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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Patent Investment & Licensing Company, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventor:
John F. Acres, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
PATENT INVESTMENT & LICENSING COMPANY, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G07F 19/00 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01); A63F 9/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3267 (2013.01); A63F 9/24 (2013.01); G07F 17/326 (2013.01); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); G07F 17/3246 (2013.01); G07F 17/3255 (2013.01); G07F 17/3265 (2013.01); G07F 17/3293 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to gaming systems that allow customers to wager, or 'trade-in' an object of value or winning situation for a chance to win an even more valuable award. The chance for valuable award may be a bonus game or chance to win a bonus game. Bonus awards are 'funded' by the savings achieved from the players trading in their wins in the base game, which would otherwise be paid. Players who do not trade-in see no changes from the base game paytable, while those players who participate in the trade-in bonus have a different gaming experience.