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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2015
Igt, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
James A. Jorasch, New York, NY (US);
Scott T. Friesen, Norwalk, CT (US);
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
The invention includes a system and method for a gaming device to determine when to offer a player an opportunity to play using a 'jackpot only' pay table. The player may choose to accept the gaming device's offer to switch from using a conventional pay table to using a pay table that only pays top payout amounts. Play with a jackpot only pay table may only require a small wager amount as compared to play with a conventional pay table. Play with a jackpot only pay table may be automated to generate outcomes quickly to allow a player to relatively inexpensively avoid spending time playing a gaming device perceived to be in a 'cold period.'