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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2005
Jeremy M. Hornik, Chicago, IL (US);
Matthew J. Ward, Northbrook, IL (US);
Peter W. Flemming, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael P. Casey, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Jeremy M. Hornik, Chicago, IL (US);
Matthew J. Ward, Northbrook, IL (US);
Peter W. Flemming, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael P. Casey, Las Vegas, NV (US);
WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of playing a wagering game having a plurality of players playing at a plurality of gaming terminals, the wagering game including a basic game and a bonus game. The method includes the steps of conducting the basic game at a first gaming terminal, fulfilling a bonus game entry event at the first gaming terminal and satisfying, at the first gaming terminal during a bonus game, a bonus prize unlocking event to unlock a bonus prize. The method also includes satisfying, at any of the plurality of gaming terminals, a bonus prize win event subsequent to the bonus prize unlocking event to win a bonus prize and awarding bonus prize to a player satisfying the bonus prize win event.