SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING INSTANCES OF A SECONDARY GAME

摘要

A gaming machine is configured to selectively provide instances of a primary game and instances of a secondary game. Instances of the secondary game may be provided based at least on outcomes of primary games. The gaming machine may provide instances of the secondary game based at least on a number of secondary game credits. The number of secondary game credits may be associated with a player of the gaming machine. The number of secondary game credits may be awarded to a player of the gaming machine based at least on an outcome of the primary game and/or an outcome of the secondary game. The gaming machine may provide instances of the secondary game based at least on a number of available secondary game credits. The number of available secondary game credits may be based at least on a number of secondary game credits and/or a number of other credits.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for enhancing gaming at a gaming device configured to provide instances of gameplay of a primary game and selectively provide instances of gameplay of a secondary game, comprising:
providing a system controller comprising at least one processor and connected to the gaming device via a network; for each of a plurality of times, determining whether to provide a secondary game buy-in option based on a comparison of a current number of available credits to a secondary game threshold, by at least one processor; based on the comparison of the current number of available credits to the secondary game threshold, providing the secondary game buy-in option for a first respective instance of the secondary game; selectively providing, by the at least one processor, the first respective instance of the secondary game based at least on player-input indicative of acceptance of the secondary game buy-in option; debiting, by the at least one processor, a respective first number of credits from the current number of available credits based at least on the player-input indicative of acceptance of the secondary game buy-in option, wherein the secondary game threshold is not the same as the respective first number of credits; selectively providing, by the at least one processor, a respective instance of the primary game based at least on the current number of available credits; debiting, by the at least one processor, a respective second number of credits from the current number of available credits based at least on the selectively providing the respective instance of the primary game; for each of a number of times that the secondary game buy-in option is not provided based on the comparison of the current number of available credits to the second game threshold, determining whether to provide the secondary game buy-in option responsive to at least one outcome of the primary game, by the at least one processor; and from time-to-time, providing, by the at least one processor, the secondary game buy-in option to a second respective instance of the secondary game based at least on at least one respective outcome of at least one instance of the primary game.