Apparatus providing payouts proportional to wagers and methods for operating same
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1. A gaming device that determines an outcome in response to initiation of a game play, comprising:
- a credit balance; and
means for wagering, wherein the means for wagering allows only a wager amount that is the entirety of the credit balance such that an amount that is less than the entirety of the credit balance is always an unacceptable wager amount.
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Abstract
A gaming device such as a slot machine is provided having a payout proportional to a wager value. In accordance with one or more embodiments, the gaming machine provides a player with the ability to flexibly and automatically increase and decrease wagers, thereby allowing the player to press his bets when he feels lucky, and to decrease his bets when he feels unlucky. Different proportional payout tables are provided for different levels of wagers.
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27 Claims
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1. A gaming device that determines an outcome in response to initiation of a game play, comprising:
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a credit balance; and
means for wagering, wherein the means for wagering allows only a wager amount that is the entirety of the credit balance such that an amount that is less than the entirety of the credit balance is always an unacceptable wager amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method, comprising:
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determining a first credit balance of a gaming device, thereby determining an amount being wagered on a game play at the gaming device;
determining an outcome for the game play;
determining a proportional payout multiplier corresponding to the outcome; and
determining a second credit balance of the gaming device, the second credit balance comprising a product of the amount being wagered on the game play and the proportional payout multiplier. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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determining a current credit balance of a gaming device;
receiving an indication, from a player, of a desired final credit balance;
determining a desired proportional payout multiplier based on the current credit balance and the desired final credit balance; and
setting a proportional payout multiplier of a payout schedule of the gaming device to be the desired proportional payout multiplier, wherein the proportional payout multiplier corresponds to an achievable combination of symbols such that, if the combination of symbols is achieved for a game play at the gaming device, the corresponding proportional payout multiplier is applied to the current credit balance to determine the final credit balance. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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determining an outcome for a game play at a gaming device;
determining a current credit balance of the gaming device; and
if the outcome is a losing outcome, determining a new credit balance by subtracting a predetermined amount from the credit balance, and if the outcome is a winning outcome, determining a new credit balance by determining a proportional payout multiplier and applying the proportional payout multiplier to a predetermined portion of the credit balance. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method, comprising:
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determining an amount being wagered on a first game play at a gaming device, based on a first credit balance of the gaming device;
determining a first percentage, the first percentage being greater than zero and less than one hundred percent;
determining a second percentage, the second percentage being greater than one hundred percent;
determining a first outcome for the first game play;
determining whether the first outcome is a winning outcome; and
determining a second credit balance of the gaming device by if the first outcome is not a winning outcome, determining a product of the first percentage and the amount being wagered on the first game play, and if the first outcome is a winning outcome, determining a product of the second percentage and the amount being wagered on the first game play. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A gaming device, comprising:
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an updateable display device for displaying a payout schedule of the gaming device, wherein the payout schedule displays a plurality of combinations of symbols that are achievable on the gaming device, each combination of symbols corresponding to a respective proportional payout multiplier, a respective final credit balance that is a product of the corresponding proportional payout multiplier and an amount being wagered on a game play of the gaming device, and a respective payout amount that is a difference between the product and the amount being wagered on the game play;
a memory storing a current credit balance; and
a processor, the processor being operable to update the payout schedule of the updateable display device based on the current credit balance. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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