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Wagering game with temporally independent outcomes

a technology of gambling terminals and outcomes, applied in the direction of meter-controlled dispensers, coin-freed apparatus, indoor games, etc., can solve the problems of reducing the entertainment and value of wagering games

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-09-21
BALLY GAMING INC
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One problem associated with this type of wagering games is that the outcomes are indicated in the received order of their corresponding wager inputs.
Using a first-received first-indicated pattern tends to decrease the entertainment and value of the wagering game because the player may get bored of such a repetitive and predictable pattern.

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[0024] Referring to FIG. 1, a gaming terminal 10 is used in gaming establishments such as casinos. With regard to the present invention, the gaming terminal 10 may be any type of gaming terminal and may have varying structures and methods of operation. For example, the gaming terminal 10 may be a mechanical gaming terminal configured to play mechanical slots, or it may be an electromechanical or electrical gaming terminal configured to play a video casino game, such as blackjack, slots, keno, poker, etc.

[0025] The gaming terminal 10 includes input devices, such as a wager acceptor 16, a touch screen 21, a push-button panel 22, and a player-identification card reader 24. For output the gaming terminal 10 includes a payout mechanism 23 and a main display 26. The main display 26 displays information about the basic wagering game and, optionally, displays information about a bonus wagering game and a progressive wagering game. The gaming terminal 10 may optionally include a secondary g...

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Abstract

A method for playing a wagering game includes receiving a first wager input and a second wager input from a player for playing a single game cycle of a wagering game. A first randomly selected outcome is selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to the first wager input, and a second randomly selected outcome of the plurality of outcomes is selected in response to the second wager input. The first randomly selected outcome is indicated temporally independent of indicating the second randomly selected outcome.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates generally to gaming terminals for playing a wagering game and, more particularly, to a gaming terminal having a plurality of temporally independent outcomes. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Gaming machines, such as slot machines, video poker machines, and the like, have been a cornerstone of the gaming industry for several years. Generally, the popularity of such machines with players is dependent on the likelihood (or perceived likelihood) of winning money at the machine and the intrinsic entertainment value of the machine relative to other available gaming options. Where the available gaming options include a number of competing machines and the expectation of winning each machine is roughly the same (or believed to be the same), players are most likely to be attracted to the most entertaining and exciting of the machines. [0003] Consequently, shrewd operators strive to employ the most entertaining and exciting machine...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F9/24
CPCG07F17/3211G07F17/3262
Inventor WARD, MATTHEW J.HORNIK, JEREMY M.
Owner BALLY GAMING INC