US 11,887,436 B2
Award modifiers determined based on multi-hand poker hand evaluations
Darren Maya, Reno, NV (US); Bradley James Fredella, Henderson, NV (US); and Predrag Savic, Saint Paul, MN (US)
Assigned to IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Mar. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/653,310.
Prior Publication US 2023/0282067 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3267 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); G07F 17/3293 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming system comprising:
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 a display device, of randomly determined initial cards for an initial hand,
cause a display, by the display device, of a duplicate of each initial card that is held for the initial hand in each of a plurality of additional hands,
cause a display, by the display device, of a replacement card in the initial hand for each initial card in the initial hand that is not held,
cause a display, by the display device, of completion of each of the additional hands,
cause a display, by the display device, of any determined award modifier for each additional hand that satisfies a winning hand condition,
cause a display, by the display device, of a total quantity of award modifiers,
cause a display, by the display device, of a single spin of a bonus wheel associated with the total quantity of award modifiers if the total quantity of the award modifiers is less than an award modifier threshold, and
cause a display, by the display device, of multiple spins of the bonus wheel associated with the total quantity of award modifiers if the total quantity of the award modifiers is more than the award modifier threshold, wherein each spin of the bonus wheel is associated with a part of but not all of the total quantity of award modifiers.