Patent ID: 9576429
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: facilitating, by a processing device, gameplay of a primary wagering game conducted via a first gaming device of a first player, the primary wagering game being conducted in accordance with first stored rules defining one or more probabilities of winning one or more primary wagering game payouts; evaluating, by the processing device and based on a probability of the first player winning a chance to play a secondary game, a wager made by the first player in the primary wagering game; determining, by the processing device and based on the evaluation of the wager, that the first player has won a chance to play the secondary game; providing, by the processing device and to the first gaming device of the first player, an indication of the winning of the chance to play the secondary game; receiving, by the processing device, in response to the providing and from the first player device, an indication that the first player desires to activate the chance to play the secondary game; facilitating, by the processing device, gameplay of the secondary game conducted via the first gaming device of the first player, the secondary game being conducted in accordance with second stored rules defining a probability of winning a secondary game jackpot; determining, by the processing device, that the first player has won the secondary game jackpot; and awarding, via the processing device, the secondary game jackpot.