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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2003
Robert P. Bartholomew, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Erik B. Petersen, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Lawrence R. Pitman, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Michael B. Shelby, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Robert P. Bartholomew, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Erik B. Petersen, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Lawrence R. Pitman, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Michael B. Shelby, Las Vegas, NV (US);
IGT, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A default bonus award and a set of non-default bonus awards are determined for a type of gaming machine. A criterion for qualifying for a bonus award is also determined. Then, if a bonus session is active and a player meets the criterion, a bonus award is randomly selected for the player. In one embodiment, the random bonus award is selected immediately after the player is identified at the gaming machine, before he has begun play.