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Gaming system and method employing event eligibility-based equity for a wagering game

  • US 8,979,637 B2
  • Filed: 11/03/2008
  • Issued: 03/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A gaming system primarily dedicated to playing casino wagering games comprising:

  • a first gaming cabinet for housing components associated with a first casino wagering game;

    a first electronic display device disposed on the first gaming cabinet;

    a first electronic input device disposed on the first gaming cabinet, the electronic input device configured to receive a physical input from a player to initiate the first casino wagering game and transform the input into an electronic data signal;

    a first random element generator configured to generate one or more random elements; and

    a first set of one or more controllers configured to;

    initiate the first casino wagering game in response to the electronic data signal from the electronic input device,determine an outcome of the first casino wagering game based, at least in part, on the one or more random elements;

    direct the first electronic display device to display the outcome; and

    award a first event eligibility-based equity based on playing the first casino wagering game and achieving a winning outcome, the first event eligibility-based equity allowing a player to be eligible for a bonus event in the first casino wagering game if the first event eligibility-based equity is activated;

    a converter system coupled to the first set of one or more controllers for changing the first event eligibility-based equity to a non-cash exchange medium if the first event eligibility-based equity is not activated in the first wagering game, the exchange medium allowing conversion to a second event eligibility-based equity for a second casino wagering game; and

    a second gaming cabinet for housing components associated with the second casino wagering game;

    a second electronic display device disposed on the second gaming cabinet;

    a second electronic input device disposed on the second gaming cabinet, the electronic input device configured to receive a physical input from a player to initiate the second casino wagering game and transform the input into an electronic data signal;

    a second random element generator configured to generate one or more random elements; and

    a second set of one or more controllers configured to;

    initiate the second casino wagering game in response to the electronic data signal from the second electronic input device,determine an outcome of the second casino wagering game based, at least in part, on the one or more random elements;

    direct the second electronic display device to display the outcome; and

    accept the second event eligibility-based equity to allow a player to be eligible for a bonus event in the second casino wagering game if the player plays the second casino wagering game and the second event eligibility-based equity is activated in the second casino wagering game.

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