Financial trading game
First Claim
1. A method of operating a gaming device including a game operable upon a wager by a player, said method comprising:
- (a) displaying a graph including a first axis and a second axis, wherein a plurality of different potential payout values are associated with the first axis and an indication of time is associated with the second axis;
(b) indicating a randomly determined one of the payout values on the graph;
(c) enabling a player to accept the indicated payout value on the graph;
(d) if the player does not accept the indicated payout value and the indicated payout value is not a last indicated payout value, repeating (b) and (c) until the player accepts the indicated payout value or the indicated payout value is the last indicated payout value; and
(e) providing an outcome to the player, wherein the outcome is based on the indicated payout value accepted by the player or the last indicated payout value indicated on the graph.
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Abstract
A game, and more particularly to an electronic game that simulates trading securities on an exchange. The game is preferably played as a video gaming machine for gambling purposes. A computing device is provided having, among other things, a video screen display on which a line chart is displayed. The computing device also includes a selection device, which provides a means by which the player interacts with the computing device to “buy” or “sell”. The line chart includes a vertical axis that corresponds to the value or price of one or more securities, and a horizontal axis that corresponds to time. A segmented line is plotted on the line chart during a round of play. A random number generator randomly determines the vertical axis value for each point plotted along the segmented line.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of operating a gaming device including a game operable upon a wager by a player, said method comprising:
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(a) displaying a graph including a first axis and a second axis, wherein a plurality of different potential payout values are associated with the first axis and an indication of time is associated with the second axis; (b) indicating a randomly determined one of the payout values on the graph; (c) enabling a player to accept the indicated payout value on the graph; (d) if the player does not accept the indicated payout value and the indicated payout value is not a last indicated payout value, repeating (b) and (c) until the player accepts the indicated payout value or the indicated payout value is the last indicated payout value; and (e) providing an outcome to the player, wherein the outcome is based on the indicated payout value accepted by the player or the last indicated payout value indicated on the graph. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of operating a gaming device including a game operable upon a wager by a player and a bonus game operable upon a triggering event, said method comprises:
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(a) for a play of the bonus game, displaying the graph including a first axis and a second axis, wherein a plurality of different potential payout values are associated with the first axis and an indication of time is associated with the second axis; (b) for said play of the bonus game, sequentially indicating a plurality of randomly determined payout values on the graph each for a designated amount of time; and (c) for said play of the bonus game, providing to the player an outcome based on a last payout value indicated on the graph when no time remains in the play of the bonus game. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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