Central determination gaming system where the same seed is used to generate the outcomes for a primary game and a secondary game
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1. A central determination gaming system comprising:
- a seed set, wherein said seed set includes a plurality of predetermined game play seeds; and
a central computer operable to store said seed set, to randomly select a game play seed from said seed set, to prevent said selected game play seed in said seed set from further selection from said seed set, and to output said selected game play seed to at least one gaming device in communication with said central computer;
wherein said gaming device includes a processor operable to;
(a) enable a player to initiate a play of a primary wagering game,(b) receive said outputted game play seed,(c) determine and display a primary wagering game predetermined game outcome for the play of the primary game, said primary wagering game predetermined game outcome based on said outputted game play seed,(d) determine and display a secondary game predetermined game outcome for a play of a separate secondary game, said secondary game predetermined game outcome based on said outputted game play seed, and(e) provide said predetermined game outcomes to the player.
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Abstract
A central determination gaming system wherein the same random number or game play seed is used to generate a primary or base game outcome and a secondary or bonus game outcome. The present invention includes a central computing system in communication with a plurality of gaming devices. The central computing system maintains one or more predetermined pools or sets of random number or game play seeds. In one embodiment, each game play seed is deterministic of a primary wagering game outcome and a secondary game outcome. That is, each gaming device is operable to utilize a game play seed to determine both the primary wagering game outcome and the secondary game outcome.
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1. A central determination gaming system comprising:
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a seed set, wherein said seed set includes a plurality of predetermined game play seeds; and a central computer operable to store said seed set, to randomly select a game play seed from said seed set, to prevent said selected game play seed in said seed set from further selection from said seed set, and to output said selected game play seed to at least one gaming device in communication with said central computer; wherein said gaming device includes a processor operable to; (a) enable a player to initiate a play of a primary wagering game, (b) receive said outputted game play seed, (c) determine and display a primary wagering game predetermined game outcome for the play of the primary game, said primary wagering game predetermined game outcome based on said outputted game play seed, (d) determine and display a secondary game predetermined game outcome for a play of a separate secondary game, said secondary game predetermined game outcome based on said outputted game play seed, and (e) provide said predetermined game outcomes to the player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A central determination gaming system comprising:
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a set of game play seeds, wherein said set includes a plurality of predetermined game play seeds and a plurality of said game play seeds are deterministic of a primary wagering game outcome and a secondary game outcome; and a central computer operable to randomly select a game play seed from said set of game play seeds, to prevent said selected game play seed from further selection from said set of game play seeds and to communicate said selected game play seed to at least one gaming device; wherein said gaming device includes a processor operable to; (a) enable a player to initiate a play of a primary wagering game, (b) receive said selected game play seed, (c) determine and display a primary wagering game predetermined game outcome for the play of said primary wagering game, said primary wagering game predetermined game outcome based on said selected game play seed, (d) initiate at least one play of a separate secondary game if said determined primary wagering game predetermined game outcome contains a secondary game triggering event, (e) determine and display a secondary game predetermined game outcome for the play of the secondary game, said secondary game predetermined game outcome based on said selected game play seed, and (f) provide the player said predetermined game outcomes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A gaming device comprising:
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a primary wagering game operable upon a wager by a player; a display device; and a processor in communication with said display device operable to; (a) enable the player to initiate a play of the primary wagering game, (b) receive a game play seed from a central computing system, (c) determine and display a primary wagering game predetermined game outcome for said play of the primary wagering game, said primary wagering game predetermined game outcome based on said received game play seed, (d) determine and display a secondary game predetermined game outcome for a play of a separate secondary game, said secondary game predetermined game outcome based on said received game play seeds, and (e) provide said predetermined game outcomes to the player. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A gaming device comprising:
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a primary wagering game operable upon a wager by a player a display device; and a processor in communication with said display device operable to; (a) enable the player to initiate a play of a primary wagering game, (b) receive a game play seed from central computing system, (c) determine and display a primary wagering game predetermined game outcome for the play of the primary wagering game, said primary wagering game predetermined game outcome based on said received game play seed, (d) initiate at least one play of a separate secondary game if said determined primary wagering game predetermined game outcome contains a secondary game triggering event, (e) determine and display a secondary game predetermined game outcome for the play of the secondary game, said secondary game predetermined game outcome based on said received game play seed, and (f) provide the player said predetermined game outcomes. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A gaming device comprising:
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a primary wagering game operable upon a wager by a player; a display device; and a processor in communication with said display device operable to; (a) enable the player to initiate a play of the primary wagering game, (b) receive a game play seed from a central computing system, (c) generate a plurality of random numbers based on said received game play seed, (d) determine and display a primary wagering game predetermined game outcome for said play of the primary wagering game, said primary wagering game predetermined game outcome based on at least one of said generated random numbers, (e) determine and display a secondary game predetermined game outcome for a play of a separate secondary game, said secondary game predetermined game outcome based on at least one of said generated random numbers, and (f) provide said predetermined game outcomes to the player. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) enabling a player to initiate a play of a primary wagering game; (b) receiving a game play seed from a central computing system; (c) determining and displaying a primary wagering game predetermined game outcome for the play of the primary game, said primary wagering game predetermined game outcome based on said received game play seed; (d) providing said primary wagering game predetermined game outcome to the player; (e) determining and displaying a secondary game predetermined game outcome for a play of a separate secondary game, said secondary game predetermined game outcome based on said received game play seed, if said primary wagering game predetermined game outcome is a secondary game triggering event; (f) providing said secondary game predetermined game outcome, if any, to the player; and (g) terminating said operation of said gaming device.
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33. A method for operating a gaming device, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) enabling a player to initiate a play of a primary wagering game; (b) receiving a game play seed from a central computing system; (c) calculating a plurality of random numbers based on said received game play seed; (d) determining and displaying a primary wagering game predetermined game outcome for the play of the primary game, said primary wagering game predetermined game outcome based on at least one of said calculated random numbers; (e) providing said primary wagering game predetermined game outcome to the player; (f) determining and displaying a secondary game predetermined game outcome for a play of a separate secondary game, said secondary game predetermined game outcome based on at least one of said calculated random number, if said primary wagering game predetermined game outcome is a secondary game triggering event; (g) providing said secondary game predetermined game outcome, if any, to the player; and (h) terminating said operation of said gaming device.
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