GAMING DEVICE WITH DYNAMIC PROGRESSIVE AND BONUS ARCHITECTURE
First Claim
1. A gaming device operable in a gaming system including a central controller, said gaming device comprising:
- a game operable upon a wager placed by a player, said game having a paytable including a plurality of different outcomes of the game; and
a processor, wherein if a designated game outcome is generated in a play of the game, the processor is operable to;
(i) send game information including an average expected value associated with the designated outcome to the central controller,(ii) receive a determined game event from the central controller, wherein the game event is determined based on the average expected value associated with the designated outcome, and(iii) provide any award associated with the determined game event to the player in place of the award associated with the designated game outcome in said paytable; and
wherein the processor is operable to provide any award associated with the game outcome generated in the game to the player if the generated game outcome is not the designated game outcome.
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Abstract
A gaming device, a gaming system and a method for operating a gaming device or gaming system with a plurality of bonus and/or progressive outcomes is disclosed. The present disclosure provides a bonus and/or progressive architecture that enables a central controller to add or remove bonusing and/or progressive features from one or more gaming devices in a gaming system. In one embodiment, the central controller designates one or more game outcomes in a paytable as designated game outcomes. If the gaming device generates one of the designated game outcomes, the central controller dynamically determines a bonus award and/or a progressive award in conjunction with a manner of presenting the bonus award and/or the progressive award to the player of the gaming device. If the gaming device does not generate a designated game outcome, the gaming device provides the player an award that is associated with the generated outcome based on the paytable.
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58 Claims
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1. A gaming device operable in a gaming system including a central controller, said gaming device comprising:
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a game operable upon a wager placed by a player, said game having a paytable including a plurality of different outcomes of the game; and a processor, wherein if a designated game outcome is generated in a play of the game, the processor is operable to; (i) send game information including an average expected value associated with the designated outcome to the central controller, (ii) receive a determined game event from the central controller, wherein the game event is determined based on the average expected value associated with the designated outcome, and (iii) provide any award associated with the determined game event to the player in place of the award associated with the designated game outcome in said paytable; and wherein the processor is operable to provide any award associated with the game outcome generated in the game to the player if the generated game outcome is not the designated game outcome. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A gaming system comprising:
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at least one gaming device, each gaming device configured to provide a game operable upon a wager placed by a player, said game having a paytable including a plurality of different outcomes of the game; and a central controller operable with each of the gaming devices, said central controller programmed to; (a) if a designated game outcome is generated in a play of the game of one of said gaming devices, (i) determine at least one game event having an average expected value, (ii) associate the determined game event with the designated game outcome, (iv) send the determined game event to said gaming device that provided the game, and (v) cause said gaming device to provide any award associated with the determined game event to the player in place of the award associated with the designated game outcome in said paytable; and (b) if the generated game outcome is not the designated game outcome, (i) cause the gaming device to provide any award associated with the game outcome generated in the game to the player. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of operating a gaming device in a gaming system, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a game operable upon a wager placed by a player, said game having a paytable including a plurality of different outcomes of the game; and (b) if a designated game outcome is generated in a play of the game; (i) sending game information including an average expected value associated with the designated outcome to the central controller, (ii) receiving a determined game event from the central controller, wherein the game event is determined based on the average expected value associated with the designated outcome, and (iii) providing any award associated with the determined game event to the player in place of the award associated with the designated game outcome in said paytable; and (c) if the generated game outcome is not the designated game outcome, (i) providing any award associated with the game outcome generated in the game to the player. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method of operating a gaming system including at least one gaming machine, said method comprising:
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(a) controlling each of the gaming machines to provide a game operable upon a wager placed by a player, the game having a paytable including a plurality of different outcomes; (b) wherein if the designated game outcome is generated in the game; (i) determining at least one game event, (ii) associating the determined game event with the designated game outcome, and (iii) providing any award associated with the determined game event to the player; and (c) if one of the different game outcomes other than the designated game outcome is generated in the game, providing any award associated with the generated game outcome to the player. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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