Gaming machine with loyalty bonus

摘要

A gaming machine is provided, which awards loyalty points to players playing the game who have identified themselves to the machine. The machine is arranged to award loyalty points to the player and to play two game means wherein, the first or base game may be provided by the slot machine game as a stand alone function with no dependence upon a supporting communications network, the second game may be linked game in which a plurality of network connected machines participate with control of the game being provided by a central game controller, while the communications network is controlled by a network controller. A first game mode is available to all players and a second enhanced game mode is made available to players who have reached a predetermined threshold of loyalty points.

主权项

1. A method of gaming using a gaming console and a controller, the method comprising:
accumulating loyalty points by a controller for a player based on a wager made by the player on an outcome of a play of a game of chance on a gaming console; making the player eligible to play a bonus game when a number of accumulated loyalty points reaches a threshold level; determining if the player chooses to play the bonus game with an amount of the accumulated loyalty points; and conducting play of the bonus game by the controller when the eligible player chooses to play the bonus game with the amount of the accumulated loyalty points.