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1. A gaming system comprising:
- at least one display device;
at least one input device; and
a gaming controller configured to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to;
(a) receive a wager from a player for a play of a game;
(b) display said play of the game;
(c) determine a rank associated with the player;
(d) for each of a plurality of different bonus opportunities, determine a probability of providing said bonus opportunity to the player based, at least in part, on the determined rank associated with the player, wherein, for one of the bonus opportunities;
(i) if the determined rank associated with the player is a first rank, the probability of providing said bonus opportunity to the player is a first probability; and
(ii) if the determined rank associated with the player is a second different rank, the probability of providing said bonus opportunity to the player is a second different probability;
(e) determine whether to provide one of the bonus opportunities to the player based, at least in part, on said determined probabilities; and
(f) if it is determined to provide one of the bonus opportunities to the player, provide the player said bonus opportunity.
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Abstract
One or more instances of a bonus game (e.g., Class II games such as Bingo games) may be provided to players of another wagering game (e.g., a Class III game such as a slot game, a poker game, etc.). Some implementations of the invention allow players to exchange indicia of credit (e.g., money, game credits, or player loyalty points) for bonus opportunities. For example, players may be able to purchase one or more Bingo cards for Bingo bonus games. Some implementations award bonus opportunities to players based on wager levels, game results, a player'"'"'s level in a player loyalty program and/or other criteria.
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20 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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at least one display device; at least one input device; and a gaming controller configured to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to; (a) receive a wager from a player for a play of a game; (b) display said play of the game; (c) determine a rank associated with the player; (d) for each of a plurality of different bonus opportunities, determine a probability of providing said bonus opportunity to the player based, at least in part, on the determined rank associated with the player, wherein, for one of the bonus opportunities; (i) if the determined rank associated with the player is a first rank, the probability of providing said bonus opportunity to the player is a first probability; and (ii) if the determined rank associated with the player is a second different rank, the probability of providing said bonus opportunity to the player is a second different probability; (e) determine whether to provide one of the bonus opportunities to the player based, at least in part, on said determined probabilities; and (f) if it is determined to provide one of the bonus opportunities to the player, provide the player said bonus opportunity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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(a) causing a gaming controller to operate with at least one input device to receive a wager from a player for a play of a game; (b) causing the gaming controller to operate with at least one display device to display said play of the game; (c) causing the gaming controller to determine a rank associated with the player; (d) for each of a plurality of different bonus opportunities, causing the gaming controller to determine a probability of providing said bonus opportunity to the player based, at least in part, on the determined rank associated with the player, wherein, for one of the bonus opportunities; (i) if the determined rank associated with the player is a first rank, the probability of providing said bonus opportunity to the player is a first probability; and (ii) if the determined rank associated with the player is a second different rank, the probability of providing said bonus opportunity to the player is a second different probability; (e) causing the gaming controller to determine whether to provide one of the bonus opportunities to the player based, at least in part, on said determined probabilities; and (f) if it is determined to provide one of the bonus opportunities to the player, providing the player said bonus opportunity. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a gaming controller, cause the gaming controller to:
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(a) operate with at least one input device to receive a wager from a player for a play of a game; (b) cause at least one display device to display said play of the game; (c) determine a rank associated with the player; (d) for each of a plurality of different bonus opportunities, determine a probability of providing said bonus opportunity to the player based, at least in part, on the determined rank associated with the player, wherein, for one of the bonus opportunities; (i) if the determined rank associated with the player is a first rank, the probability of providing said bonus opportunity to the player is a first probability; and (ii) if the determined rank associated with the player is a second different rank, the probability of providing said bonus opportunity to the player is a second different probability; (e) determine whether to provide one of the bonus opportunities to the player based, at least in part, on said determined probabilities; and (f) if it is determined to provide one of the bonus opportunities to the player, provide the player said bonus opportunity. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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