| CPC G07F 17/3293 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3248 (2013.01); G07F 17/3276 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A gaming system comprising:
a housing comprising an access door;
a security monitoring circuit supported by the housing and configured to monitor the access door;
a power distribution component supported by the housing and configured to supply power to a component of the gaming system;
a plurality of output devices comprising a display device supported by the housing, a player tracking display supported by the housing, and a speaker supported by the housing;
a sound card supported by the housing and operable with the speaker;
a plurality of input devices comprising a payment device supported by the housing, a touch screen input device supported by the housing and operable with the display device, a game play input device supported by the housing, and a cashout input device supported by the housing;
a processor; and
a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
cause a display, by the display device, of a first play of a poker game wherein the display of the first play of the poker game comprises a first quantity of hands, said first quantity of hands being at least one hand,
cause a display, by the display device, of a first hand of the first play of the poker game as part of the display of the first play of the poker game,
cause a display, by the display device, of an indicator to indicate a determined first quantity of extra hands for a subsequent second play of the poker game, and cause the memory device to store the determined first quantity of extra hands for the subsequent second play of the poker game, wherein the determined first quantity of extra hands is based on a first triggering event that occurred in association with the first hand of the first play of the poker game, the first triggering event being one of a plurality of different triggering events that can occur in association with the first hand of the first play of the poker game,
cause a display, by the display device, of the second play of the poker game wherein the second play of the poker game comprises a display of a replacement of any remaining displayed hands of the first play of the poker game and comprises a display of a second quantity of hands, said second quantity of hands being equal to the first quantity of hands and the determined first quantity of extra hands stored in the memory device,
cause a display, by the display device, of a first hand of the second play of the poker game as part of the display of the second play of the poker game, wherein the first hand of the second play of the poker game is independently determined from the first hand of the first play of the poker game,
cause a display, by the display device, of a first extra hand of the second play of the poker game, and
cause a display, by the display device, of the indicator to indicate a determined second quantity of extra hands for a subsequent third play of the poker game, wherein the determined second quantity of extra hands is based on a second triggering event that occurred in association with the first extra hand of the second play of the poker game, the second triggering event being one of the plurality of different triggering events.
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