Dynamic Wager Level Truncation for Gaming Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming machines struggle to maintain player engagement and attract frequent play, as existing technologies lack innovative features that enhance entertainment value and wagering experiences, leading to a need for continuous development of new games and enhancements.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system that allows a subsequent spin or play to be placed in an advantageous state based on the outcome of a preceding spin or play, with wager levels restricted by or function of the previous wager, enhancing the outcome and increasing the likelihood of winning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If wager levels are unrestricted for subsequent plays, then player engagement and entertainment value increase, but operator profitability decreases due to increased gamesmanship
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically changes the wager parameter for subsequent plays based on the outcome of preceding plays. When a player achieves a winning outcome, the system modifies the available wager levels for the next play, typically restricting the maximum wager amount. This parameter change prevents players from consistently placing high wagers during advantageous states while still allowing them to play, thereby maintaining operator profitability while preserving player engagement.
2Loss of energy
If wager levels are restricted for subsequent plays, then operator profitability is maintained, but player engagement and entertainment value decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The wager restriction system is dynamic rather than static. The system automatically adjusts wager availability based on real-time game outcomes, creating a dynamic balance between player engagement and operator profitability. The restrictions are applied conditionally and temporarily, allowing players to experience winning states while preventing exploitation through strategic high-stake betting during advantageous positions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If advantageous states are provided for subsequent plays, then entertainment value increases, but player loss increases reducing sustainability
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback control by monitoring game outcomes and automatically adjusting wager parameters for subsequent plays. When players experience advantageous states with enhanced winning probabilities, the system detects this through the game outcome data and responds by modifying the wager structure. This feedback mechanism ensures that the house edge is preserved while still providing entertaining advantageous states, creating a sustainable gaming experience.
Data Source
AI summary
A gaming system includes one or more input devices, one or more display devices, one or more processors, and one or more memory devices storing instructions. When executed by the one or more processors, the instructions cause the gaming system to receive, via at least one of the input devices, an input indicative of a wager selected from at least one wager amount being a function of a previous wager associated with an immediately preceding wagering game. The instructions cause the gaming system to display a wagering game on the one or more displays, the wagering game being in an advantageous state relative to the immediately preceding wagering game. The instructions further cause the gaming system to display an outcome of the wagering game on the one or more displays, at least a portion of the outcome being enhanced by an outcome of the immediately preceding wagering game.