GAMING SYSTEM HAVING SPONSORED AWARDS
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1. A gaming system operable under control of at least one processor, said gaming system comprising:
- at least one display device;
a base game operable upon a wager by a player, said base game having a base game paytable, said base game paytable having;
(i) a plurality of winning outcomes obtainable in plays of the base game, (ii) a plurality of probabilities of obtaining said winning outcomes in plays of the base game, and (iii) a plurality of base game awards associated with said winning outcomes;
a sponsored award funded by a sponsor, said sponsored award not being part of an average payback percentage based on said probabilities and said base game awards; and
said at least one processor programmed to;
(a) randomly generate base game outcomes for plays of the base game, (b) cause the base game awards associated with generated winning outcomes to be provided to the player, (c) randomly determine whether to provide the sponsored award to the player, and if the sponsored award is determined to be provided to the player, provide the sponsored award to the player, and (d) cause the at least one display device to display advertising for the sponsor in connection with the base game as compensation to the sponsor for the sponsored award funded by the sponsor.
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Abstract
A gaming system includes: (i) a base wagering game requiring a wager to made by a player; (ii) at least one winning outcome for the base wagering game; (iii) a paytable for the at least one winning outcome; (iv) a sponsored award provided randomly to the player, the sponsored award provided by a sponsored award provider and kept separate and apart from the paytable; and (v) advertising for sponsored award provider, the advertising provided in exchange for the provision of the sponsored award.
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25 Claims
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1. A gaming system operable under control of at least one processor, said gaming system comprising:
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at least one display device;
a base game operable upon a wager by a player, said base game having a base game paytable, said base game paytable having;
(i) a plurality of winning outcomes obtainable in plays of the base game, (ii) a plurality of probabilities of obtaining said winning outcomes in plays of the base game, and (iii) a plurality of base game awards associated with said winning outcomes;
a sponsored award funded by a sponsor, said sponsored award not being part of an average payback percentage based on said probabilities and said base game awards; and
said at least one processor programmed to;
(a) randomly generate base game outcomes for plays of the base game, (b) cause the base game awards associated with generated winning outcomes to be provided to the player, (c) randomly determine whether to provide the sponsored award to the player, and if the sponsored award is determined to be provided to the player, provide the sponsored award to the player, and (d) cause the at least one display device to display advertising for the sponsor in connection with the base game as compensation to the sponsor for the sponsored award funded by the sponsor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A gaming system operable under control of at least one processor, said gaming system comprising:
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a base game operable upon a wager by a player, said base game including a paytable having;
(i) a plurality of winning outcomes obtainable in plays of the base game, (ii) a plurality of probabilities of obtaining said winning outcomes in plays of the base game, and (iii) a plurality of base game awards associated with said winning outcomes;
a sponsored award funded by a sponsor, said sponsored award not being part of an average payback percentage based on said probabilities and said base game awards;
a bonus game;
at least one display device; and
said processor programmed to operate with the at least one display device to provide;
(a) the sponsored award to the player via play of the bonus game, and (b) display an advertisement for the sponsor in connection with at least one of the base game and the secondary game, said advertisement provided in exchange for the sponsored award funded by the sponsor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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(a) accepting a wager from a player to play a base game, said base game including a paytable, said base game paytable having;
(i) a plurality of winning outcomes obtainable in plays of the base game, (ii) a plurality of probabilities of obtaining said winning outcomes in the plays of the base game, and (iii) a plurality of base game awards associated with said winning outcomes;
(b) if the player obtains one of the winning outcomes via play of the base game, providing the player the base game award associated with said winning outcomes;
(c) displaying advertising for a sponsor; and
(d) randomly determining whether to provide a sponsored award to the player, and if the sponsored award is determined to be provided to the player, providing the sponsored award to the player, said sponsored award funded by a sponsor, said sponsored award not part of an average payback percentage which is based on the probabilities and base game awards of the base game paytable. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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