Award features for a gaming machine and related methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8708803
APP PUB NO 20120157192A1
SERIAL NO

13392359

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A method for providing an award feature on a gaming machine is provided. The method includes providing a sequential series of games, each game of the sequential series producing a game outcome, which can be a winning or losing outcome. A winning outcome results in an award value to be added to a player's award total. The highest single award value is determined from all award values resulting from all the games of the sequential series of games. Prior to adding the highest single award value to the player's award total, a multiplier is applied to the highest single award value to obtain a multiplied value. The multiplied value is added to the player's award total in place of the highest award value.

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BALLY TECHNOLOGIES ANZ PTY LTD1 SHERIDAN CLOSE MILPERRA NSW 2214

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gilbertson, Ross M Ultimo, AU 11 179
Masen, Andrew Grafton, AU 4 39

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