Patent ID: 8616961
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming system for awarding a bonus to a player of one or more wager-based games of chance, the gaming system comprising: a gaming device configured to play one or more games of chance responsive to an indication of a wager; and a host device in communication with the gaming device over a network, the host device including a processor configured to: i) receive an indication of a bonus award to be provided to a player of the gaming device, ii) select one of a plurality of weighted pay tables stored in a storage medium, each weighted pay table including a plurality of award values and a plurality of probabilities, each award value having an associated one of the probabilities, the award values of a first one of the weighted pay tables being in a first range, the award values of a second one of the weighted pay tables being in a second range, the first range being different from the second range, iii) randomly determine one of the plurality of award values in the selected weighted pay table in accordance with the plurality of probabilities, the randomly determined award value being a bonus award, and iv) provide a bonus award notification including information related to the bonus award.