Patent ID: 9406202
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A gaming system comprising: a housing; at least one display device supported by the housing; a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, said plurality of input devices including: at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the plurality of input devices to: (a) establish a credit balance for a gaming session which includes one or more plays of a game, the established credit balance based at least in part on a monetary value associated with a physical item following receipt of the physical item by the acceptor; (b) for at least one play of the game: (iii) for an initial hand of cards: (iv) determine any awards associated with the final hand of cards; (v) display any awards associated with the final hand of cards; and (vi) if the final hand of cards includes a decay value card having at least the minimum decay value, hold the decay value card for a subsequent play of the game; and (c) initiate a payout associated with the credit balance responsive to receipt of an actuation of the cashout button.