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REGULATED CASINO GAMES, GAMING MACHINES AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS HAVING PAYOUT SCHEDULES AND ASSOCIATED RETURNS TO PLAYER (RTPs) SELECTED BASED UPON TIME TO SUCCESSFUL INTERACTION

  • US 20190287340A1
  • Filed: 10/08/2018
  • Published: 09/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method of operating a regulated gaming machine, comprising:

  • accepting funds, in the regulated gaming machine, from a player and correspondingly establishing player game credits;

    in the regulated gaming machine, providing a game comprising a plurality of in-game assets, each of the plurality of in-game assets being configured to generate a wagering opportunity when interacted with by the player;

    receiving at least one player interaction, via a user interface of the regulated gaming machine, with at least one the plurality of in-game assets;

    for each generated wagering opportunity, determining whether the received at least one player interaction resulted in a successful or an unsuccessful interaction with the in-game asset with which the player interacted; and

    at least for each successful interaction, determining a time elapsed until successful interaction and generating a wagering event; and

    for at least some of the generated wagering events;

    using the determined time elapsed until successful interaction to select one of a plurality of payout schedules, each of the plurality of payout schedules being associated with a different return to player (RTP) percentage; and

    generating an award of player game credits to the player according to the selected payout schedule and the RTP associated with the selected payout schedule,wherein shorter times elapsed until successful interaction cause a selection of payout schedules that are more advantageous to the player than comparatively longer times elapsed until successful interaction.

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