Gaming device having a selectively accessible bonus scheme

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8979645-B2
Application number	US-201414316138-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 26, 2014
Priority date	Sep 8, 2000
Publication date	Mar 17, 2015
Grant date	Mar 17, 2015

Abstract

A gaming device having a bonus scheme, wherein the player may choose when to play a bonus scheme, so long as the player is qualified to do so. The method of qualifying the player to enter the bonus round connects or links the base game operation of the gaming device with the bonus scheme. The reels of the base game contain symbols which alone or in combination with other symbols yield one or more bonus awards to a player. The bonus awards are escrowed and displayed a bonus award escrow display. Once the player obtains a single bonus award, the player becomes eligible or qualified to play the bonus round and the player may choose to do so at any time. The player can accumulate bonus awards and use multiple bonus awards at one time.

First claim

The invention is claimed as follows:

1. A gaming system comprising:
at least one display device;
at least one input device;
and
a controller configured to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to:
(a) for each of at least one play of a primary game:
(i) receive one of a plurality of different wager amounts on said play of the primary game,
(ii) randomly determine, via the controller, a primary game outcome,
(iii) display the ran…

Assignees

• Igt Reno Nev

Inventors

• Baerlocher Anthony J
• Gerrard Peter

Classifications

• G07F17/3267 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G07F17/34

  Physics · mapped topic

• G07F17/3244 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G07F17/3269

  Physics · mapped topic

• G07F17/32

  Physics · mapped topic