GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING EVENT ELIGIBILITY-BASED EQUITY FOR A WAGERING GAME
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Abstract
A gaming system and method for conducting a wagering game includes providing a first event eligibility-based equity relative to a first wagering game and converting the first event eligibility-based equity to an exchange medium. The exchange medium may be cash or a second event eligibility-based equity relative to a second wagering game. The first event eligibility-equity may be stored for later use on the first wagering game.
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40 Claims
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24. A gaming system comprising:
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one or more random element generators; a plurality of gaming terminals, each gaming terminal primarily used for gaming and presenting an outcome of a respective wagering game based, at least in part, on one or more random elements generated by at least one of the one or more random element generators, each gaming terminal including a gaming cabinet, an electronic display device, and an electronic input device, the electronic display device and the electronic input device being coupled to the gaming cabinet; and one or more controllers configured to; in response to a first wagering game being played via a first gaming terminal of the plurality of gaming terminals, award a first event eligibility-based equity that allows a player to be eligible for a first event if it occurs during the first wagering game; and convert the first event eligibility-based equity to a second event eligibility-based equity that allows the player to be eligible for a second event if it occurs during a second wagering game played via a second gaming terminal of the plurality of gaming terminals. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of operating a gaming system, the gaming system include a plurality of gaming terminals, one or more controllers, and one or more random element generators, each gaming terminal primarily used for gaming and presenting an outcome of a respective wagering game based, at least in part, on one or more random elements generated by at least one of the one or more random element generators, each gaming terminal including a gaming cabinet, an electronic display device, and an electronic input device, the electronic display device and the electronic input device being coupled to the gaming cabinet, the method comprising:
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in response to a first wagering game being played via a first gaming terminal of the plurality of gaming terminals, awarding, by at least one of the one or more controllers, a first event eligibility-based equity that allows a player to be eligible for a first event if it occurs during the first wagering game; and converting, by at least one of the one or more controllers, the first event eligibility-based equity to a second event eligibility-based equity that allows the player to be eligible for a second event if it occurs during a second wagering game played via a second gaming terminal of the plurality of gaming terminals. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of operating a gaming system, the gaming system include a plurality of gaming terminals, one or more controllers, and one or more random element generators, each gaming terminal primarily used for gaming and presenting an outcome of a respective wagering game based, at least in part, on one or more random elements generated by at least one of the one or more random element generators, each gaming terminal including a gaming cabinet, an electronic display device, and an electronic input device, the electronic display device and the electronic input device being coupled to the gaming cabinet, the method comprising:
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in response to a first wagering game being played via a first gaming terminal of the plurality of gaming terminals, awarding, by at least one of the one or more controllers, a first event eligibility-based equity that allows a player to be eligible for a first event if it occurs during the first wagering game; and providing, by at least one of the one or more controllers, the player with an option to convert the first event eligibility-based equity to a plurality of different exchange mediums, the plurality of different exchange mediums including cash and a second event eligibility-based equity, the second event eligibility-based equity allowing the player to be eligible for a second event if it occurs during a second wagering game played via a second gaming terminal of the plurality of gaming terminals. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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Specification