Wagering Game With Video Lottery Bonus Game
First Claim
1. A gaming terminal for playing a basic wagering game and a bonus game, comprising:
- at least one display for displaying a randomly selected outcome for said basic wagering game, said randomly selected outcome being selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to receiving a wager input from a player, said plurality of outcomes including a start-bonus outcome; and
wherein, in response to said start-bonus outcome being said randomly selected outcome, said at least one display displaying a lottery ticket with lottery numbers thereon and a real-life video of a lottery drawing in which number-bearing lottery balls are randomly selected, said player achieving a bonus award in response to a match between at least some of said lottery numbers and said selected number-bearing lottery balls.
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Abstract
System and method are disclosed for operating a gaming terminal. The system and method of the invention involves using a real-life video of a lottery drawing to conduct a wagering game on the gaming terminal. The wagering game may be a basic game or it may be a bonus game that is initiated on the occurrence of a certain outcome in the basic game. The real-life video of the lottery drawing may be stored locally on the gaming terminal, or it may be stored remotely on a network and subsequently streamed to the gaming terminal. The use of such a real-life video increases the entertainment value of the gaming terminal.
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1. A gaming terminal for playing a basic wagering game and a bonus game, comprising:
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at least one display for displaying a randomly selected outcome for said basic wagering game, said randomly selected outcome being selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to receiving a wager input from a player, said plurality of outcomes including a start-bonus outcome; and
wherein, in response to said start-bonus outcome being said randomly selected outcome, said at least one display displaying a lottery ticket with lottery numbers thereon and a real-life video of a lottery drawing in which number-bearing lottery balls are randomly selected, said player achieving a bonus award in response to a match between at least some of said lottery numbers and said selected number-bearing lottery balls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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30. A method of conducting a wagering game, comprising:
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allocating lottery numbers to a player of said wagering game;
storing a plurality of real-life video clips showing different outcomes of a lottery drawing with number-bearing lottery balls;
randomly selecting an outcome for said wagering game; and
playing back one of said plurality of real-life video clips corresponding to said randomly selected outcome. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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48. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming terminal, comprising:
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storing, in a database, a set of player-preferred selections from an array of player-selectable options, said array used for determining a randomly selected outcome to said wagering game;
retrieving said set of player-preferred selections from said database;
applying said set of player-preferred selections to said wagering game; and
determining an outcome of said wagering game based on said applying step. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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