Secondary game initiated after a loss

摘要

A gaming system and method for use in one or more casino establishments for offering a secondary game initiated after a loss. The gaming machine and method are offered on electronic gaming machines such as slot machines and video poker machines, but may also be deployed in other forms such as on a general purpose computing device in stand-alone form or connected to a network such as the internet.

主权项

1. An electronic gaming machine (“EGM”) on which a player plays a base game with an opportunity to play a second chance game, comprising:
a random number generator for generating random numbers that determine the outcome of a base game and that correspond to a predefined set of game outcomes including winning and losing outcomes; a display for displaying game play screens including game outcomes to a player; a controller for controlling game play on the electronic gaming machine wherein in the event that the controller determines a winning outcome on the base game, the display indicates the winning outcome to the player and the game ends, and further wherein in the event the controller determines a losing outcome in the base game, the display indicates the losing outcome to the player and the controller causes a second chance game to be offered to the player; an EGM interface through which a player interacts with the EGM to accept or reject the second chance game offered to the player; wherein if the player rejects the second chance game offered, the game ends; and further wherein if the player accepts the second chance game offer, a second chance game outcome is determined and a winning outcome results in the player receiving an award and the game ending, and a losing outcome results in the game ending without the player receiving an award.