Method and apparatus for aggregating gaming event participation
First Claim
1. A method for effecting concurrent play of all remaining gaming activity events that would otherwise be carried out successively by a gaming participant, the method comprising:
- receiving a participant-initiated request for aggregate play;
determining a credit total accumulated by the gaming participant;
allocating all remaining credits supportable by the credit total to the aggregate play by calculating a number of the gaming activity events supportable by the credit total and generating a random number set for each calculated number of gaming activity events associated with the aggregate play, wherein each random number set corresponds to an individual payout result for its respective gaming activity event; and
providing a collective payout result including all of the individual payout results associated with the aggregate play.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is for aggregately playing multiple gaming activity events en masse, where the gaming activity events would otherwise require participation in a successive fashion. An aggregate play mode is initiated, and a number of gaming activity events to be associated with the aggregate play is identified. A random number set is generated for each gaming activity event included in the aggregate play, where each random number set corresponds to an individual payout result for its respective gaming activity event. A collective payout result is provided, which includes all of the individual payout results associated with the aggregate play.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for effecting concurrent play of all remaining gaming activity events that would otherwise be carried out successively by a gaming participant, the method comprising:
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receiving a participant-initiated request for aggregate play;
determining a credit total accumulated by the gaming participant;
allocating all remaining credits supportable by the credit total to the aggregate play by calculating a number of the gaming activity events supportable by the credit total and generating a random number set for each calculated number of gaming activity events associated with the aggregate play, wherein each random number set corresponds to an individual payout result for its respective gaming activity event; and
providing a collective payout result including all of the individual payout results associated with the aggregate play. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A casino gaming apparatus, comprising:
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a user interface to allow a user to initiate an aggregate play mode;
a memory to store a credit total accumulated by the gaming participant;
a processor configured to calculate a number of the gaming activity events supportable by the credit total;
a random number generation module configured to randomly generate an individual payout result for each of the number of gaming activity events supportable by the credit total;
wherein the processor is further configured to calculate a collective payout result mathematically based on all of the individual payout results associated with the aggregate play, and whereby the user need only initiate the aggregate play mode to cause the casino gaming apparatus to allocate all remaining credits to the aggregate play and provide the collective payout result. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method in which a gaming participant participates in gaming activities, comprising:
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participating in the gaming activities in a standard mode where each of the gaming activities is conducted in succession;
accumulating a total number of credits through the standard mode of participation of the gaming activity;
initiating a speed play mode to participate in a plurality of the gaming activities concurrently;
designating, by way of input by the gaming participant via a user interface, a number of the plurality of the gaming activities desired for concurrent participation and allowing allocation of a commensurate amount of the total number of credits;
collecting a combined payout based on individual payouts of each of the plurality of the gaming activities subject to concurrent participation; and
allocating the accumulated total number of credits in their entirety to the speed play. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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