Bally Gaming, Inc.

Michael Delaney

Robert A Luciano, Jr

Loren T Nelson

Warren Rapelye White

Joseph Kisenwether

Michael DePalma

Dougal Austin

Ryan Leach

Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including a primary game award at least partially based on the outcomes of one or more sub-games. The outcomes are related according to a pay table associated with the primary game.

Gaming machine with award based on sub-game outcomes

Game with award based on sub-game outcomes and method

A gaming system that uses centrally determined game outcomes to generate both a simulated primary game and a multiplicity of bonus games are revealed. The predetermined outcome bonus games are designed to mimic actual Nevada-style bonus games using novel methods to both create the look-and-feel of the actual bonus games as well as being able to use existing central determination game system protocols, which have severe limitations in their message fields.

Fixed pool bonus method and apparatus

A method for simulating bonus awards in a finite award pool system is disclosed. The finite award pool comprises a plurality of primary awards and at least one simulated bonus award, where at least one of the primary awards indicate further entitlement to one of the simulated bonus awards. The simulated bonus awards may not be selected as a primary award per se, but constitute a portion of the actual primary award when combined with the primary award associated therewith. Additionally, the present arrangement allows simulation of more complex bonus award in finite pool systems by providing multiple or nested bonus level selections from either primary prizes or bonus prizes.

Simulated bonus method in finite-pool award system

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Reno, NV, United States of America

Michael Delaney