Patent ID: 9449471
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
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 and including an acceptor; at least one processor; and at least one memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, 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 based at least in part on a monetary value associated with a physical item following receipt of the physical item by the acceptor, the physical item being one of: a ticket and currency; (b) place a wager on a play of a primary game following receipt of an actuation of a wager button, the credit balance decreasable by the wager; (c) randomly determine and display a primary game outcome for the play of the primary game upon the wager; (d) determine any primary game awards associated with the play of the primary game; (e) display any determined primary game awards, the credit balance increasable by any determined primary game awards; (f) upon an occurrence of a secondary game triggering event in association with the primary game: (g) initiate a payout associated with the credit balance following receipt of an actuation of a cashout button.