Gaming system and method providing an interactive game with automatic wagers
First Claim
1. A gaming machine operable under control of at least one processor, said gaming machine comprising:
- at least one display device; and
at least one input device;
the at least one processor programmed to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to;
(a) cause a display of a play of an interactive game;
(b) enable a player to make at least one input in the play of the interactive game;
(c) determine any occurrence of at least one wager triggering event during the play of the interactive game, wherein the at least one wager triggering event can occur multiple times during the play of the interactive game;
(d) for each determined occurrence of the at least one wager triggering event during the play of the interactive game;
(i) automatically cause a wager of one of a plurality of wager components funded by the player;
(ii) randomly determine a wagering outcome for said wager component independently of the interactive game; and
(iii) determine if said wagering outcome is associated with a wagering award from a plurality of wagering awards;
(e) if determined that any of said wagering outcomes are associated with one of said wagering awards, display said wagering award in a first location and then display said wagering award in a second location; and
(f) display an interactive game outcome for the play of the interactive game.
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Abstract
A gaming system including a plurality of gaming machines or devices. The gaming machines include an interactive game and a wager triggering event. Upon the occurrence of the wager triggering event during play of the interactive game, the gaming machine causes the placement of a wager component and randomly determines a wagering outcome. Upon completion of the interactive game, the gaming machine provides the player with an interactive game outcome and provides the player with any awards based on any determined wagering outcomes. The players are ranked in the interactive game. Upon a triggering event, the gaming system provides one or more ranked players of the interactive game an award from funds derived from a marketing or advertising account.
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48 Claims
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1. A gaming machine operable under control of at least one processor, said gaming machine comprising:
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at least one display device; and at least one input device; the at least one processor programmed to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to; (a) cause a display of a play of an interactive game; (b) enable a player to make at least one input in the play of the interactive game; (c) determine any occurrence of at least one wager triggering event during the play of the interactive game, wherein the at least one wager triggering event can occur multiple times during the play of the interactive game; (d) for each determined occurrence of the at least one wager triggering event during the play of the interactive game; (i) automatically cause a wager of one of a plurality of wager components funded by the player; (ii) randomly determine a wagering outcome for said wager component independently of the interactive game; and (iii) determine if said wagering outcome is associated with a wagering award from a plurality of wagering awards; (e) if determined that any of said wagering outcomes are associated with one of said wagering awards, display said wagering award in a first location and then display said wagering award in a second location; and (f) display an interactive game outcome for the play of the interactive game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A gaming machine operable under control of at least one processor, said gaming machine comprising:
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at least one display device operable to display a player symbol and an award display; and at least one input device; the at least one processor programmed to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to; (a) initiate and cause a play of an interactive game, wherein the play of the interactive game can include multiple occurrences of one or more of a plurality of wager triggering events and includes the display of the player symbol; (b) determine any occurrence of one of the wager triggering events during the play of the interactive game; (c) for each determined occurrence of one of the wager triggering events during the play of the interactive game; (i) automatically wager one of a plurality of wager components funded by a player; (ii) determine a wagering outcome for said wager component; and (iii) determine if said wagering outcome is associated with a wagering award from a plurality of wagering awards; (d) if determined that any of said wagering outcomes are associated with one of said wagering awards, display said wagering award in a first location and then display said wagering award in a second location, wherein said first location and said second location are located between a location of the displayed player symbol and the award display; and (e) display an interactive game outcome for the play of the interactive game. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of operating a gaming machine, said method comprising:
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(a) causing a display of a play of an interactive game; (b) enabling a player to make at least one input in the play of interactive game; (c) determining any occurrence of at least one wager triggering event during the play of the interactive game, wherein the at least one wager triggering event can occur multiple times during the play of the interactive game; (d) for each determined occurrence of the at least one wager triggering event during the play of the interactive game; (i) automatically causing a wager of one of a plurality of wager components funded by the player; (ii) randomly determining a wagering outcome for said wager component independently of the interactive game; and (iii) determining if said wagering outcome is associated with a wagering award from a plurality of wagering awards; (e) if determined that any of said wagering outcomes are associated with one of said wagering awards, displaying said wagering award in a first location and then displaying said wagering award in a second location; and (f) displaying an interactive game outcome for the play of the interactive game. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of operating a gaming machine, said method comprising:
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(a) initiating and causing a play of an interactive game, wherein the play of the interactive game can include multiple occurrences of one or more of a plurality of wager triggering events and includes the display of a player symbol; (b) determining any occurrence of the wager triggering events during the play of the interactive game; (c) for each determined occurrence of the wager triggering events during the play of the interactive game; (i) automatically wagering one of a plurality of wager components funded by a player; (ii) determining a wagering outcome for said wager component; and (iii) determining if said wagering outcome is associated with a wagering award from a plurality of wagering awards; (d) if determined that any of said wagering outcomes are associated with one of said wagering awards, displaying said wagering award in a first location and then displaying said wagering award in a second location, wherein said locations are located between a location of the displayed player symbol and the award display; and (e) displaying an interactive game outcome for the play of the interactive game. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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