Gaming devices and methods for enhancing gaming payouts based on matched game play predictions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12183166-B2
Application number	US-202318376184-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 3, 2023
Priority date	Oct 28, 2019
Publication date	Dec 31, 2024
Grant date	Dec 31, 2024

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses and methods for increasing or otherwise enhancing gaming awards based on correctly predicted occurrences. In a poker context, a prediction of an occurrence may be made, such as predicting a characteristic of a poker card. The prediction is compared to a random selection among a plurality of available items, such as comparing the predicted characteristic of the poker card to a random selection among a plurality of poker card characteristics. Where the prediction is correct, the player may be awarded with enhanced payouts on current and/or future game plays, and in some embodiments concurrent correct predictions results in increasingly higher enhanced payouts.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of operating a video poker gaming machine including a cabinet, a display mounted to the cabinet and configured to display poker games to a player of the video poker gaming device, a player input device attached to the cabinet and configured to receive inputs from a player, a wager input device mounted to the cabinet and structured to receive physical items associated with a currency value, a memory housed inside the cabinet and configured to store a credit amount as well as at least one virtual deck of cards and a current predicted card suit, and a processor housed inside the cabinet, the method comprising:
receiving a signal that a physical item has been received by the wager input device;
incrementing the credit amount in the memory based on the currency value associated with the received physical item;
receiving a signal to initiate a poker gaming event in response to placement of a wager, the wager decreasing the credit amount;
dealing a first poker hand including a first plurality of poker cards;
identifying a dealt card suit for a poker card of the first plurality of poker cards that is dealt to a particular position of the first poker hand;
comparing the current predicted card suit and the dealt card suit;
if the comparison results in a match of the current predicted card suit and the dealt card suit, awarding a random multiplier;
identifying a first poker result of playing the first poker hand, and award a first poker result payout if the identified first poker result corresponds to a predetermined poker result having the first poker result payout associated therewith; and
increasing the first poker result payout based on the awarded multiplier obtained in connection with play of the first poker hand, if the multiplier was awarded in connection with play of the first poker hand as a result of the current predicted card suit and the dealt card suit matching.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
dealing at least one second poker hand including a second plurality of poker cards;
identify a second poker result of playing the second poker hand, and award a second poker result payout if the identified second poker result corresponds to a predetermined poker result having the second poker result payout associated therewith; and
increasing the second poker result payout based on the awarded multiplier obtained in connection with play of the first poker hand, if the multiplier was awarded in connection with play of the first poker hand as a result of the current predicted card suit and the dealt card suit matching.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising facilitating player selection of the current predicted card suit prior to dealing the first poker hand in the poker gaming event.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein facilitating player selection of the current predicted card suit prior to dealing the first poker hand in the poker gaming event includes providing a button configured to be activated by the player prior to dealing the first poker hand in the poker gaming event, and changing the current predicted card suit only upon the button being activated and a new predicted card suit being selected.

5. A method of operating a video poker gaming device including a display configured to display poker games to a player of the gaming device, a player input device configured to receive inputs from a player, a wager input device structured to identify and validate currency or currency based tickets, and a processor, the method comprising:
facilitating player selection of a predicted card characteristic from a plurality of available card characteristics;
dealing a first poker hand including a first plurality of poker cards;
identifying a dealt card characteristic among the plurality of available card characteristics for a poker card of the first plurality of poker cards that is dealt to a particular position of the first poker hand;
comparing the predicted card characteristic and the dealt card characteristic;
if the comparison results in a match of the predicted card characteristic and the dealt card characteristic, awarding a payout modifier;
identifying a first poker result of playing the first poker hand, and award a first poker result payout if the identified first poker result corresponds to a predetermined poker result having the first poker result payout associated therewith;
dealing at least one second poker hand including a second plurality of poker cards;
identifying a second poker result of playing the second poker hand, and award a second poker result payout if the identified second poker result corresponds to a predetermined poker result having the second poker result payout associated therewith; and
increasing the second poker result payout based on the awarded payout modifier obtained in connection with play of the first poker hand, if the payout modifier was awarded in connection with play of the first poker hand as a result of the predicted card characteristic and the dealt card characteristic matching.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of available card characteristics includes a choice of a red-suited card characteristic and a black-suited card characteristic.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of available card characteristics includes a choice of a heart suit card characteristic, a diamond card characteristic, a club suit characteristic, and a spade suite card characteristic.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of available card characteristics includes a choice of card ranks.

9. The method of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of available card characteristics includes a choice of a face card characteristic and a non-face card characteristic.

10. The method of claim 5 , wherein the payout modifier includes a multiplier value used to multiply any second poker result payout.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the multiplier value is selected at random.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the multiplier value awarded in the first poker game is reset to a predefined initial value when a previous poker game did not award a payout modifier.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the multiplier value awarded in the first poker game is incrementally increased according to a predetermined algorithm from a previously awarded payout modifier when a previous poker game did result in the awarding of the previously awarded payout modifier.

14. The method of claim 5 , wherein the payout modifier includes a bonus credit award that is added to any second poker result payout.

Assignees

• King Show Games Inc

Inventors

• Lamb Jacob
• Berman Bradley

Classifications

• G07F17/3244

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

• G07F17/3267

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

• G07F17/3211 Primary

  Display means · CPC title

• G07F17/3293 Primary

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