Patent ID: 6692005
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: A63F,G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
A method of a house apportionment of a bonus monetary pay out value to be paid out by the house in a bonus game during play of an underlying casino game of chance, the method of house apportionment of the bonus monetary pay out value comprising:awarding a player a portion of the bonus monetary pay out value in the bonus game by apportioning the bonus monetary pay out value between the awarded player portion and a remainder of the bonus monetary pay out value, adding the remainder of the bonus monetary pay out value to an account in the bonus game available to reward monetarily the player or subsequent players, the awarding based on wagering of X units, the bonus game occurring at a frequency f, an expected player return of R units for the underlying casino game of chance without the bonus game, and an expected bonus monetary pay out value of B units to provide a house advantage that is a function of at least f, R, B, and X.