SYSTEM FOR TRADE-IN BONUS

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to gaming systems that allow customers to wager, or “trade-in” an object of value or winning situation for a chance to win an even more valuable award. The chance for valuable award may be a bonus game or chance to win a bonus game. Bonus awards are “funded” by the savings achieved from the players trading in their wins in the base game, which would otherwise be paid. Players who do not trade-in see no changes from the base game paytable, while those players who participate in the trade-in bonus have a different gaming experience.

主权项

1. A bonus controller coupled to a gaming device that has a paytable having winning outcomes and losing outcomes, the bonus controller comprising:
an input coupled to the gaming device and structured to receive information related to gameplay on the gaming device; a bonus point incrementor structured to add bonus points to a bonus point total when a player surrenders a holding that, according to the paytable, is a winning outcome; and a bonus awarder structured to grant a bonus to the player of the gaming device when the bonus point total exceeds a threshold.