US 12,293,641 B2
Gaming systems and methods for providing reel-spin game enhancement features
Elisabeth Kiss, Unterpremstätten (AT); Susanne Kiss, Oberwart (AT); Julia-Ines Lerchbaumer, Spielfeld (AT); Bruno Rittner, Hausmannstaetten (AT); and Michael Russ, Graz (AT)
Assigned to IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/408,890.
Application 18/408,890 is a continuation of application No. 18/113,439, filed on Feb. 23, 2023, granted, now 11,908,283.
Application 18/113,439 is a continuation of application No. 17/520,948, filed on Nov. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,610,454, issued on Mar. 21, 2023.
Application 17/520,948 is a continuation of application No. 16/821,717, filed on Mar. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,238,701, issued on Feb. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0144786 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3267 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3213 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
displaying, via a gaming device, an output of a reel spin;
determining that the output of the reel spin results in a first game outcome;
determining that the first game outcome differs from a predetermined game outcome;
in response to determining that the first game outcome differs from the predetermined game outcome, automatically transmitting a request for subscriber information about a player interacting with the gaming device that produced the output of the reel spin, wherein the first game outcome comprises a first plurality of symbols rendered by a display device of the gaming device to a first number of symbol areas arranged along a line in an array of symbol areas;
determining, based on a response to the request, that the player qualifies for a game enhancement feature; and
in response to determining that the player qualifies for the game enhancement feature, automatically updating an output provided via the gaming device to include an option for the player to activate the game enhancement feature.