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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2008
Peter R. Anderson, Glenview, IL (US);
Shridhar P. Joshi, Naperville, IL (US);
Philip B. Gelber, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Michael W. Mastropietro, Chicago, IL (US);
Peter R. Anderson, Glenview, IL (US);
Shridhar P. Joshi, Naperville, IL (US);
Philip B. Gelber, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Michael W. Mastropietro, Chicago, IL (US);
WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
A gaming system comprises a wager input device for receiving a primary wager, a display for displaying a primary wagering game, and a controller operative to (i) detect receipt of the primary wager, (ii) cause the display to present a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game, the randomly selected outcome selected from a plurality of possible outcomes, the plurality of possible outcomes including at least one winning outcome, (iii) determine if the randomly selected outcome is the at least one winning outcome, (iv) determine if the at least one winning outcome satisfies a booster eligibility requirement, (v) in response to the randomly selected outcome being the at least one winning outcome, provide a first award, and (vi) in response to the at least one winning outcome satisfying the booster eligibility requirement, provide a second award.