GAMING MACHINE WITH LOYALTY BONUS
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Abstract
A gaming machine is provided, which awards loyalty points to players playing the game who have identified themselves to the machine. The machine is arranged to award loyalty points to the player and to play two game means wherein, the first or base game may be provided by the slot machine game as a stand alone function with no dependence upon a supporting communications network, the second game may be linked game in which a plurality of network connected machines (50) participate with control of the game being provided by a central game controller (60), while the communications network (62) is controlled by a network controller (61). A first game mode is available to all players and a second enhanced game mode is made available to players who have reached a predetermined threshold of loyalty points.
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35 Claims
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1-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. A method of gaming comprising:
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accumulating loyalty points for a player based on play of a game on a gaming console; making a player eligible to play a bonus game when a number of accumulated loyalty points reaches a threshold level; and conducting play of the bonus game when the player chooses to play the bonus game. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A loyalty points system comprising:
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a gaming console operable by a player to play a game; and a controller arranged to accumulate loyalty points for the player based on play of the game, the loyalty points system arranged to make a player eligible to play a bonus game when a number of accumulated loyalty points reaches a threshold level, and conduct play of the bonus game when the player chooses to play the bonus game - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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