Casino game with next round multipliers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018082538-A1
Application number	US-201715829140-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 1, 2017
Priority date	Dec 18, 2006
Publication date	Mar 22, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A player plays a first round of a casino slot machine game. If the player achieves a winning outcome on the first round of play, the payouts for the next round of play of the casino game will be increased. The amount of the increase is based on the category of the winning outcome on the first round of play. Each subsequent round of play continues to have increased payouts if the player continues to achieve winning outcomes. When the player has a losing outcome, the payouts revert to the base level. An extra wager may be required from the player to activate this feature during the play of the casino game.

First claim

I claim:

1 . A gaming machine comprising:
at least one input device; at least one display device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: place a wager on a first play of a game responsive to receipt, by the at least one input device, of a wager input; randomly determine an outcome for the first play of the game, the outcome including a plurality of outcome components; cause the at least one display device to display the outcome for the first play of the game; determine any primary award for the first play of the game based on the outcome for the first play of the game; determine whether a next play award modifier condition is satisfied based on a designated one of the outcome components of the first play of the game; and responsive to determining that the next play award modifier condition is satisfied based on the designated one of the outcome components of the first play of the game, determine an award modifier usable in a second subsequent play of the game in association with an outcome component of the second play of the game that corresponds to the designated one of the outcome components of the first play of the game and not usable in association with another outcome component of the second play of the game that does not correspond to the designated one of the outcome components of the first play of the game.

2 . The gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to not enable the next play award modifier condition to be satisfied when the wager is not at least a designated wager.

3 . The gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to determine any primary award for the first play of the game based on the outcome by, for each outcome component of the first play of the game, determining any award associated with that outcome component.

4 . The gaming machine of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to, for each outcome component of the first play of the game, determine any award associated with that outcome component based at least in part on any award modifier for that outcome component determined based on an outcome of a previous play of the game.

5 . The gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to determine: (1) a first award modifier if the designated one of the outcome components of the first play of the game is a first outcome component; and (2) a second award modifier if the designated one of the outcome components of the first play of the game is a second outcome component, wherein the first and second award modifiers are different and the first and second outcome components are different.

6 . The gaming machine of claim 5 , wherein the first award modifier is larger than the second award modifier and a probability of the first outcome component occurring is less than a probability of the second outcome component occurring.

7 . The gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the game is a card game, and the outcome components of the first play of the game are final hands of cards.

8 . The gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the game is a reel-based game having a payline-based award evaluation, and the outcome components of the first play of the game are sets of symbols displayed along paylines.

9 . The gaming machine of claim 1 , which includes an acceptor configured to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value, and wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
establish a credit balance responsive to receipt, by the acceptor, of the physical item; cause the credit balance to decrease based on the wager; cause the credit balance to increase based on any primary award; and initiate a payout associated with the credit balance responsive to receipt, by the at least one input device, of a cashout input.

10 . A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
receiving, by at least one input device, a wager input; placing, by at least one processor, a wager on a first play of a game responsive to the wager input; randomly determining, by the at least one processor, an outcome for the first play of the game, the outcome including a plurality of outcome components; causing, by the at least one processor, at least one display device to display the outcome for the first play of the game; determining, by the at least one processor, any primary award for the first play of the game based on the outcome for the first play of the game; determining, by the at least one processor, whether a next play award modifier condition is satisfied based on a designated one of the outcome components of the first play of the game; and responsive to determining that the next play award modifier condition is satisfied based on the designated one of the outcome components of the first play of the game, determining, by the at least one processor, an award modifier usable in a second subsequent play of the game in association with an outcome component of the second play of the game that corresponds to the designated one of the outcome components of the first play of the game and not usable in association with another outcome component of the second play of the game that does not correspond to the designated one of the outcome components of the first play of the game.

11 . The method of claim 10 , which includes not enabling the next play award modifier condition to be satisfied when the wager is not at least a designated wager.

12 . The method of claim 10 , which includes determining, by the at least one processor, any primary award for the first play of the game based on the outcome by, for each outcome component of the first play of the game, determining any award associated with that outcome component.

13 . The method of claim 12 , which includes, for each outcome component of the first play of the game, determining, by the at least one processor, any award associated with that outcome component based at least in part on any award modifier for that outcome component determined based on an outcome of a previous play of the game.

14 . The method of claim 10 , which includes determining, by the at least one processor: (1) a first award modifier if the one of the outcome components of the first play of the game is a first outcome component; and (2) a second award modifier if the designated one of the outcome components of the first play of the game is a second outcome component, wherein the first and second award modifiers are different and the first and second outcome components are different.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the first award modifier is larger than the second award modifier and a probability of the first outcome component occurring is less than a probability of the second outcome component occurring.

16 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the game is a card game, and the outcome components of the first play of the game are final hands of cards.

17 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the game is a reel-based game having a payline-based award evaluation, and the outcome components of the first play of the game are

Assignees

• Igt Reno Nev

Inventors

• Moody Ernest W

Classifications

• G07F17/34

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

• G07F17/3293

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

• G07F17/3244

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

• G07F17/3211

  Display means · 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