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System for trade-in bonus

  • US 9,922,499 B2
  • Filed: 08/25/2017
  • Issued: 03/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for playing a game on an electronic gaming device that uses a paytable, stored in a memory device, and that displays, on a display device, randomly determined outcomes, the method comprising:

  • receiving value from a player via at least one of a currency acceptor, a ticket acceptor, and a coin acceptor at the electronic gaming device;

    applying, by a processor of the electronic gaming device, at least some of the value as a wager on a first instance of the game played by the player on the electronic gaming device;

    spinning, by the processor, a plurality of reels having predefined symbols thereon to display, on the display device, a first randomly determined outcome as a set of the predefined symbols;

    tracking, by the processor, one or more of the set of predefined symbols traded in by the player of the electronic gaming device after the first randomly determined outcome is displayed;

    determining, by the processor, when at least two symbols of the set of predefined symbols are traded in by the player;

    determining, by the processor if the at least two symbols comprise one of a plurality of winning outcomes in the paytable;

    adding, by the processor, bonus points to a bonus point total if it is determined that the at least two symbols comprise one of the plurality of winning outcomes in the paytable; and

    providing, by the processor, a bonus to the player of the electronic gaming device when the bonus point total exceeds a predefined threshold to earn the bonus.

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