Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110077068 | METHOD OF COMMUNITY GAMING AND A GAMING SYSTEM - A method of community gaming comprising: collecting at least one element in a main game for eligibility into a community game by at least one player; and conducting the community game for each eligible player, in which each collected element is employed in determining the community game outcome. | 03-31-2011 |
20110105210 | METHOD OF GAMING, A GAME CONTROLLER AND A GAMING SYSTEM - A method of gaming in a gaming system. The method includes controlling a probability of a trigger condition being met during a current play of a game based on game outcomes of related prior plays of the game, and making an award during the current play of the game upon the trigger condition being met. | 05-05-2011 |
20110130186 | TOURNAMENT GAME - A method implemented on a gaming machine to provide game play of a game is provided. The method includes: defining a plurality of variables for the game, each variable having a plurality of possible values; assigning the variables into a plurality of groups, wherein the number of variables assigned to each group is variable between plays of the game; for each variable assigned to each of the groups, determining a value from within its plurality of possible values and determining there from, a combined value for each group; and, dependent on the combined value for a said group, awarding a prize associated with that group. | 06-02-2011 |
20110151979 | METHOD OF ENABLING RESTORATION OF GAMES AND A METHOD OF RESTORING GAMES - There is disclosed a method for enabling restoration of games. The method comprises receiving a request for subsequent restoration of a game at a gaming device, selecting one of a plurality of game state identifiers associated with respective ones of a plurality of game states based on a current game state presented at the gaming device, and issuing the game state identifier. There is also disclosed a method for restoring games. The method comprises receiving a game state identifier, and restoring a game at a gaming device to one of a plurality of game states associated with respective ones of a plurality of game state identifiers based on the game state identifier. | 06-23-2011 |
20140106861 | METHOD OF GAMING, A GAMING SYSTEM AND A GAME CONTROLLER - A method of gaming comprising: (a) determining a minimum prize value to be awarded for a current game outcome based on a previous game outcome; (b) generating the current game outcome; (c) determining a provisional prize value based on the current game outcome; (d) comparing the provisional prize value with the minimum prize value; and (e) setting a current prize value at the minimum prize value upon the provisional prize value being less than the minimum prize value or at the provisional prize value upon the provisional prize value being greater than or equal to the minimum prize value. | 04-17-2014 |
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20090131154 | GAMING SYSTEM WITH FEATURE GAME PLAY - The invention relates to gaming systems and methods of gaming. A game, which may be implemented in a gaming system ( | 05-21-2009 |
20090286593 | METHOD OF GAMING AND GAMING SYSTEM - A method of gaming comprising: determining a number of arrangements of symbol display positions to be played in a base game; and controlling the probability of awarding a feature game from the base game so that the probability is proportional to the number of arrangements played. | 11-19-2009 |
20090291733 | GAMING METHOD AND A GAMING SYSTEM - The invention provides a method of gaming and a game controller and gaming system for implementing the method. The method includes selecting at least one symbol to form at least one player hand comprised of a plurality of symbols, selecting at least one symbol to form a jackpot hand comprised of a plurality of symbols, and making a jackpot award to the player if the player hand corresponds to the jackpot hand. | 11-26-2009 |
20100160033 | METHOD OF GAMING, A GAMING SYSTEM AND A GAME CONTROLLER - A method of gaming comprising: (a) determining a minimum prize value to be awarded for a current game outcome based on a previous game outcome; (b) generating the current game outcome; (c) determining a provisional prize value based on the current game outcome; (d) comparing the provisional prize value with the minimum prize value; and (e) setting a current prize value at the minimum prize value upon the provisional prize value being less than the minimum prize value or at the provisional prize value upon the provisional prize value being greater than or equal to the minimum prize value. | 06-24-2010 |
20100160036 | METHOD OF GAMING, A GAME CONTROLLER, A GAMING DEVICE AND A GAMING SYSTEM - A method of gaming comprising: conducting a mystery jackpot and a progressive jackpot having, respectively, a mystery jackpot pool and a progressive jackpot pool to which contributions are made in response to game play on participating gaming devices; making a contribution to the mystery jackpot pool in response to each play of a game with one of the participating gaming devices; and making at least one contribution to the progressive jackpot pool in response to each play of a game with one of the participating gaming devices in which an ante bet is made on the game. | 06-24-2010 |
20120157186 | Gaming Apparatus With Persistent Game Attributes - A method is described of providing a game for use with a gaming machine that is arranged to select symbols, present the selected symbols on a display and award an award if a winning outcome occurs. The method comprises receiving identification data for a player and displaying representations of game play of the game, wherein at least one character is depicted as one or more graphic objects. At least one attribute of the character may be amended if a triggering event occurs during game play. The amended attribute may be stored for retrieval in a subsequent game session by the player, wherein the stored amended attribute is associated with the identification data for the player. | 06-21-2012 |
20120190418 | GAMING METHOD AND A GAMING SYSTEM - The invention provides a method of gaming and a game controller and gaming system for implementing the method. The method includes selecting at least one symbol to form at least one player hand comprised of a plurality of symbols, selecting at least one symbol to form a jackpot hand comprised of a plurality of symbols, and making a jackpot award to the player if the player hand corresponds to the jackpot hand. | 07-26-2012 |
20140038704 | METHOD OF GAMING, A GAME CONTROLLER, A GAMING DEVICE AND A GAMING SYSTEM - A method of gaming comprising: conducting a mystery jackpot and a progressive jackpot having, respectively, a mystery jackpot pool and a progressive jackpot pool to which contributions are made in response to game play on participating gaming devices; making a contribution to the mystery jackpot pool in response to each play of a game with one of the participating gaming devices; and making at least one contribution to the progressive jackpot pool in response to each play of a game with one of the participating gaming devices in which an ante bet is made on the game. | 02-06-2014 |
20140051504 | GAMING MACHINE - There is disclosed a gaming machine having a plurality of jackpot prizes associated with it, a player's eligibility to win one of the plurality of jackpot prizes being dependent upon an amount wagered. In a one aspect there is provided a gaming machine having a game control means arranged to play a game, a bet selecting arrangement for selecting one of a number of predetermined amounts to wager on the outcome of the game, each of said predetermined amounts to wager having at least one dedicated jackpot prize associated with it, a first display means configured to display the outcome of said game, wherein in the event that a predetermined winning event occurs said game includes the award of at least one dedicated jackpot prize associated with a respective selected predetermined amount wagered on the game. | 02-20-2014 |