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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2012
David E. Detlefsen, Northfield, IL (US);
Sean P. Kelly, Skokie, IL (US);
Darren Yat-man NG, Chicago, IL (US);
Nickey C. Shin, Chicago, IL (US);
David E. Detlefsen, Northfield, IL (US);
Sean P. Kelly, Skokie, IL (US);
Darren Yat-man Ng, Chicago, IL (US);
Nickey C. Shin, Chicago, IL (US);
BALLY GAMING, INC., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments of the inventive subject matter, a method includes: presenting a wagering game on a wagering game machine; detecting, during the wagering game, a trigger for a bonus game; presenting player-selectable bonus game options on a display device of the wagering game machine; detecting sign-on to an account on a player community server; after detecting the sign-on of the account, presenting a hint on the display device, wherein the hint indicates bonus game types associated with the player-selectable bonus game options; detecting selection of one of the player-selectable bonus game options, wherein the one of the player-selectable bonus game options is associated with a particular one of the bonus game types; and presenting a bonus game of the particular one of the bonus game types.