Patent ID: 9619966
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A method of awarding a gaming promotional award at a gaming machine, the gaming machine comprising a display, a wager accepting device configured to accept a physical item associated with a monetary value, an input device, a cashout device, and a processor for controlling the gaming machine, the method comprising: storing promotional award information for a promotional award from a casino property; accepting a physical item associated with a monetary value at the gaming machine to increase a credit balance stored on the gaming machine; accepting a wager from a player to play at least one wagering game at the input device; displaying one or more game symbols to the player at the display of the gaming machine; and determining an outcome of the wagering game with reference to the game symbols, wherein one or more first combinations of the one or more game symbols designate winning outcomes having an associated game award and one or more second combinations of the one or more game symbols designate winning outcomes associate with the promotional award, when one of the one or more second combinations designating the winning outcomes associated with the promotional award is displayed, awarding the player the promotional award comprising free goods, reduced price good, amenities, and/or services that are redeemable at the casino property, and the one or more second combinations designating the winning outcomes associated with the promotional award are displayed when one or more combinations of the one or more game symbols designate a losing outcome.