US 11,990,006 B2
Gaming system having expanded number of wheel spin outcome opportunities
Jamie Abrahamson, Las Vegas, NV (US); Eric Ivan Effros, Las Vegas, NV (US); and Andrew Price Pawlak, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to AGS LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by AGS LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Jan. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/096,103.
Application 18/096,103 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/675,315, filed on Feb. 18, 2022.
Application 17/675,315 is a continuation of application No. 15/865,754, filed on Jan. 9, 2018, granted, now 11,257,325, issued on Feb. 22, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0169830 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3267 (2013.01) [G07F 17/322 (2013.01); G07F 17/3272 (2013.01); G07F 17/3288 (2013.01); G07F 17/3293 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of presenting a customizable number of selectable bonus awards relative to a first game presented to one or more players at a first gaming table and relative to a second game presented to one or more players at a second gaming table, comprising the steps of:
providing said first gaming table having a first playing surface and a first game layout associated with said first playing surface, said first game layout defining at least one first game wager location, at least one wager input sensor associated with said at least one first game wager location;
providing said second gaming table having a second playing surface and a second game layout associated with said second playing surface, said second game layout defining at least one second game wager location, at least one wager input sensor associated with said at least one second game wager location;
providing at least one video display at or adjacent to the first gaming table[M] and at least one video display at or adjacent to the second gaming table;
communicatively linking a gaming action controller to the at least one video display associated with the first gaming table and the at least one video display associated with the second gaming table, and the at least one wager input sensor of each of said first and second gaming tables;
detecting, using said at least one wager input sensor at said first gaming table, at least one wager placed by at least one of the players at said first gaming table at said at least one first game wager location at said first gaming table;
receiving, at said gaming action controller from said at least one wager input sensor of said first gaming table, an input regarding said at least one wager;
presenting, at said first gaming table, said first wagering game using one or more physical game pieces;
determining an outcome of said first wagering game;
detecting, using said at least one wager input sensor at said second gaming table, at least one wager placed by at least one of the players at said second gaming table at said at least one second game wager location at said second gaming table;
receiving, at said gaming action controller from said at least one wager input sensor of said second gaming table, an input regarding said at least one wager;
presenting, at said second gaming table, said second wagering game using one or more physical game pieces;
determining an outcome of said second wagering game;
providing input to the gaming action controller of a bonus event trigger occurring in relation to either said first wagering game at the first gaming table or the second wagering game at the second gaming table, wherein said bonus event trigger has first odds of occurrence in relation to said first wagering game and said bonus event trigger has second odds of occurrence in relation to said second wagering game; and
causing the presentation of a bonus event comprising:
graphically displaying, on the at least one video display at the gaming table at which said bonus event trigger was received, a bonus award indicator comprising a first wheel, the first wheel comprising a plurality of segments, at least one of the plurality of segments of the first wheel displaying a first award and at least one, but not all, of the plurality of segments of the first wheel displaying an indication of a spin of a second wheel;
receiving a spin input from one of the players of the gaming table at which said bonus event trigger was received;
causing, in response to the spin input, a graphical display of a selection of one of the plurality of segments of the first wheel on the at least one video display of the gaming table at which said bonus event trigger was received by the gaming action controller, the selection comprising the steps of graphically displaying relative movement between the first wheel and a selector and the selection of the one of the plurality of segments with reference to the selector;
when the selected segment of the first wheel does not display an indication of a spin of the second wheel, not spinning the second wheel, wherein said first award indicated by the selected segment comprises a bonus award to said player;
when the selected segment does display an indication of a spin of the second wheel, transforming, via said gaming action controller, said bonus award indicator to graphically display said second wheel on the at least one video display, the second wheel comprising a plurality of segments wherein at least one of the plurality of segments displays a second award associated with a second wheel prize, and graphically displaying a selection of one of the plurality of segments of the second wheel on the at least one video display at the gaming table at which the bonus event trigger was received by the gaming action controller for award to the player any second award associated with the selected segment of the second wheel;
wherein the odds of a particular one of said plurality of segments of said second wheel being selected are different when said bonus spin event is presented at said first gaming table than said second gaming table, wherein said odds of selection differ so that overall odds of a player winning the prize associated with said particular segment at said first gaming table are the same as overall odds of a player winning the prize associated with said particular segment at said second gaming table.