Patent ID: 11908283
Assignee: IGT
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 19:
20. A server, comprising:
a communications interface;
a processor coupled to the communications interface; and
a memory coupled with and readable by the processor and storing therein instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive, via the communications interface, a request for subscriber information about a player interacting with a gaming device that is separate from the server, wherein the player interacting with the gaming device played a first play of a game of the gaming device and received a first game outcome for the first play of the game, wherein the first game outcome comprises a first plurality of symbols rendered by a display device of the gaming device to a first number of symbol areas arranged along a line in an array of symbol areas;
determine that the player is enrolled in a gaming subscription register stored in a memory location of the server; and
send, via the communications interface, the subscriber information about the player comprising game continuation rules for the player that enable a game enhancement feature that modifies a win probability for a continued play of the game played by the player interacting with the gaming device,
wherein the game continuation rules comprise game outcomes that define whether the game enhancement feature is made available to a player, wherein the game enhancement feature is made available to the player when the first game outcome is determined to correspond to a near-miss win, wherein the near-miss win corresponds to the first plurality of symbols matching a first winning plurality of symbols, and wherein the first number of symbol areas is less than a total number of symbol areas arranged along the line in the array of symbol areas.