Patent ID: 9613490
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A method for modifying an environmental gaming effect by an electronic environmental effects manager, the method comprising: selecting, by the electronic environmental effects manager, the environmental gaming effect, based, at least in part, on presentation of a first portion of a set of outcome symbols appearing to have a potential winning outcome for a game play round of a wagering game presented by a wagering game machine before presentation of a second portion of the set of outcome symbols, wherein the environmental gaming effect is separate from the wagering game; modifying, by the electronic environmental effects manager, the environmental gaming effect in response to determining that an actual outcome for the game play round is a losing outcome; and causing, by the electronic environmental effects manager, the modified environmental gaming effect to be presented via an electronic output presentation device during at least a portion of the presentation of the second portion of the set of outcome symbols.