| SIGNATURE GAMING, LLC Patent applications |
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| 20100120517 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING ACCUMULATED REWARDS FOR GAME PLAY - A system and method for use of an electronic gaming machine and a central computer. The electronic gaming machine allows a player to place a wager and play a game on the electronic gaming machine. The electronic gaming machine has a normal payout mode and a higher payout mode and provides a payout to the player in response to a winning condition in the game. The central computer is configured to monitor the player's play and award the player a reward in response to the player's play reaching a predetermined amount. The central computer provides the player an opportunity to utilize the reward to play the electronic gaming machine in the higher payout mode and automatically causes the electronic gaming machine to switch between the normal payout mode and the higher payout mode in response to the player choosing to utilize the reward. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100120516 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINES WITH VARIABLE PAYOUTS BASED ON RANDOM EVENTS - A system and method for use of electronic gaming machine(s) and a central computer. The electronic gaming machine has a player interface for allowing a player to place a wager and play a game on the electronic gaming machine. The electronic gaming machine is switchable between a normal payout mode and a higher payout mode and provides a payout to the player under a current one of the normal payout mode and the higher payout mode in response to a winning condition in the game. The payout under the higher payout mode is generally higher for the winning condition under the higher payout mode than under the normal payout mode. The central computer is networked to the electronic gaming machine and is configured to establish a first percentage. The first percentage is representative of a desired percentage of time the electronic gaming machine is in the higher payout mode. The central computer monitors the performance of the electronic gaming machine and dynamically controls the electronic gaming machine to switch between the normal payout mode and the higher payout mode as a function of the performance of the central computer and the first percentage. | 05-13-2010 |
