Patent ID: 9390580
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a gaming system, the gaming system including one or more controllers and a wagering game machine, the wagering game machine including an electronic display device and one or more electronic input devices, the method comprising: presenting a casino wagering game on the wagering game machine; detecting, via at least one of the one or more electronic input devices, a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance; initiating the casino wagering game in response to an input indicative of a wager covered by the credit balance; detecting, during the casino wagering game, a trigger for a bonus game; presenting player-selectable bonus game options without presenting bonus game types associated with the player-selectable bonus game options, wherein the presenting is on the electronic display device of the wagering game machine; detecting sign-on to an account on a player community server; as a result of the detecting the sign-on to the account, presenting a hint on the electronic display device of the wagering game machine, wherein the hint indicates the bonus game types associated with the player-selectable bonus game options; detecting selection of one of the player-selectable bonus game options, wherein the one of the player-selectable bonus game options is associated with a particular one of the bonus game types; presenting a bonus game of the particular one of the bonus game types; and receiving, via at least one of the one or more electronic input devices, a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance.