Gaming machine with loyalty bonus
First Claim
1. A method of gaming using a controller, the method comprising:
- accumulating loyalty points for a player in a loyalty points system based on play of a game on a gaming console; and
automatically making a bonus award of a bonus game when a number of accumulated loyalty points in the loyalty points system reaches a threshold level; and
effecting the bonus game subsequent to the bonus award being made.
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Abstract
A gaming machine is provided, which awards loyalty points to players playing the game who have identified themselves to the machine. The machine is arranged to award loyalty points to the player and to play two game means wherein, the first or base game may be provided by the slot machine game as a stand alone function with no dependence upon a supporting communications network, the second game may be linked game in which a plurality of network connected machines (50) participate with control of the game being provided by a central game controller (60), while the communications network (62) is controlled by a network controller (61). A first game mode is available to all players and a second enhanced game mode is made available to players who have reached a predetermined threshold of loyalty points.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of gaming using a controller, the method comprising:
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accumulating loyalty points for a player in a loyalty points system based on play of a game on a gaming console; and automatically making a bonus award of a bonus game when a number of accumulated loyalty points in the loyalty points system reaches a threshold level; and effecting the bonus game subsequent to the bonus award being made. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A loyalty points system comprising:
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a gaming console operable by a player to play a game; and a controller arranged to accumulate loyalty points for the player based on play of the game, the loyalty points system arranged to automatically make a bonus award of a bonus game to the player when a number of accumulated loyalty points reaches a threshold level and to effect the bonus game for the player subsequent to the bonus award being made. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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