Gaming device with payouts of multiple forms
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1. A gaming device comprising:
- means for receiving a wager in at least one form;
means for randomly displaying a plurality of indicia wherein the odds of said random displaying means displaying at least one plurality of indicia is less than the odds of said random displaying means displaying some other plurality of indicia;
means for comparing said displayed indicia with a preselected plurality of winning combinations of indicia;
means for providing a winning payout if said displayed indicia matches at least one of said preselected winning combinations wherein said payout is in a first form having inherent value if the odds of obtaining said payout are less than a predetermined value and said payout is in a second form having inherent value if the odds of obtaining said payout are greater than said predetermined value, said payouts having a value in society separate and distinct from any value that said prizes may have at the particular gaming establishment at which a player has won one of said payouts.
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Abstract
A gaming device is provided which supplies winning players with the opportunity to receive payouts in at least two distinct forms, both of which are inherently valuable. One form of winning payout comprises a national currency, such as U.S. quarters, while another form of payout comprises tokens formed of a precious metal such as silver and/or gold.
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18 Claims
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1. A gaming device comprising:
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means for receiving a wager in at least one form; means for randomly displaying a plurality of indicia wherein the odds of said random displaying means displaying at least one plurality of indicia is less than the odds of said random displaying means displaying some other plurality of indicia; means for comparing said displayed indicia with a preselected plurality of winning combinations of indicia; means for providing a winning payout if said displayed indicia matches at least one of said preselected winning combinations wherein said payout is in a first form having inherent value if the odds of obtaining said payout are less than a predetermined value and said payout is in a second form having inherent value if the odds of obtaining said payout are greater than said predetermined value, said payouts having a value in society separate and distinct from any value that said prizes may have at the particular gaming establishment at which a player has won one of said payouts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A gaming device comprising:
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means for receiving a wager in at least one form; means for randomly displaying a plurality of indicia wherein the odds of said random displaying means displaying at least one plurality of indicia is less than the odds of said random displaying means displaying some other plurality of indicia; means for comparing said displayed indicia with a preselected plurality of winning combinations of indicia; means for providing a winning payout if said displayed indicia matches at least one of said preselected winning combinations wherein said payout is in a first form having inherent value if the odds of obtaining said payout are equal to a first predetermined value and said payout is in a second form having inherent value if the odds of obtaining said payout are equal to a second predetermined value, said payouts having a value in society separate and distinct from any value that said prizes may have at the particular gaming establishment. at which a player has won one of said payouts. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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