Casino style gaming machine

• US 6,893,344 B2
• Filed: 07/01/2002
• Issued: 05/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Denise J. Clark, John Galvani, Leif Eric Brown
• Original Assignee: Denise J. Clark, John Galvani, Leif Eric Brown
• Inventors: Brown, Leif Eric, Clark, Denise J, Galvani, John
• Primary Examiner(s): SAGER, MARK ALAN
• Application Number:
  US10/187,688
• Publication Number:
  US 20040002374A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,051 Days
• Field of Search: 463 16- 22, 463/25, 463/4, 463/7, 463/9, 463 12- 13, 463/26, 463 29- 30, 463/36, 463 40- 43, 273/138.1, 273/138.2, 273/139, 273/143.R, 273292-293, 700 91- 93
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3267 Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games

Abstract

A secondary game in communication with a primary gaming machine, is preferably based on a sport, namely American football. The present invention, unlike previous secondary games is triggered in response to both predefined winning and non-winning primary game outcomes. The secondary game awards a bonus pay out in response to a player achieving a predefined bonus event. The bonus event may be scoring a touchdown, getting a first down or any desired football related event. Once the secondary game is triggered by one or more predefined winning primary game outcomes, a random number generator selects a secondary game football related outcome (e.g. five yard gain, two yard loss, etc). In a preferred embodiment, the football outcome is revealed on a display depicting video football footage. Moreover, if the primary game outcome is a predefined non-winning outcome, the secondary game is instructed to advance the football a pre-established modest distance.

Claims

1. An electronically implemented gaming machine including:

a primary game in communication with a processor; and

a secondary game in communication with said primary game, said secondary game displaying secondary game outcomes generated by said processer in response to predefined winning and non-winning outcomes of said primary game, said processor summing the outcomes of each successive secondary game play until a predefined outcome value is achieved or surpassed.

2. The electronically implemented gaming machine of claim 1 wherein said gaming machine issues a payout to a player once said predefined secondary game value has been achieved or surpassed.

3. The electronically implemented gaming machine of claim 1 wherein said primary game is a slot machine.

4. The electronically implemented gaming machine of claim 1 wherein said gaming machine includes display means for displaying a current status of the secondary game.

5. The electronically implemented gaming machine of claim 2 wherein said secondary game is based on American football such that the secondary game outcome is in terms of gains or losses of yardage.

6. The electronically implemented gaming machine of claim 5 wherein said secondary game outcome is a one yard gain in response to a predefined non-winning primary game outcome.

7. The electronically implemented gaming machine of claim 5 wherein said secondary game outcome is randomly generated in response to a predefined winning primary game outcome.

8. The electronically implemented gaming machine of claim 5 wherein said gains or losses of yardage are presented by displaying stored video footage of live football plays corresponding to the gain or losses of yardage.

9. The electronically implemented gaming machine of claim 5 wherein said secondary game payout occurs when said predefined value corresponds to scoring a touchdown.

10. The electronically implemented gaming machine of claim 5 wherein said secondary game payout occurs when said predefined value corresponds to a predefined amount of yardage.

11. A method of executing a secondary game in communication with a primary game including:

a) activating said primary game;

b) generating a secondary game outcome in response to predefined winning and non-winning outcomes of said primary game;

c) summing each secondary game outcome with each previous secondary game outcome; and

d) repeating steps a), b) and c) until the sum of the secondary game outcomes equals or surpasses a predefined outcome value.

12. The method of executing a secondary game in communication with a primary game of claim 11 further including a step of awarding a player a payout once said predefined value is equaled or surpassed.

13. The method of executing a secondary game in communication with a primary game of claim 11 wherein said primary game is a slot machine.

14. The method of executing a secondary game in communication with a primary game of claim 11 further including a step of displaying a current status of the secondary game.

15. The method of executing a secondary game in communication with a primary game of claim 12 wherein said secondary game is based on American football such that the secondary game outcome is in terms of gains or losses of yardage.

16. The method of executing a secondary game in communication with a primary game of claim 15 wherein said secondary game outcome is a one yard gain in response to a predefined non-winning primary game outcome.

17. The method of executing a secondary game in communication with a primary game of claim 15 wherein said secondary game outcome is randomly generated in response to a predefined winning primary game outcome.

18. The method of executing a secondary game in communication with a primary game of claim 15 wherein the secondary game outcome in terms of gains or losses of yardage is presented by displaying stored video footage of live football plays corresponding to the gains or losses of yardage.

19. The method of claim 15 wherein said secondary game payout occurs when said predefined value corresponds to scoring a touchdown.

20. The method of claim 15 wherein said secondary game payout occurs when said predefined value corresponds to a predefined amount of yardage.

21. A method of playing a football-based game including:

a) activating a primary game, said primary game selected from the group consisting of video poker and slots;

b) generating a secondary game outcome in response to predefined winning and non-winning outcomes of said primary game, said secondary game outcomes corresponding to a gain or loss of yardage;

c) aggregating each secondary game gain or loss with each previous secondary game gain or loss; and

d) repeating steps a), b) and c) until the aggregate gain or loss of the secondary game equals or surpasses a predefined aggregate gain or loss.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein said secondary game outcome is a one yard gain in response to a predefined non-winning primary game outcome.

23. The method of claim 21 wherein said secondary game outcome is randomly generated in response to a predefined winning primary game outcome.

24. The method of claim 21 wherein the secondary game outcomes are presented by displaying stored video footage of live football plays corresponding to the randomly generated gains or losses.