Method and apparatus for conditional payouts in a gaming device

摘要

A gaming device incentivizes additional game play by combining payouts with conditional payouts. During game play, players are informed of the conditions, which must be satisfied so as to vest the conditional payouts. Subsequent game play is monitored to see if the player has satisfied the conditions. If the player has satisfied the conditions, then the conditional payout vests. If the condition is not met, then the conditional payout terminates.

主权项

1. A gaming system comprising:
a housing; at least one display device supported by the housing; a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, said plurality of input devices including:
(i) an acceptor, and(ii) a cashout device; at least one controller configured to operate with the at least one display device and the plurality of input devices to:
(a) if a physical item is received via the acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item,(b) receive a wager placed by a player on a play of a game,(c) determine a game outcome in association with the play of the game,(d) display the determined game outcome,(e) determine an award package associated with the determined game outcome,(f) if the determined award package includes a present award:
(i) display the present award, and(ii) at a first point in time, provide the player the displayed present award,(g) if the determined award package includes a future award:
(i) cause the player to accumulate equity in the future award, and(ii) at the first point in time, not provide the future award to the player, and(h) if a cashout input is received via the cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance.