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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2011
Dwayne R. Nelson, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Andrew P. Kertesz, Henderson, NV (US);
Dwayne R. Nelson, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Andrew P. Kertesz, Henderson, NV (US);
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming system, gaming device, and method providing multiple simultaneously playable wagering games with individual credit balances. The gaming system: simultaneously displays a plurality of wagering games, each having a separate credit meter; simultaneously displays the credit meters of the wagering games; and enables a player to transfer credits from the credit meter of one wagering game to the credit meter of another wagering game. For each wagering game, the gaming system displays a total number of credits in the credit meter of that wagering game. The total number of credits includes a first sum of: any credits deposited into that credit meter, any credits won during play of that wagering game, and any credits transferred into that credit meter less a second sum of: any credits wagered during play of that wagering game, any credits transferred from that credit meter, and any credits cashed out of that credit meter.