Jason D Kremer

Paulina Rodgers

Benjamin C Hoffman

Christmas C Parker

Brian J Book

Matthew Lucchesi

Robert N Silva

Garrett Olson

Chris Lundy

Mark C Nicely

Bryan D Wolf

Binh T Nguyen

Joseph Randolph Hedrick

Andrea C Hughs-Baird

Brian Daniel Swift

A gaming system and method including providing a community or group bonus event to a plurality of players at a plurality of gaming devices. For each of the players determined as eligible to participate in a triggered group bonus event, the gaming system determines that player's relative probability of winning a group bonus event award in the triggered bonus event. In one such embodiment, each player's relative probability of winning the group bonus event award is based on that player's wagering history, such as any amounts wagered by that player, the frequency of placing such wagers and/or frequency of not placing any wagers.

Gaming system and method for providing a community bonus event

A gaming system providing a falling symbol obstacle board game. The gaming system displays a symbol starting position, a plurality of symbol ending positions, and a plurality of obstacles. The gaming system selects one of a plurality of symbols, displays the symbol moving from the symbol starting position into one of the symbol ending positions along one of a plurality of symbol paths through the obstacles, and displays the symbol at the symbol ending position at the end of the symbol path. The gaming system repeats selecting symbols, displaying the symbol moving from the symbol starting position to a symbol ending positions along a symbol path, and displaying the symbol at the symbol ending position at the end of the symbol path until a termination condition is satisfied, after which the gaming system determines whether any winning combinations of the symbols are displayed at the symbol ending positions.

Gaming system, gaming device, and method providing a game having an obstacle board with falling symbols

A disclosed gaming machine provides methods and apparatus for wirelessly communicating between devices within the gaming machine. The gaming machine includes a gaming machine housing to which a master gaming controller and one or more gaming peripherals can be mounted. The master gaming controller is adapted for executing a game of chance played on the gaming machine and communicating wirelessly with the one or more gaming peripherals used to play the game of chance. Furthermore, the gaming machine includes a wireless communication manager that can manage wireless communications between the master gaming controller and the gaming peripherals, between the gaming peripherals, or a combination thereof.

Wireless input/output and peripheral devices on a gaming machine

A gaming system which maintains a count of the consecutive plays of a game. The system produces a same player stimuli for a designated quantity of the consecutive plays, and the system produces a different player stimuli for one or more of the plays which occur after the designated quantity is reached.

Gaming device having changed or generated player stimuli

Methods and devices are provided for making, storing and retrieving electronic representations of payment documents such as payment tickets used for gaming machines. Some implementations sort currency and non-currency payment documents. According to some embodiments, electronic representations are made only of non-currency payment documents. After an electronic representation of a non-currency payment document is made, the payment document is preferably voided. Voided payment documents may be stored in a non-secure storage area, may be automatically disposed of, or may simply be ejected. Some implementations provide devices and methods for resolving payment disputes by reference to stored electronic representations of payment documents. Other embodiments read information from a payment document and make an electronic representation of the payment document without retaining the payment document. Voiding information is transmitted to, e.g., a host device and/or a gaming machine in order to prevent re-use of a payment document.

Electronic image acquisition for gaming systems

A gaming device having at least one changed or generated player stimulus and a method of changing or generating at least one player stimulus of a gaming device are disclosed for enhancing a player's interest, excitement, length of play, and enjoyment of the gaming device. The gaming device comprises at least one input device. A number or duration of activations of the input device is monitored and temporarily stored by a processor. The processor is capable of generating or changing at least one player stimulus or combinations thereof after a predetermined or random number of activations has been input into the gaming device or after a predetermined period of time the input mechanism has been activated. Further, the gaming device comprises of-at least one reset mechanism connected to the processor capable of resetting the gaming device for the generation of another gaming experience while a player is operating the device.

The present invention relates to a gaming device and method which includes interacting symbols. Wherein the game exhibits the interaction between the two symbols using a display device and awards the player with a credit or bonus value.

Gaming device having interacting symbols

A gaming device having at least one changed player stimuli and a method of changing player stimuli associated with a player input device are disclosed for enhancing a player's interest, excitement, length of play, and enjoyment of the casino gaming experience while operating the gaming device. The gaming device comprises of at least one player input device and generates player stimuli after each activation of the player input device. The gaming device changes the player stimuli when a predetermined number of consecutive activations of the player input device is reached. The player stimuli may also change when a predetermined number of consecutive activations of the player input device occurs in a predetermined period of time.

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Reno, NV, United States of America

Jason D Kremer