GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REWARDING PLAYERS

摘要

A gaming system and method of rewarding players of electronic gaming machines connected by a network to a host computer, including storing player-useable points at a network-accessible location, enabling a player to convert at least some of the points into monetary units at a conversion rate, wherein the monetary units are convertible into credits for wagering on at least one of the electronic gaming machines, awarding a personal points conversion rate multiplier to a player, and applying the points conversion rate multiplier to the conversion rate.

主权项

1. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
(a) receiving at least one wager on a play of a game, wherein the at least one wager is deducted from a credit balance, and said credit balance is:
(i) increasable via:
(A) an acceptor of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and(B) a validator configured to identify the physical item, and(ii) decreasable via a cashout device configured to receive an input to cause an initiation of a payout associated with the credit balance, (b) enabling a player to convert at least some of a plurality of stored player-usable points into monetary units at a conversion rate, wherein the monetary units are convertible into at least one credit for wagering on at least one play of the game; (c) awarding a personal points conversion rate multiplier to the player; and (d) applying the points conversion rate multiplier to the conversion rate.