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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2012
Scott A. Boyd, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Vincent S. Manfredi, Henderson, NV (US);
Jay Roper, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Scott A. Boyd, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Vincent S. Manfredi, Henderson, NV (US);
Jay Roper, Las Vegas, NV (US);
IGT, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a gaming system for awarding a bonus to a player of a wager-based game of chance. The gaming system includes one or more gaming devices in communication with one or more host devices over a network. The host device(s) are configured to: i) receive an indication of a bonus award to be provided to a player of the gaming device, ii) receive a selection parameter, and iii) select one of a plurality of weighted pay tables stored in a storage medium using the selection parameter. Each weighted pay table includes a plurality of awards and a plurality of probabilities. The host device(s) are further configured to: iv) randomly determine one of the plurality of awards in the selected weighted pay table in accordance with the plurality of probabilities, and v) provide the randomly determined award as the bonus award for the player.