GAMING DEVICE PROVIDING AN AWARD BASED ON A COUNT OF OUTCOMES WHICH MEETS A CONDITION
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1. A gaming system comprising:
- at least one input device;
at least one display device;
at least one processor; and
at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to;
(a) enable a player to place a bonus opportunity wager associated with a quantity of at least two plays of a wagering game, and(b) if the player placed the bonus opportunity wager;
(i) for one of the plays of the wagering game of the quantity of plays of the wagering game;
(A) enable the player to place a game wager,(B) generate a game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes,(C) display the generated game outcome to the player, and(D) provide to the player any game award associated with the generated game outcome,(ii) determine if the generated game outcome is associated with a modification of a bonus opportunity counter,(iii) if the generated game outcome is not associated with the modification of the bonus opportunity counter, reset the bonus opportunity counter, and(iv) if the generated game outcome is associated with the modification of the bonus opportunity counter;
(A) modify the bonus opportunity counter;
(B) display to the player the modified bonus opportunity counter,(C) if the modified bonus opportunity counter reaches a designated value, provide a bonus opportunity award to the player, and(D) if the modified bonus opportunity counter has not reached the designated value and has not been reset in association with any of the plays of the wagering game of the quantity of plays of the wagering game, repeat (i) to (iv) for another one of the plays of the wagering game of the quantity of plays of the wagering game.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for providing an award based on a multiplicity of game outcomes. In one implementation the invention provides a method for providing a game. The method includes placing a bet by a player, playing of a game to produce a game outcome, evaluating a primary game outcome, paying a direct award if the primary outcome merits it, advancing a bonus accumulator if the primary outcome merits it, and if the bonus accumulator has advanced sufficiently, paying a bonus award to the player and clearing the bonus accumulator.
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16 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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at least one input device; at least one display device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to; (a) enable a player to place a bonus opportunity wager associated with a quantity of at least two plays of a wagering game, and (b) if the player placed the bonus opportunity wager; (i) for one of the plays of the wagering game of the quantity of plays of the wagering game; (A) enable the player to place a game wager, (B) generate a game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes, (C) display the generated game outcome to the player, and (D) provide to the player any game award associated with the generated game outcome, (ii) determine if the generated game outcome is associated with a modification of a bonus opportunity counter, (iii) if the generated game outcome is not associated with the modification of the bonus opportunity counter, reset the bonus opportunity counter, and (iv) if the generated game outcome is associated with the modification of the bonus opportunity counter; (A) modify the bonus opportunity counter; (B) display to the player the modified bonus opportunity counter, (C) if the modified bonus opportunity counter reaches a designated value, provide a bonus opportunity award to the player, and (D) if the modified bonus opportunity counter has not reached the designated value and has not been reset in association with any of the plays of the wagering game of the quantity of plays of the wagering game, repeat (i) to (iv) for another one of the plays of the wagering game of the quantity of plays of the wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A gaming system comprising:
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at least one input device; at least one display device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to; (a) enable a player to place a bonus opportunity wager associated with a quantity of at least two plays of a wagering game, and (b) if the player placed the bonus opportunity wager; (i) for each of the quantity of plays of the wagering game; (A) enable the player to place a game wager, (B) generate a game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes, (C) display to the player the generated game outcome, and (D) provide to the player any game award associated with the generated game outcome, (ii) if none of the generated game outcomes of the quantity of plays of the wagering game are associated with any of a plurality of designated game outcomes, provide the player a bonus opportunity award, and (iii) if at least one of the generated game outcomes of the quantity of plays of the wagering game is associated with at least one of the plurality of designated game outcomes, not provide the player the bonus opportunity award. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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(a) enabling a player to place a bonus opportunity wager associated with a quantity of at least two plays of a wagering game, and (b) if the player placed the bonus opportunity wager; (i) for one of the plays of the wagering game of the quantity of plays of the wagering game; (A) enabling the player to place a game wager, (B) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to generate a game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes, (C) causing at least one display device to display the generated game outcome to the player, and (D) providing to the player any game award associated with the generated game outcome, (ii) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine if the generated game outcome is associated with a modification of a bonus opportunity counter, (iii) if the generated game outcome is not associated with the modification of the bonus opportunity counter, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to reset the bonus opportunity counter, and (iv) if the generated game outcome is associated with the modification of the bonus opportunity counter; (A) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to modify the bonus opportunity counter; (B) causing the at least one display device to display to the player the modified bonus opportunity counter, (C) if the modified bonus opportunity counter reaches a designated value, providing a bonus opportunity award to the player, and (D) if the modified bonus opportunity counter has not reached the designated value and has not been reset in association with any of the plays of the wagering game of the quantity of plays of the wagering game, repeating (i) to (iv) for another one of the plays of the wagering game of the quantity of plays of the wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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(a) enabling a player to place a bonus opportunity wager associated with a quantity of at least two plays of a wagering game, and (b) if the player placed the bonus opportunity wager; (i) for each of the quantity of plays of the wagering game; (A) enabling the player to place a game wager, (B) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to generate a game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes, (C) causing at least one display device to display to the player the generated game outcome, and (D) providing to the player any game award associated with the generated game outcome, (ii) if none of the generated game outcomes of the quantity of plays of the wagering game are associated with any of a plurality of designated game outcomes, providing the player a bonus opportunity award, and (iii) if at least one of the generated game outcomes of the quantity of plays of the wagering game is associated with at least one of the plurality of designated game outcomes, not providing the player the bonus opportunity award. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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