Patent ID: 9613491
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising: (a) if a physical item is received via an acceptor of the gaming device, establishing a credit balance of the gaming device based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item, said physical item being selected from the group consisting of: a cash-in ticket associated with the monetary value and a unit of currency; (b) receiving a wager on a play of a wagering game, said credit balance being decreasable based on said received wager on the play of the wagering game; (c) for the play of the wagering game: (d) receiving an input from a player, via a cashout device of the gaming device, to cash-out said credit balance; (e) causing said at least one electronic display device to display an indication of a first option to utilize at least part of said credit balance to participate in an additional wagering event, said additional wagering event associated with a first ticket having a predefined cost and having an outcome being determined independently of and remotely from said gaming device; (f) receiving a first input from said player, via at least one player input device, to: (i) participate in said additional wagering event, or (ii) decline said first option; (g) for each first input received from said player to participate in said additional wagering event, causing at least one printer to print the first ticket associated with said additional wagering event; (h) regardless of whether said player participates in said additional wagering event or declines said first option, and, without said player requesting the display of any indication of any second option: (i) after receiving said second input from said player, causing the at least one printer to print a cash-out ticket corresponding to any remaining credit balance of said gaming device.