Selective exchange of available gaming segments to enhance payout potential in other gaming segments

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11200783-B2
Application number	US-202016831220-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2020
Priority date	Mar 27, 2019
Publication date	Dec 14, 2021
Grant date	Dec 14, 2021

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses and methods for exchanging awarded or otherwise provided gaming segments for opportunities to enhance payouts in other gaming segments. In the context of electronic/video poker games, the poker system facilitates exchanging one or more concurrently-played poker hands for an opportunity(s) to enhance potential payouts associated with one or more other concurrently-played poker hands.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A gaming device for facilitating player participation in a poker game, comprising:
a display;
a user interface configured to receive at least player input to facilitate player participation in the poker game;
a wager input device structured to identify and validate player assets, and to permit the player to play the poker game when the player assets are provided; and
a processor configured to:
cause the display to visually present a plurality of concurrently-played draw poker hands in response to player assets being allocated via the wager input device to participate in poker game;
facilitate the player holding of one or more cards of a first draw poker hand of the plurality of draw poker hands, and replicate the held one or more cards into remaining ones of the draw poker hands;
present a selectable option for the player to trade participation in one or more of remaining ones of the draw poker hands not including the first draw poker hand, in exchange for a payout modifier to apply to any payouts arising from final hands of the first draw poker hand and the remaining draw poker hands where participation was not traded;
provide replacement cards for the cards not held in the first draw poker hand, and for the cards not replicated in the remaining draw poker hands where participation was not traded, thereby creating the final hands of the first draw poker hand and the remaining draw poker hands where participation was not traded; and
apply the payout modifier to the payouts arising from the final hands of the first draw poker hand and the remaining draw poker hands where participation was not traded.

2. The gaming device as in claim 1 , wherein the payout modifier comprises a multiplier, and wherein the processor is configured to apply the multiplier to the payouts arising from the final hands of the first draw poker hand and the remaining draw poker hands where participation was not traded.

3. The gaming device as in claim 2 , wherein a value of the multiplier is dependent on a number of the remaining ones of the draw poker hands that are traded.

4. The gaming device as in claim 2 , wherein a value of the multiplier increases with an increasing number of the remaining ones of the draw poker hands that are traded.

5. The gaming device as in claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to present the selectable option for the player to trade in response to particular ones of the cards being presented in the first draw poker hand.

6. The gaming device as in claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to present the selectable option for the player to trade in response to a poker rank of the cards presented in the first draw poker hand.

7. The gaming device as in claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to randomly determine whether to present the selectable option for the player to trade.

8. The gaming device as in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
add one or more additional ones of the concurrently-played draw poker hands in response to particular cards being presented in the first draw poker hand; and
present the selectable option for the player to trade participation in any of the remaining draw poker hands and the additional concurrently-played draw poker hands, in exchange for the payout modifier to apply to any of the payouts arising from the final hands of the first draw poker hand, the remaining draw poker hands where participation was not traded, and the additional concurrently-played draw poker hands where participation was not traded.

9. The gaming device as in claim 8 , wherein the payout modifier increases as the number of the remaining draw poker hands and the additional concurrently-played draw poker hands that are traded increases.

10. The gaming device as in claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to provide no payout modifier if the player chooses not to trade any of the remaining ones of the draw poker hands not including the first draw poker hand.

11. A gaming device for facilitating player participation in a poker game, comprising:
a display;
a user interface configured to receive at least player input to facilitate player participation in the poker game;
a wager input device structured to identify and validate player assets, and to permit the player to play the poker game when the player assets are provided; and
a processor configured to:
cause the display to visually present a plurality of concurrently-played draw poker hands in response to player assets being allocated via the wager input device to participate in the poker game, the plurality of concurrently-played draw poker hands including a first draw poker hand and one or more remaining draw poker hands;
determine whether a triggering event occurred in connection with the first draw poker hand, and if that the triggering event is determined to have occurred, award one or more concurrently-played additional draw poker hands;
facilitate the player holding of one or more cards of the first draw poker hand, and replicate the held one or more cards into the remaining draw poker hands and the additional draw poker hands;
present a selectable option for the player to trade participation in one or more of the awarded additional draw poker hands, in exchange for a payout modifier to apply to any payouts arising from final hands of the first draw poker hand, the remaining draw poker hands, and any of the awarded additional draw poker hands where participation was not traded;
provide replacement cards for the cards not held in the first draw poker hand, for the cards not replicated in the remaining draw poker hands, and for the cards not replicated in the awarded additional draw poker hands where participation was not traded;
using the held and replacement cards, create the final hands for the first draw poker hand, the remaining draw poker hands, and the awarded additional draw poker hands where participation was not traded; and
apply the payout modifier to enhance the payouts arising from the first draw poker hand, the remaining draw poker hands, and the awarded additional draw poker hands where participation was not traded.

12. The gaming device as in claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to:
cause the display to present the selectable option for the player to additionally trade participation in one or more of the remaining draw hands, in exchange for the payout modifier to apply to any payouts arising from the final hands of the first draw poker hand, the remaining draw poker hands, and any of the awarded additional draw poker hands where participation was not traded; and
apply the payout modifier to enhance the payouts arising from the final hands of the first draw poker hand, the remaining draw poker hands where participation was not traded, and the awarded additional draw poker hands where participation was not traded.

13. The gaming device as in claim 12 , wherein the payout modifier comprises a multiplier, and wherein the processor is configured to apply the multiplier to the payouts arising from the final hands of the first draw poker hand, the remaining draw poker hands where participation was not traded, and the awarded additional draw poker hands where participation was not traded.

14. The gaming device as in claim 11 , wherein the payout modifier comprises a multiplier, and wherein the processor is configured to apply the multiplier to the payouts arising from the final hands of the first draw poker hand, and arising from the awarded additional draw poker hands where participation was not traded.

15. The gaming device as in claim 14 , wherein a val

Assignees

• King Show Games Inc

Inventors

• Funk Steven

Classifications

• G07F17/3265

  Influencing the position of stopped moving members to achieve a winning arrangement, e.g. nudging, shuffling, holding · CPC title

• G07F17/3267 Primary

  Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games · CPC title

• G07F17/3244 Primary

  Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes · CPC title

• G07F17/3293

  Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack · CPC title