System for an electronic gaming machines with configurable volatility stabilizing sub-events which produce differing game play and game mechanic characteristics

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12142114-B2
Application number	US-202217806069-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2022
Priority date	Sep 19, 2019
Publication date	Nov 12, 2024
Grant date	Nov 12, 2024

Abstract

A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes one or more game displays, a user interface, at least one processor running executable instructions related to a game of chance and memory in communication with said at least one processor. The game of chance including a two-part game wherein at least one part of the two-part games includes a video reel game and includes the generation of random sub-events wherein two or more of said random sub-events are required to trigger another game part including a bonus game, a secondary game, a free game round, a “hold and spin” round, or other game event. The plurality of volatility stabilizing sub-events (VSS) required to trigger another game part serve to reduce the frequency of significant player “cold streaks” during game play.

First claim

We claim:

1. A gaming system comprising:
a gaming machine including a monetary input device configured to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value, a user interface, at least one processor running executable instructions related to a game of chance, a game display and memory in communication with said at least one processor;
a volatility stabilizing sub-event model configured to reduce cold streaks associated with play of said gaming machine; and
wherein said at least one processor runs executable instructions associated with said volatility stabilizing sub-event model to: (i) generate a two-part game of chance; (ii) generate random sub-event game outcomes wherein two or more of said random sub-event game outcomes are required to trigger a bonus event; and (iii) require a predefined minimum number of plays to trigger the bonus event which equals or exceeds the number of sub-event game outcomes necessary to trigger the bonus event.

2. The gaming system of claim 1 wherein steps (ii) and (iii) reduce the frequency of significant cold streaks during which said bonus event is not triggered.

3. The gaming system of claim 1 wherein said bonus event is play of a bonus game.

4. The gaming system of claim 1 wherein said bonus event is play of a secondary game.

5. The gaming system of claim 1 wherein play of said gaming machine has a lower frequency of cold streaks when said volatility stabilizing sub-event model is enabled.

6. The gaming system of claim 1 wherein at least one part of said two-part game of chance includes a video reel slot game.

7. The gaming system of claim 1 wherein said bonus event includes a plurality of free games.

8. The gaming system of claim 1 wherein said bonus event includes at least one hold and spin style play.

9. A gaming system comprising:
a gaming machine including a monetary input device configured to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value, a user interface, at least one processor running executable instructions related to a game of chance, a game display and memory in communication with said at least one processor;
wherein said at least one processor runs executable instructions associated with a volatility stabilizing sub-event model to: (i) generate a two-part game of chance; (ii) generate random sub-event game outcomes wherein two or more of said random sub-event game outcomes are required to trigger a bonus event; and (iii) require a predefined minimum number of plays to trigger the bonus event which equals or exceeds the number of sub-event game outcomes necessary to trigger the bonus event; and
wherein said volatility stabilizing sub-event model may be enabled or disabled via configurability options associated with the gaming machine.

10. The gaming system of claim 9 wherein steps (ii) and (iii) reduce the frequency of cold streaks during which said bonus event is not triggered.

11. The gaming system of claim 9 wherein said bonus event is play of a bonus game.

12. The gaming system of claim 9 wherein said bonus event is play of a secondary game.

13. The gaming system of claim 9 wherein play of said gaming machine has a lower volatility when said volatility stabilizing sub-event model is enabled.

14. The gaming system of claim 9 wherein at least one part of said two-part game of chance includes a video reel slot game.

15. The gaming system of claim 9 wherein said bonus event includes a plurality of free games.

16. The gaming system of claim 9 wherein said bonus event includes at least one hold and spin feature.

Assignees

• Gaming Arts LLC

Inventors

• Colvin David
• Colvin Eric
• Kruczynski Keith

Classifications

• G07F17/3213 Primary

  Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members · CPC title

• G07F17/34

  depending on the stopping of moving members {in a mechanical slot machine}, e.g. "fruit" machines · 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