Patent Application Number: 2009201818
Filing Date: May 06, 2009Priority Date: May 15, 2008
Inventors: Samuel James Walker
Applicants: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd
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A gaming machine adapted to provide a main wagering game in response to a wager placed by a user, the main wagering game involving the selection and presentation of a plurality of symbols on a display and if a winning combination occurs, the gaming machine determines an award associated with the winning combination, the gaming machine further adapted to provide the user with the choice of gambling the determined award on a gamble game, wherein the expected return of the gamble game to the user is greater than 100%.
Patent/Application # 6,869,360
Description
Device and method for a video slot machine, in which consumers placed wagers and were rewarded accordingly if images came up on the screen in a particular order.
Patent/Application # 10/935021
Description
This prior art patent describes a very similar method of gaming that has the same two-stage structure as described by the patent application. The optional second stage could be triggered by events occurred in the first stage and the result of second stage can be used to modify the award earned in the first stage.
Patent/Application # 09/939001
Description
This prior art is an issued patent, describing a gaming method that has an opt-in second round that determines a multiplier value which is in turn used to calculate the final award of a single game.
The two-stage structure of the gameplay and the idea is very similar to the one described in the application, differing only in the actual game and the multiplier values.
Patent/Application # 6,126,542
Description
The invention is a device that allows players, upon winning in the primary game, to wager their winnings by trying to guess where certain values were on a board displayed on the screen. If they guess correctly, the player receives a greater reward. Although the first indication is that the device is a video poker machine, the summary of the invention states that it could be that, a reel-slot machine or something along those lines.
Patent/Application # 5,823,874
Description
This patent deals with a standard reel-slot gaming machine with an additional wheel attached which determines any further payout. When the reels end in a particular order, the wheel is activated and the player has the chance to win a greater amount, as determined by the multiplier in the wheel.
United States