Name your prize game playing methodology
First Claim
1. A method of awarding prizes on a gaming machine providing wagering on a game of chance, the method comprising;
- providing a memory on the gaming machine storing a paytable for the game of chance wherein the paytable includes each possible outcome for the game of chance and odds associated with each possible outcome;
prior to determining an outcome of the game of chance, receiving via first input mechanism coupled to the gaming machine a selection of a non-cash prize from among two or more non-cash prizes available for selection on the gaming machine;
in response to receiving the prize selection, matching the selected non-cash prize to at least a first game outcome in the paytable;
receiving via a second input mechanism coupled to the gaming machine a wager for the game of chance;
after receiving the prize selection and matching the prize selection to the first game outcome, determining the outcome for the game of chance using a random number generator and the paytable including the first game outcome;
presenting the outcome for the game of chance on a video display device coupled to the gaming machine; and
indicating an award of the selected non-cash prize on the video display device when the determined outcome for the game of chance is the same as the at least first game outcome matched to the selected non-cash prize.
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Abstract
A disclosed gaming machine has a memory storing a list of one or more prizes, a prize display for viewing prize information, and a prize selection mechanism that allows a user playing a game on the gaming machine to select one or more prizes specific to one or more outcomes of the game played on the gaming machine. One or more gaming machines may be connected in a “prize distribution network” to a “prize server.” The prize server may include an interface for providing prize information to the gaming machines connected in the prize distribution network and a memory storing the prize information as groups of prizes for separate display on the gaming machines. With the prize server and prize distribution network, the prizes available as an award on each gaming machine in the prize distribution network may be easily changed.
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1. A method of awarding prizes on a gaming machine providing wagering on a game of chance, the method comprising;
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providing a memory on the gaming machine storing a paytable for the game of chance wherein the paytable includes each possible outcome for the game of chance and odds associated with each possible outcome; prior to determining an outcome of the game of chance, receiving via first input mechanism coupled to the gaming machine a selection of a non-cash prize from among two or more non-cash prizes available for selection on the gaming machine; in response to receiving the prize selection, matching the selected non-cash prize to at least a first game outcome in the paytable; receiving via a second input mechanism coupled to the gaming machine a wager for the game of chance; after receiving the prize selection and matching the prize selection to the first game outcome, determining the outcome for the game of chance using a random number generator and the paytable including the first game outcome; presenting the outcome for the game of chance on a video display device coupled to the gaming machine; and indicating an award of the selected non-cash prize on the video display device when the determined outcome for the game of chance is the same as the at least first game outcome matched to the selected non-cash prize. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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