Method and device implementing a player configurable gaming machine
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1. A method for providing and selecting a pre-configured game on a gaming machine, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of default games of different types in a memory device accessible to the gaming machine, each default game having pre-configured game parameters defining a default configuration of the default game, the pre-configured game parameters stored in a memory location accessible to the gaming machine;
obtaining player game configuration data, the data including one or more inputs of game characteristics desired by the player;
comparing the one or more inputs of game characteristics desired by the player with the pre-configured game parameters of the plurality of default games;
selecting, based on the comparison, one or more of the plurality of default games of different types having pre-configured game parameters most closely associated with the game characteristics desired by the player;
displaying a list of the selected default games on a display;
receiving an indication from a player representative of a chosen default game from the displayed list of selected default games;
receiving a wager from the player;
displaying a video image representative of the chosen default game;
executing the chosen default game according to the default configuration of the chosen default game;
determining a game outcome associated with the executed default game represented by the video image; and
determining a value payout associated with the game outcome.
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Abstract
A player configurable video gaming machine in which a player may select one or more configuration inputs to play a previously configured default game or to create a new game configuration. Additionally, each game configuration may be saved to be implemented in various gaming machines.
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1. A method for providing and selecting a pre-configured game on a gaming machine, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of default games of different types in a memory device accessible to the gaming machine, each default game having pre-configured game parameters defining a default configuration of the default game, the pre-configured game parameters stored in a memory location accessible to the gaming machine; obtaining player game configuration data, the data including one or more inputs of game characteristics desired by the player; comparing the one or more inputs of game characteristics desired by the player with the pre-configured game parameters of the plurality of default games; selecting, based on the comparison, one or more of the plurality of default games of different types having pre-configured game parameters most closely associated with the game characteristics desired by the player; displaying a list of the selected default games on a display; receiving an indication from a player representative of a chosen default game from the displayed list of selected default games; receiving a wager from the player; displaying a video image representative of the chosen default game; executing the chosen default game according to the default configuration of the chosen default game; determining a game outcome associated with the executed default game represented by the video image; and determining a value payout associated with the game outcome. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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