US 11,887,437 B2
Banked bonus player selection
Chris Peterson, Reno, NV (US); Nick Hillstrom, Reno, NV (US); Yu Chong, Reno, NV (US); and Nathan Ajhar, Sparks, NV (US)
Assigned to IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on May 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/804,158.
Prior Publication US 2023/0386298 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3267 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3211 (2013.01)] 20 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, for a play of a multi-player game:
cause a display, by a display device, of a wheel and a plurality of selectable sections of the wheel, wherein the sections are respectively associated with a plurality of different awards for the play of the multi-player game, and wherein the sections are displayed without displaying any of the awards in association with the sections;
cause a display, by the display device, of a quantity of the sections that can be selected by each of a plurality of qualified players;
after receipt of player selections for each of the quantity of the sections that can be selected by the qualified players, cause a display, by the display device, for each qualified player, of a player indication associated with the qualified player and with the section selected by the qualified player;
after receipt of player selections for each of the quantity of the sections that can be selected by the qualified players, cause a display, by the display device, for each of the sections selected by the qualified players, of an award symbol associated with that section;
cause a display, by the display device, of the wheel spinning;
cause a display, by the display device, of the wheel stopped after spinning and an indicator indicating one of the sections; and
cause a display, by the display device, of an indication associated with the qualified player that selected the indicated section.