Gaming system having bonus awards entered into tournament features
First Claim
1. A gaming system for conducting a wagering game including a multi-mode bonus event, the gaming system comprising:
- at least one input device;
one or more display devices for displaying a primary wagering game and a bonus event;
one or more processors; and
at least one memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the gaming system, cause the gaming system to;
receive a wager from a player initiating the primary wagering game;
initiate the bonus event in response to an occurrence of a triggering event during play of the primary wagering game;
prior to initiating the bonus event, detect a selection, by the player, of one of a standard bonus mode of operation and a tournament bonus mode of operation, wherein the selection is independent of the bonus event;
execute the bonus event and display a bonus winning outcome of the bonus event;
if the standard bonus mode is selected, provide any awards associated with the bonus winning outcome to the player; and
if the tournament bonus mode is selected, generate a tournament score corresponding to the bonus winning outcome, and enter the tournament score into at least one tournament event.
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Abstract
A gaming system for executing multi-mode bonus events comprises a wager input device, a primary display for displaying a primary wagering game and a bonus event, and at least one controller. The controller is operative to (i) detect receipt of a wager from a player of the gaming terminal, (ii) in response to the occurrence of a triggering event, initiate a bonus event, (iii) detect a selection between a standard bonus mode of operation and a tournament bonus mode of operation, (iv) if the standard bonus mode is selected, execute the bonus event on the primary display and provide any awards earned therein to the player, (v) if the tournament bonus mode is selected, execute the bonus event on the primary display and generate a tournament score for the player, and (vi) enter the player'"'"'s tournament score into at least one tournament.
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25 Claims
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1. A gaming system for conducting a wagering game including a multi-mode bonus event, the gaming system comprising:
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at least one input device; one or more display devices for displaying a primary wagering game and a bonus event; one or more processors; and at least one memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the gaming system, cause the gaming system to; receive a wager from a player initiating the primary wagering game; initiate the bonus event in response to an occurrence of a triggering event during play of the primary wagering game; prior to initiating the bonus event, detect a selection, by the player, of one of a standard bonus mode of operation and a tournament bonus mode of operation, wherein the selection is independent of the bonus event; execute the bonus event and display a bonus winning outcome of the bonus event; if the standard bonus mode is selected, provide any awards associated with the bonus winning outcome to the player; and if the tournament bonus mode is selected, generate a tournament score corresponding to the bonus winning outcome, and enter the tournament score into at least one tournament event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method of conducting a wagering game including a multi-mode bonus event-, the method comprising:
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receiving, via at least one input device, a wager from a player to initiate a primary wagering game; displaying, on one or more display devices, images representing game-play of the primary wagering game; initiating, via one or more processors, the bonus event in response to an occurrence of a triggering event during play of the primary wagering game; prior to initiating the bonus event, detecting a selection, by the player, of one of a standard bonus mode of operation and a tournament bonus mode of operation, wherein the selection is independent of the bonus event; executing, via the one or more processors, the bonus event and displaying, on the one or more display devices, a bonus winning outcome of the bonus event; if the standard bonus mode is selected, providing any awards associated with the bonus winning outcome to the player; if the tournament bonus mode is selected, generating a tournament score corresponding to the bonus winning outcome for the player; and entering the tournament score into at least one tournament event. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method of executing a wagering game including a multi-mode bonus event, the method comprising:
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receiving, via at least one input device, a wager from a player to initiate a primary wagering game; displaying, on one or more display devices, images representing game-play of the primary wagering game; initiating, via one or more processors, a first bonus event in response to an occurrence of a triggering event during play of the primary wagering game; prior to initiating the bonus event, detecting a selection, by the player, of one of a standard bonus mode of operation and a tournament bonus mode of operation, wherein the selection is independent of the bonus event; executing, via the one or more processors, the first bonus event and displaying a bonus winning outcome of the first bonus event; in response to the selection of the standard bonus mode of operation, providing any awards associated with the bonus winning outcome to the player; in response to the selection of the tournament bonus mode of operation, generating a normalized tournament score corresponding to the bonus winning outcome of the first bonus event; and entering the normalized tournament score into a tournament event with one or more other normalized tournament scores from at least one different bonus event, the normalized tournament scores being adjusted to compensate for one or more differences between the first bonus event and the at least one different bonus event. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A machine-readable, non-transitory medium including executable instructions that, when executed by a gaming system, cause the gaming system to perform a method comprising:
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receiving, via at least one input device, a wager from a player to initiate a primary wagering game; displaying, on one or more display devices, images representing game-play of the primary wagering game; initiating, via one or more processors, a bonus event in response to an occurrence of a triggering event during play of the primary wagering game; prior to initiating the bonus event, detecting a selection, by the player, of one of a standard bonus mode of operation and a tournament bonus mode of operation, wherein the selection is independent of the bonus event; executing, via the one or more processors, the bonus event and displaying, on the one or more display devices, a bonus winning outcome of the bonus event; if the standard bonus mode is selected, providing any awards associated with the bonus winning outcome to the player; if the tournament bonus mode is selected, generating a tournament score corresponding to the bonus winning outcome for the player; and entering the tournament score into at least one tournament event. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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Specification