Gaming system and method providing an interactive game with automatic wagers
First Claim
1. A method of providing an interactive wagering game, said method comprising:
- (a) causing at least one display device to display a play of an interactive game;
(b) enabling a player to make at least one input in the play of interactive game;
(c) causing at least one processor to 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) causing the at least one processor to automatically cause a wager of one of a plurality of wager components funded by the player;
(ii) causing the at least one processor to randomly determine a wagering outcome for said wager component independently of the interactive game; and
(iii) causing the at least one processor to determine if said wagering outcome is associated with a wagering award from a plurality of wagering awards;
(e) if the at least one processor determines that any of said wagering outcomes are associated with one of said wagering awards, causing the at least one display device to display said wagering award in a first location and then causing the at least one display device to display said wagering award in a second location; and
(f) causing the at least one display device to 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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28 Claims
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1. A method of providing an interactive wagering game, said method comprising:
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(a) causing at least one display device to display a play of an interactive game; (b) enabling a player to make at least one input in the play of interactive game; (c) causing at least one processor to 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) causing the at least one processor to automatically cause a wager of one of a plurality of wager components funded by the player; (ii) causing the at least one processor to randomly determine a wagering outcome for said wager component independently of the interactive game; and (iii) causing the at least one processor to determine if said wagering outcome is associated with a wagering award from a plurality of wagering awards; (e) if the at least one processor determines that any of said wagering outcomes are associated with one of said wagering awards, causing the at least one display device to display said wagering award in a first location and then causing the at least one display device to display said wagering award in a second location; and (f) causing the at least one display device to 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, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of providing an interactive wagering game, 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 causing at least one display device to display a player symbol; (b) causing at least one processor to determine 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) causing the at least one processor to automatically wager one of a plurality of wager components funded by a player; (ii) causing the at least one processor to determine a wagering outcome for said wager component; and (iii) causing the at least one processor to determine if said wagering outcome is associated with a wagering award from a plurality of wagering awards; (d) if the at least one processor determines that any of said wagering outcomes are associated with one of said wagering awards, causing the at least one display device to display said wagering award in a first location and then causing the at least one display device to display 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) causing the at least one display device to display an interactive game outcome for the play of the interactive game. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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