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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2013
Wms Gaming, Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Tracey L. Wright, West Chicago, IL (US);
Dion K. Aoki, Chicago, IL (US);
Andrew C. Guinn, Chicago, IL (US);
Joel R. Jaffe, Glenview, IL (US);
Robert L. Kyte, Chicago, IL (US);
Bradley D. Schultz, Las Vegas, NV (US);
WMS Gaming, Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
A method includes receiving wagers from a player to play respective plays of a plurality of plays of a wagering game having event eligibility that includes a time value and a multiplier value. The method includes increasing at least one of the time value and the multiplier value as a function of the plurality of plays of the wagering game and decrementing the time value as time elapses. In response to a triggering event while the event eligibility is above an eligibility threshold, the method includes allowing the player to participate in one or more special events. The method includes allowing the player to configure at least one of a desired value of the multiplier value and a maximum value of the time value.