of said wager input among said plurality of winning outcomes and sending an update pay-table signal to said plurality of gaming terminals to instruct said plurality of gaming terminals to update said corresponding payout amounts within said pay table. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of conducting a basic wagering game, comprising:
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conducting a plurality of sessions of said basic wagering game at a plurality of gaming terminals including receiving a wager input for each of said plurality of gaming sessions, said basic wagering game having a plurality of winning outcomes and a payout amount associated with each of said plurality of winning outcomes; and
apportioning said wager inputs from said plurality of sessions among said payout amounts for said plurality of winning outcomes of said basic wagering game being conducted at said plurality of gaming terminals so as to increase said payout amounts. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of playing a basic wagering game, comprising:
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conducting sessions of said basic wagering game on at least one gaming terminal in response to receiving wager inputs from players, said basic wagering game having a plurality of winning outcomes and a payout amount associated with each of said plurality of winning outcomes;
in response to a first player not achieving one of said plurality of winning outcomes in one of said sessions, increasing said payout amounts associated with each of said plurality of winning outcomes; and
in response to a second player achieving one of said plurality of winning outcomes in another of said sessions, awarding to said second player said payout amount that is associated with said one of said plurality of winning outcomes and increasing said payout amounts associated with the other of said plurality of winning outcomes. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A gaming terminal capable of playing a basic wagering game and being a member of a plurality of linked gaming terminals, comprising:
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an input device for receiving inputs from a player during said basic wagering game, said inputs including a wager input;
at least one display displaying a randomly selected outcome from a plurality of outcomes of said wagering game in response to receiving said wager input from said player, said plurality of outcomes including a plurality of winning outcomes, said at least one display further displaying a pay table with said plurality of winning outcomes and a corresponding payout amount for each of said plurality of winning outcomes; and
wherein a first group of said plurality of winning outcomes is continuously updated in response to portions of wager inputs received at a first collection of said plurality of linked gaming terminals, and a second group of said plurality of winning outcomes is continuously updated in response to portions of wager inputs received from a second collection of said plurality of linked gaming terminals. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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