GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A secondary game system, in various embodiments, comprises a system of networked game terminals where a player playing a game on a game terminal can earn eligibility to win a prize from a secondary game that plays simultaneously in the background. The secondary game may be triggered based on play on the plurality of networked terminals. This allows the player to play a first game that earns them eligibility to win another game that is played in the background. The player sends a game initiation request for a game (e.g., lottery slot) to be played on the game terminal. If a certain criterion is satisfied, the player becomes eligible to win a prize from the secondary game if the secondary game is triggered while the player is eligible to win.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
associating, by one or more computer processors, each player of a plurality of players with a respective account of electronic credits; receiving, by the one or more computer processors, a request from at least one player of the plurality of players to play a first game at a terminal; receiving, by the one or more computer processors, an amount of electronic credits required to play for the at least one player; facilitating, by the one or more computer processors, play of the first game for the at least one player; determining, by the one or more computer processors, if any of the plurality of players have electronic credits remaining on the respective accounts; in response to determining that any of the plurality of players have electronic credits remaining on the respective accounts,
initiating, by the one or more computer processors, play of a second game after receiving the request from the at least one player to play the first game; andawarding, by the one or more computer processors, at least a portion of the prize of the second game to the at least one player of the plurality of players that has credits remaining on the respective account at the time the second game is initiated.