Gaming system and method enabling player participation in selection of seed for random number generator
First Claim
1. A gaming system comprising:
- at least one processor; and
at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;
(a) obtain external seeding source data from one or more external seeding sources, wherein the external seeding sources are not controlled by the gaming system;
(b) cause at least one display device to display a plurality of selections, each of the displayed selections indicating and being associated with one of the external seeding sources;
(c) enable a player to pick one of the displayed selections;
(d) use the external seeding source data obtained from the external seeding source associated with the picked selection to determine a seed for play of a game;
(e) input the determined seed into a random number generator to generate a random number for said play of the game;
(f) use the generated random number to determine an outcome for said play of the game;
(g) determine any awards for said play of the game based on the determined outcome; and
(h) provide any determined awards.
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Abstract
A gaming system which utilizes a random number generator where the process of selecting one or more seeds for the random number generator includes participation of a player. In one embodiment, the player picks one of a plurality of displayed selections at a gaming device. Each selection is associated with a different external seeding source of data not controlled by the gaming system. A gaming system gathers the data from the external seeding sources associated with the different seeds. The gaming system uses the data gathered from the seeding source associated with the player'"'"'s picked selection to determine one or more seeds. The determined seeds are used to initialize a random number generator, which generates one or more numbers and at least in part determine the outcome of the game.
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26 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to; (a) obtain external seeding source data from one or more external seeding sources, wherein the external seeding sources are not controlled by the gaming system; (b) cause at least one display device to display a plurality of selections, each of the displayed selections indicating and being associated with one of the external seeding sources; (c) enable a player to pick one of the displayed selections; (d) use the external seeding source data obtained from the external seeding source associated with the picked selection to determine a seed for play of a game; (e) input the determined seed into a random number generator to generate a random number for said play of the game; (f) use the generated random number to determine an outcome for said play of the game; (g) determine any awards for said play of the game based on the determined outcome; and (h) provide any determined awards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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(a) obtaining external seeding source data from one or more external seeding sources, wherein the external seeding sources are not controlled by the gaming system; (b) causing at least one display device to display a plurality of selections, each of the displayed selections indicating and being associated with one of the external seeding sources; (c) enabling a player to pick one of the displayed selections; (d) using the external seeding source data obtained from the external seeding source associated with the picked selection to determine a seed for play of a game; (e) inputting the determined seed into a random number generator to generate a random number for said play of the game; (f) using the generated random number to determine an outcome for said play of the game; (g) determining any awards for said play of the game based on the determined outcome; and (h) providing any determined awards. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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