Gaming Machine Wager Reallocation Feature
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gaming machines restrict players from reallocating wagers between games, even if a game's low probability of winning becomes apparent during play, forcing players to leave wagers unchanged regardless of the risk.
Innovation Solution
A gaming machine system that allows players to display multiple games in frames, partially execute a game to create an intermediate outcome, and reallocate a portion of their wager from one game to another based on player input, enabling continued play with adjusted wagers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the player is restricted to initially distributed wagers across multiple games, then the system maintains simple wager management, but the player cannot adapt to changing game odds and risks during play
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic wager allocation by allowing players to modify wager distributions across multiple games during play. The system transitions from static initial wager distribution to dynamic real-time adjustment, enabling players to respond to changing game conditions and odds while maintaining a unified credit pool that facilitates flexible reallocation without complex transaction management.
2Ease of operation
If the player can reallocate wagers between games during play, then the player can optimize for higher winning potential, but the system requires additional mechanisms for wager transfer and game state management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal credit pool that serves multiple games simultaneously, rather than maintaining separate wager accounts for each game. This multi-functional approach allows the same credit pool to be allocated across different games and dynamically reallocated as needed, simplifying the control mechanism while enabling flexible wager management across the entire game portfolio.
3Reliability
If the player must leave wagers applied to a game regardless of winning probability, then the system maintains straightforward game execution, but the player experience suffers from inability to manage risk
Solution Approach 1:
The patent allows players to perform preliminary assessments of game outcomes and odds before finalizing wager allocations. By enabling wager reallocation during play, the system gives players the opportunity to evaluate intermediate results and adjust their strategy accordingly, maintaining stable game execution while incorporating adaptive risk management capabilities.
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AI summary
A gaming machine includes a display device and a processor coupled to the display device. The processor is programmed to cause the display device to display a plurality of games using a plurality of frames and to partially execute at least a first game of the plurality of games to create an intermediate game play outcome. The processor is also programmed to cause the display device to display the intermediate game play outcome and a wager reallocation input, to transfer, based on the wager reallocation input, at least a portion of a first wager associated with the first game to a second game of the plurality of games, and to enable play of the second game based on a second wager associated with the second game and the transferred portion of the first wager.