WAGERING GAME INSURANCE
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1. A gaming system for playing a wagering game, comprising:
- a value input device adapted to receive an input value corresponding to a wager to enable the play of a wagering game;
a display configured to display a randomly determined outcome; and
a controller operative to accept a redemption of wagering insurance in association with said randomly determined outcome prior to a reveal of said randomly determined outcome and operative to alter at least one aspect of the wagering game consistent with a condition defined by said wagering insurance.
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Abstract
A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a value input device adapted to receive an input value corresponding to a wager to enable the play of a wagering game. A display is configured to display a randomly determined outcome and a controller is operative to accept a redemption of wagering insurance in association with the randomly determined outcome prior to a reveal of the randomly determined outcome and is operative to alter at least one aspect of the wagering game consistent with a condition defined by the wagering insurance.
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25 Claims
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1. A gaming system for playing a wagering game, comprising:
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a value input device adapted to receive an input value corresponding to a wager to enable the play of a wagering game; a display configured to display a randomly determined outcome; and a controller operative to accept a redemption of wagering insurance in association with said randomly determined outcome prior to a reveal of said randomly determined outcome and operative to alter at least one aspect of the wagering game consistent with a condition defined by said wagering insurance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of conducting a wagering game, the method comprising:
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providing a player with at least one option to alter a configuration of a wagering game; determining, responsive to a selection of the at least one option for the altering of the wagering game configuration, a change to the expected value corresponding to the selected option; assessing a cost relating to the determined change in the expected value; and conducting the wagering game consistent with an altered configuration corresponding to the selected option. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine, the method comprising:
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prompting a player to redeem at least one unit of wagering insurance; altering, responsive to said redeeming of at least one unit of wagering insurance, a configuration of a wagering game on the gaming machine from a first configuration to a second configuration in accord with one or more conditions associated with the redeemed wagering insurance; conducting the wagering game consistent with the altered configuration; satisfying an expiration condition for the redeemed wagering insurance; and returning the configuration of the wagering game on the gaming machine from the second configuration to the first configuration responsive to the satisfying of the expiration condition for the redeemed wagering insurance. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of conducting a wagering game, the method comprising:
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providing a player with an option to replay a wagering game if an outcome associated with said wagering game fails to meet a threshold outcome; determining a change to the expected value of the wagering game corresponding to the provided option; charging the player a cost relating to the determined change in the expected value; randomly determining an outcome of the wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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