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公开(公告)号：US10546449B2
公开(公告)日：2020-01-28
申请号：US15265412
申请日：2016-09-14
Applicant: IGT
Inventor： Scott A. Caputo , Mark C. Nicely , Brian F. Saunders , Colin M. Ferris , Leandro Basallo
Abstract: A gaming system including a cascading symbol or tumbling reel game which utilizes zero, one or more upgrades in association with zero, one or more shifting symbols. Upon an occurrence of an upgrade event, the gaming system upgrades one or more aspects or attributes of one or more games played. In certain embodiments, such upgrades pertain to upgrading one or more symbols displayed at one or more symbol display positions of one or more symbol display position grids. In certain other embodiments, such upgrades pertain to upgrading the award evaluation of one or more symbols displayed at one or more symbol display positions of one or more symbol display position grids. In certain other embodiments, such upgrades pertain to upgrading one or more attributes or features of one or more bonus or secondary games which are subsequently triggered.
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公开(公告)号：US10417864B2
公开(公告)日：2019-09-17
申请号：US15876799
申请日：2018-01-22
Applicant: IGT
Inventor： Adam M. Singer , Mark C. Nicely
Abstract: Various embodiments of gaming systems, gaming devices, and methods of the present disclosure provide one or more alternative wagering propositions to a player when the player's credit balance is less than (or, in certain embodiments, less than or equal to) a designated wager amount. If the player accepts one of the alternative wager propositions, the player risks an amount of the player's remaining credit balance for a chance to win an alternative award. If the player wins the alternative award, the gaming system enables the player to play one or more plays of the wagering game at the designated wager amount. If the player does not win the alternative award, the gaming system reduces the player's credit balance by the amount risked.
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103.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10096208B2
公开(公告)日：2018-10-09
申请号：US15383225
申请日：2016-12-19
Applicant: IGT
Inventor： Scott A. Caputo , Mark C. Nicely
IPC: G07F17/32
Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method for permanently increasing the average expected payback percentage of a game for a player. The gaming system is configured to operate a game associated with one or more designated point thresholds, each of which is associated with a quantity of points. The gaming system maintains a point balance for the player for the game. Upon an occurrence of a point accumulation event, the gaming system adds a quantity of points to the player's point balance for the game. When the player's point balance for the game reaches one of the designated point thresholds, the gaming system permanently modifies a feature of the game and/or adds a new feature to the game. In various embodiments, the modification to the feature and/or the new feature permanently increases the average expected payback percentage for the game for that player.
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104.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10096199B2
公开(公告)日：2018-10-09
申请号：US14742118
申请日：2015-06-17
Applicant: IGT
Inventor： Scott A. Caputo , Mark C. Nicely , Bryan D. Wolf , Kelsy J. Grace , Anthony J. Baerlocher
Abstract: Gaming systems and methods providing a community selection game providing bonus game selection. In one embodiment, for each gaming device in the gaming system, when a triggering event occurs, the gaming system provides a player of that gaming device with a player identifier that uniquely identifies that player. The community selection game includes a plurality of bonus game identifiers each identifying a bonus game. The bonus game identifiers each include a limited quantity of bonus game player identifier display areas. The gaming system enables the players to place earned or received player identifiers at the bonus game player identifier display areas. When each bonus game player identifier display area of one of the displayed bonus game identifiers displays a player identifier, the players associated with those player identifiers are provided with one or more plays of the bonus game identified by that bonus game identifier.
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105.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10055944B2
公开(公告)日：2018-08-21
申请号：US15052532
申请日：2016-02-24
Applicant: IGT
Inventor： Mark C. Nicely
CPC classification number: G07F17/34 , G07F17/3213 , G07F17/3244
Abstract: A gaming system including a cascading symbol or tumbling reel game which utilizes zero, one or more multiple symbol display position elements. Each multiple symbol display position element is configured to occupy or span a plurality of symbol display positions of a symbol display position matrix. For a generated multiple symbol display position element to be removed from the symbol display matrix, each of the individual symbols of the multiple symbol display position element must individually qualify to be removed from the symbol display matrix.
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公开(公告)号：US20180182210A1
公开(公告)日：2018-06-28
申请号：US15901162
申请日：2018-02-21
Applicant: IGT
Inventor： Ernest M. Lafky , Carmen Tan , Mark C. Nicely
Abstract: A gaming system including a multiple player persistent game, such as an ongoing community game. This ongoing community game includes a community game matrix which is continuously displayed to at least each of the players. The community game matrix includes a plurality of displayed positions which may be associated with an award or an award opportunity. In operation, at least each of the players playing the gaming devices of the gaming system are associated with a displayed participant that moves (either randomly or based on the player's control) to different of the displayed positions of the community game matrix. If a player moves their associated participant to a displayed position that is associated with an award or an award opportunity, the gaming system provides the player any associated award or enables the player to participate in any associated award opportunity to potentially win an award.
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公开(公告)号：US09911281B2
公开(公告)日：2018-03-06
申请号：US15251821
申请日：2016-08-30
Applicant: IGT
Inventor： Mark C. Nicely
CPC classification number: G07F17/3267 , G07F17/32 , G07F17/3209 , G07F17/3211 , G07F17/3213 , G07F17/322 , G07F17/3225 , G07F17/3244 , G07F17/3258 , G07F17/3288 , G07F17/329 , G07F17/3293
Abstract: A game system including a plurality of symbols, a rotor and an award amount. The plurality of symbols include at least one secondary award group of the symbols. A wager is placeable on the secondary award group. The rotor displays the symbols and a plurality of ball landings adjacent to the symbols. A plurality of the symbols are indicatable after multiple spins of the rotor. The game system is operable to provide a secondary award based on the indication of one or more symbols within the secondary award group.
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公开(公告)号：US09905083B2
公开(公告)日：2018-02-27
申请号：US15247365
申请日：2016-08-25
Applicant: IGT
Inventor： Scott A. Caputo , Ernest M. Lafky , Mark C. Nicely
CPC classification number: G07F17/3295 , G07F17/32 , G07F17/3209 , G07F17/3213 , G07F17/3244 , G07F17/3267 , G07F17/3272 , G07F17/3276 , G07F17/34
Abstract: In various embodiments, the gaming system, gaming device, and gaming method disclosed herein provides a community game having a trail or path. The community game enables a plurality of players to each simultaneously pick one or more directions of movement along the trail or path (i.e., pick or designate a destination position which that player wants to move to). If the picked directions of movement for more than one player result in more than one player each designating the same destination position, the gaming system determines which player is moved to the designated destination position (and is provided a displayed award or outcome associated with that position) and which player is moved to an alternative position (and is provided a displayed award or outcome associated with that alternative position).
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公开(公告)号：US09881460B2
公开(公告)日：2018-01-30
申请号：US13793997
申请日：2013-03-11
Applicant: IGT
Inventor： Leandro Basallo , Rachael A. Bristol , Colin M. Ferris , John Grime , Ana K. Rollins , Timothy L. Isaacson , Mark C. Nicely , Dacotah A. Petermann-Turner , Alex Present
IPC: G07F17/32
CPC classification number: G07F17/3267
Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a bonus opportunity when a designated relationship exists between a plurality of randomly determined elements. The gaming system randomly generates a plurality of elements in association with a play of a secondary game. The gaming system determines whether a designated relationship exists between the randomly determined elements. If the designated relationship exists between the randomly determined elements, the gaming system determines a bonus opportunity associated with the randomly determined elements and provides the bonus opportunity to a player.
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公开(公告)号：US09881450B2
公开(公告)日：2018-01-30
申请号：US15287298
申请日：2016-10-06
Applicant: IGT
Inventor： Adam M. Singer , Mark C. Nicely
CPC classification number: G07F17/323 , G07F17/3209 , G07F17/3211 , G07F17/3244 , G07F17/3255 , G07F17/3262 , G07F17/3267 , G07F17/34
Abstract: Various embodiments of gaming systems, gaming devices, and methods of the present disclosure provide one or more alternative wagering propositions to a player when the player's credit balance is less than (or, in certain embodiments, less than or equal to) a designated wager amount. If the player accepts one of the alternative wager propositions, the player risks an amount of the player's remaining credit balance for a chance to win an alternative award. If the player wins the alternative award, the gaming system enables the player to play one or more plays of the wagering game at the designated wager amount. If the player does not win the alternative award, the gaming system reduces the player's credit balance by the amount risked.
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