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Wagering game with override award when threshold is exceeded

  • US 9,449,455 B2
  • Filed: 03/19/2014
  • Issued: 09/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a gaming system including game-logic circuitry and a gaming machine, the gaming machine primarily used for playing at least one casino wagering game, the gaming machine including an electronic display device and one or more electronic input devices, the method comprising:

  • detecting, via at least one of the one or more electronic input devices, a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance;

    initiating a casino wagering game in response to an input indicative of a wager covered by the credit balance;

    displaying, via the electronic display device, a plurality of symbols to indicate a randomly selected outcome of the casino wagering game in a display area;

    determining, via the game-logic circuitry, one or more award amounts for the randomly selected outcome, the one or more award amounts being based on the wager and the symbols of the randomly selected outcome;

    determining, via the game-logic circuitry, an aggregate award amount based on the one or more award amounts;

    comparing, via the game-logic circuitry, the aggregate award amount to a predetermined threshold amount;

    awarding the aggregate award amount if the aggregate award amount is less than the predetermined threshold amount;

    awarding an override-award amount if the aggregate award amount is greater than the predetermined threshold amount; and

    receiving, via at least one of the one or more electronic input devices, a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance.

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