Video poker game with enhanced bonus game

Inactive Publication Date: 2003-04-03
FIER ROBERT B
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0010] The subject invention provides a gaming machine, a method of playing the game, and a readable recording medium. The gaming machine includes a display and a display processor for displaying a plurality of playing cards defining a hand to a player. The machine further includes a central processing unit (CPU) f

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Traditionally, these video poker games appeal to hard-core poker players, but these video poker games become stale very quickly to such an advanced player.
Additionally, the occasional poker player also finds these traditional video poker games unappealing.
However, the '506 Patent to Marks et al. requires multiple hands to enter the bonus game which is not desirable to most casino operators since such games have a tendency to encourage hangers

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[0029] Referring to the Figures, wherein like numerals indicate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, a gaming machine 10, a method of playing the game, and a readable recording medium are disclosed. The gaming machine illustrated at 10 in FIG. 1 is a video gaming machine 10 into which the present invention can be incorporated to improve the enjoyment of a video game and to thereby increase the amount of time that the video game is played by patrons of a gaming establishment. FIG. 1 shows a general appearance of the video gaming machine 10 to which the present invention is applied. As shown in the FIG. 1, the machine 10 comprises a housing 2 standing upright. The housing 2 comprises a main body 3, a top box 4 mounted on a top portion of the main body 3 and a door 5 attached to a front side of the main body 3 so as to be swingable between an open position and a close position. At a center portion of the front side of the main body 3, there is mounted a main displa...

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A gaming machine (10), a method of playing the game, and a readable recording medium is disclosed. A plurality of playing cards (18) is displayed defining a hand (20) to a player, and the hand (20) is compared to a triggering combination (24) and to a winning combination (26) during a regular game. Next, the bonus game is activated in response to the hand (20) matching the triggering combination (24). A controller 51 then determines the number of hands (20) to be displayed during the bonus game and indicates an imminent ending of the bonus game to the player to stimulate the player while displaying the determined number of hands (20) during the bonus game. The indicia (44) are altered as the number of hands (20) displayed approaches the determined number of hands (20) and the bonus game ends when the final indicator (40) is altered.

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[0001] 1. Field of the Invention[0002] The subject invention relates to a gaming machine with a bonus mode having indicating indicia, a method of playing the game, and a readable recording medium for storing the game.[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art[0004] Video poker games are well known in the art. Traditionally, these video poker games appeal to hard-core poker players, but these video poker games become stale very quickly to such an advanced player. Additionally, the occasional poker player also finds these traditional video poker games unappealing. These various gaming machines disclosed in the related art include a display, a display processor for displaying a plurality of playing cards defining a hand to a player, a comparator for comparing the hand to a triggering combination and for comparing the hand to a winning combination during a regular game, and a payment processor for awarding a regular payout in response to the hand matching the winning combination.[0005] Th...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F1/00G07F17/32
CPCA63F2001/005G07F17/3293G07F17/32A63F2001/008
Inventor FIER, ROBERT B.
Owner FIER ROBERT B
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