Distributed bonus feature

摘要

Systems and operations for a distributed bonus game feature for wagering game systems are disclosed. In one example, a wagering game may award a bonus game to a player. A delay period is set for the bonus game. The delay period and other details regarding the bonus game are persistently stored on a paper ticket or in a database on a wagering game server. The bonus game may be initiated (after the delay period) on a different wagering game machine than the machine that awarded the bonus game. In a second example, funding for a bonus game for a player may be determined in accordance with a random number generator on a wagering game machine currently occupied by a player. If the player moves to a different machine, output from a random number generator on the new machine may be used to determine continued funding for the bonus game.

主权项

1. A method of operating a gaming system primarily dedicated to playing a casino wagering game, the gaming system including a housing, a random number generator, an electronic display device, and an electronic input device, the electronic display device and the electronic input device being coupled to the housing, the method comprising:
initiating a first wagering game session on a first wagering game machine, the first wagering game session associated with a player in accordance with one of a player tracking identification and an account identification of the player; receiving into a computer-readable medium, data representing one or more wagers during the first wagering game session; determining by one or more processors, a portion of the one or more wagers; allocating, by the one or more processors, the portion to a bonus game fund personal to the player, the bonus game fund personal to the player having an available portion and a reserved portion; in response to determining a first bonus game entry event during the first wagering game session, displaying one or more elements of a bonus game presentation layer for a bonus game, wherein a graphical attribute of the one or more elements is determined, based at least in part, on an amount of the available portion; initiating a second wagering game session after the first wagering game session, the second wagering game session associated with the player in accordance with one of the player tracking identification and the account identification of the player; and in response to determining a second bonus game entry event during the second wagering game session, displaying the one or more elements of the bonus game presentation layer, wherein the graphical attribute of the one or more elements is determined, based at least in part, on an amount of the reserved portion.