GAMING DEVICE HAVING A MULTIPLE SELECTION AND AWARD DISTRIBUTION BONUS SCHEME

• US 20070129131A1
• Filed: 01/05/2007
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Kaminkow, Joseph, Baerlocher, Anthony, Mead, Randall
• Granted Patent: US 7,837,554 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/16
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3262 Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3267 Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games

Abstract

A gaming device having a multiple selection and award distribution bonus scheme. A selection is chosen from a group of selections. The game determines awards for distribution to the selection. Once determined, the awards are distributed to the selection and a player is provided with the awards. The game preferably utilizes a number of award pools in order to determine the award distribution. This award pool determination is based on, for example, a number of probability tables associated with the award pools.

Claims

1. A method of determining an award to be provided to a player of a gaming machine including a game operable upon a wager, said method comprising:

causing a server remote from the gaming machine to make a first random determination, said first random determination at least in part associated with determining a value of the award to be provided;

causing a processor of the gaming machine to make a second random determination, said second random determination utilizing results of said first random determination to determine the value of the award to be provided; and

causing a display of the value of the award to be provided.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the value of the award to be provided includes at least one of a plurality of potential values, wherein at least two of said potential values are different.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first random determination includes a random determination of the quantity of said potential values.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the second random determination includes a random determination of the quantity of said potential values.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the first random determination includes a random determination of said potential values.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the second random determination includes a random determination of said potential values.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the first random determination includes a random determination of the quantity of said potential values and a random determination of said potential values.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein the first random determination includes a random determination of the quantity of said potential values, and wherein the second random determination includes a random determination of said potential values.

9. The method of claim 2, wherein the first random determination includes a random determination of said potential values, and wherein the second random determination includes a random determination of the quantity of said potential values.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein the first random determination includes a random determination of the quantity of said potential values distributed to each of a plurality of pools, and wherein the second random determination determines the value of the award to be provided from said pools.

11. The method of claim 2, wherein the second random determination includes a random determination of the quantity of said potential values distributed to each of a plurality of pools, and wherein the second random determination determines the value of the award to be provided from said pools.

12. The method of claim 2, wherein the first random determination includes a random determination of said potential values distributed to each of a plurality of pools, and wherein the second random determination determines the value of the award to be provided from said pools.

13. The method of claim 2, wherein the second random determination includes a random determination of said potential values distributed to each of a plurality of pools, and wherein the second random determination determines the value of the award to be provided from said pools.

14. The method of claim 2, wherein the first random determination includes a random determination of the quantity of said potential values distributed to each of a plurality of pools and a random determination of said potential values distributed to each of said plurality of pools, and wherein the second random determination determines the value of the award to be provided from said pools.

15. The method of claim 2, wherein the first random determination includes a random determination of the quantity of said potential values distributed to each of a plurality of pools, and wherein the second random determination includes a random determination of said potential values distributed to each of said plurality of pools and the determination of the value of the award to be provided from said pools.

16. The method of claim 2, wherein the first random determination includes a random determination of potential values for distribution to each of a plurality of pools, and wherein the second random determination includes a random determination of the quantity of said potential values distributed to each of said plurality of pools and the determination of the value of the award to be provided from said pools.

17. A method of determining an award to be provided to a player of a gaming machine including a game operable upon a wager, said method comprising:

causing a server remote from the gaming machine to make a first random determination, said first random determination including, at least in part, determining a quantity of potential values of the award to be provided;

causing a processor of the gaming machine to make a second random determination, said second random determination utilizing results of said first random determination to determine a value of the award to be provided; and

causing a display of the value of the award to be provided.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first random determination includes a random determination of said potential values.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the second random determination includes a random determination of said potential values.

20. A method of determining an award to be provided to a player of a gaming machine including a game operable upon a wager, said method comprising:

causing a server remote from the gaming machine to make a first random determination, said first random determination including, at least in part, determining a plurality of potential values which are selectable to determine the value of the award to be provided, wherein at least two of said potential values are different;

causing a processor of the gaming machine to make a second random determination, said second random determination utilizing results of said first random determination to determine a value of the award to be provided; and

causing a display of the value of the award to be provided.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the second random determination includes a random determination of the quantity of said potential values from which the value of the award to be provided is selected.