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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2008
Paulina Rodgers, Reno, NV (US);
Bayard S. Webb, Sparks, NY (US);
Hans Elias, Reno, NV (US);
Zeke Brill, Reno, NV (US);
Paulina Rodgers, Reno, NV (US);
Bayard S. Webb, Sparks, NY (US);
Hans Elias, Reno, NV (US);
Zeke Brill, Reno, NV (US);
IGT, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming device having an award generator and a plurality of tracking meters. In one embodiment, each tracking meter is associated with one of a plurality of indicators. The gaming device increments at least one of the plurality of tracking meters based on one or more events which occur in association with a play of a game. The gaming device then determines if at least one of the tracking meters has been incremented a predetermined number of times. If at least one of the tracking meters has been incremented the predetermined number of times, the gaming device activates the award generator, indicates a plurality of the sections of the award generator with a plurality of indicators, determines the award indicated by the indicator associated with the tracking meter which has been incremented the predetermined number of times, and provides the determined award to a player.