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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
May. 12, 2006
Applicants:
Joel R. Jaffe, Glenview, IL (US);
Noel S. Steere, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Joel R. Jaffe, Glenview, IL (US);
Noel S. Steere, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2006.01); A63F 1/00 (2006.01); A63F 1/18 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); A63B 71/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a basic wagering game and a bonus wagering game. The bonus wagering game has a skill-based component that involves skill and a random component where no skill is involved. The gaming machine uses the random component to compensate players for a lack of optimal play during the skill-based component. The compensation is provided in a manner that appears random to the players to prevent the players from intentionally playing for the compensation.