Wagering game award system

US8827801B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• WMS GAMING, INC. · US

Inventors

• Mark B. Gagner · West Chicago, US
• Jeremy M. Hornik · Chicago, US
• Shridhar P. Joshi · Naperville, US
• Mark C. Pace · Palatine, US
• Larry J. Pacey · Northbrook, US
• Richard T. Schwartz · Deerfield, US
• Alfred Thomas · Las Vegas, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 18, 2014
• Grant date: Sep 9, 2014
• Expiry date: Feb 18, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F17/3258
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the inventive subject matter include detecting, by one or more processors, one or more events of a first event type, a second event type, and a third event type. Embodiments further include, in response to the detecting the one or more events of the first event type, the second event type, and the third event type, determining, by the one or more processors, non-cash awards of a first award type, second award type, and third award type, respectively, to provide to the player.