US 12,469,365 B2
Award modifiers that are player selectable for plays of poker games of a game play sequence
Ernest W. Moody, Las Vegas, NV (US); and Yoohwan Hwang, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Dec. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/061,582.
Prior Publication US 2024/0185681 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3267 (2013.01) [G07F 17/322 (2013.01); G07F 17/3258 (2013.01); G07F 17/3293 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming system comprising:
a housing comprising an openable access door;
a security monitoring circuit within the housing and configured to monitor the access door, and that causes a signal to be sent to a remote server when the access door is opened;
a power distribution component within the housing;
a plurality of output devices comprising a display device supported by the housing and a speaker supported by the housing;
a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, said input devices comprising a touch screen coupled to the display device, a bill acceptor supported by the housing, a validator supported by the housing, a player tracking card reader supported by the housing, and a cash-out button supported by the housing;
a sound card within the housing and operable with the speaker;
a processor within the housing; and
a trusted memory device supported by the housing and configured to provide a gaming regulatory authority a root trusted authority that can be tracked and verified as original, the trusted memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the processor,
cause the processor, for a play of a poker game of a game play sequence comprising a plurality of potential plays of the poker game, to:
cause a display, by the display device, of an initial hand of cards for the play of the poker game;
cause a display, by the display device, of an award modifier available to be applied by a player to the play of the poker game;
after a receipt of a player input, via one of the input devices, to apply the award modifier to the play of the poker game:
cause a display, by the display device, of a completed hand for the play of the poker game,
cause a display, by the display device, of a total award for the play of the game, the total award based on the completed hand for the play of the poker game and the award modifier for that play of the poker game, and
end the game play sequence without providing any remaining potential plays of the poker game of the game play sequence; and
after no player input, via any of the input devices, to apply the award modifier to the play of the poker game:
cause a display, by the display device, of the completed hand for the play of the poker game,
cause a display, by the display device, of a total award for the play of the game, the total award based on the completed hand for the play of the poker game without using the award modifier for that play of the poker game, and
provide a next one of the plurality of potential plays of the poker game of the game play sequence with a different award modifier for that next play of the poker game of the game play sequence.