Systems, methods and devices for playing wagering games with distributed and shared partial outcome features

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8979635-B2
Application number	US-201313760520-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2013
Priority date	Apr 2, 2012
Publication date	Mar 17, 2015
Grant date	Mar 17, 2015

Abstract

Gaming devices, gaming systems, methods of conducting wagering games, and computer programs for executing wagering games are disclosed. A gaming system for playing a wagering game is disclosed which includes at least one memory device which stores instructions that cause at least one processor to operate with at least one display device and at least one input device to: display a randomly determined partial outcome of the wagering game to a first player; transmit the randomly determined partial outcome to at least one second player; randomly determine a first final outcome of the wagering game for the first player; randomly determine a second final outcome of the wagering game for the second player(s), both of the first and second final outcomes including the partial outcome; and, if at least one of the final outcomes is a winning outcome, award an award associated with the winning outcome.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A gaming system for playing a wagering game, the gaming system comprising:
a cabinet configured to house electronic components operable for conducting the wagering game;
at least one electronic input device coupled to the cabinet and configured to receive a physical input from a first player to initiate the wagering game and transform the physical input into an electronic data signal;
at least one electronic display device coupled to the cabinet and oper…

Assignees

• Wms Gaming Inc

Inventors

• Vann Jamie W
• Guinn Andrew C
• Gura Damon
• Robbins Richard B

Classifications

• G07F17/3274

  Physics · mapped topic

• G07F17/34 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic