Gaming terminal with bonus payout indicated by ball-control feature
First Claim
1. A gaming terminal for playing a basic wagering game and a bonus game comprising:
- a display for displaying a randomly selected outcome for said basic wagering game, said randomly selected outcome being selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to receiving a wager input from a player, said plurality of outcomes including a start-bonus outcome;
a chamber for jumbling a plurality of physical balls in response to said randomly selected outcome being said start-bonus outcome;
a plurality of prize tubes adjacent to said chamber for indicating a randomly selected bonus game award, each of said plurality of prize tubes capable of displaying a first prize award and a second prize award, said first prize award indicated by a prize ball having a first indicia displayed within said prize tube, and said second prize award indicated by a prize ball having a second indicia displayed within said prize tube; and
a ball-control device operable in conjunction with said plurality of prize tubes for displaying a prize ball within one of said plurality of prize tubes that corresponds to said randomly selected award.
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Abstract
A gaming machine controlled by a processor in response to a wager, comprising a basic game and a bonus game is disclosed. The basic game includes a plurality of basic game outcomes, which include at least one start-bonus outcome. The bonus game feature is triggered by the start-bonus outcome indicated on a basic game visual display. The bonus game includes a chamber for displaying a plurality of physical balls which have a first and second indicia and a plurality of bonus prize tubes. Each prize tube is configured to display a randomly generated first or a second bonus prize award. The bonus game further includes a ball control feature activated by the start-bonus outcome which displays a prize ball in one of the prize tubes corresponding to a randomly generated bonus outcome. The prize ball will be displayed in the prize tube with the first indicia if the first bonus prize award is generated or with the second if the second bonus prize award generated.
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20 Claims
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1. A gaming terminal for playing a basic wagering game and a bonus game comprising:
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a display for displaying a randomly selected outcome for said basic wagering game, said randomly selected outcome being selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to receiving a wager input from a player, said plurality of outcomes including a start-bonus outcome;
a chamber for jumbling a plurality of physical balls in response to said randomly selected outcome being said start-bonus outcome;
a plurality of prize tubes adjacent to said chamber for indicating a randomly selected bonus game award, each of said plurality of prize tubes capable of displaying a first prize award and a second prize award, said first prize award indicated by a prize ball having a first indicia displayed within said prize tube, and said second prize award indicated by a prize ball having a second indicia displayed within said prize tube; and
a ball-control device operable in conjunction with said plurality of prize tubes for displaying a prize ball within one of said plurality of prize tubes that corresponds to said randomly selected award. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game, comprising:
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a chamber for jumbling a plurality of physical balls;
a plurality of prize tubes adjacent to said chamber for indicating an award in said wagering game, each of said plurality of prize tubes displaying a first prize award or a second prize award, said first prize award indicated by a prize ball that is displayed within said prize tube as a first color, and said second prize award indicated by a prize ball that is displayed within said prize tube as a second color; and
a single prize ball that is moveable into any of said plurality of prize tubes and being displayable in said first color and said second color, said single prize ball being moved to one of said plurality of prize tubes that corresponds to a randomly selected outcome of said wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a wagering game having a basic game and a bonus game, said method comprising:
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receiving a wager from a player;
displaying a randomly selected outcome for said basic game, said randomly selected outcome being selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to receiving said wager, said plurality of outcomes including a start-bonus outcome;
jumbling a plurality of physical balls in a chamber in response to the selection of said start-bonus outcome; and
after a predetermined amount of time, displaying a prize ball in one of a plurality of prize tubes adjacent said chamber, said one prize tube corresponding to a randomly generated bonus-outcome, wherein said prize ball is displayed in said prize tube in a first color corresponding to a first prize award or a second color corresponding to a second prize award.
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Specification