Patent ID: 9214071
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. An electronic slot machine primarily dedicated to conducting a casino wagering game with a base game and a bonus game, the bonus game having an initial probability of being triggered during play of the base game, the slot machine comprising: a cabinet configured to house electronic components operable for conducting the wagering game; at least one electronic input device coupled to the cabinet and configured to receive physical inputs from a player and transform the physical inputs into electronic data signals, the physical inputs including a first physical input indicative of a first wager to play the wagering game, and a second physical input indicative of a second wager, distinct from the first wager, to enable one or more bonus-triggering-enhancement parameters each configured to increase the initial probability of triggering the bonus game to a higher probability of triggering the bonus game during play of the base game; at least one electronic display device coupled to the cabinet and configured to display an outcome of the base game, the base-game outcome being randomly selected from a plurality of available base-game outcomes, the plurality of base-game outcomes including a bonus-triggering outcome; at least one electronic random element generator configured to generate one or more random elements associated with play of the wagering game; at least one processor; and at least one memory device storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the slot machine to: wherein the scatter-symbol-bonus-triggering enhancement modifies the bonus-triggering outcome to include a combination of bonus-trigger symbols appearing anywhere in the base-game outcome, and wherein the wild-symbol-bonus-triggering enhancement modifies an existing wild symbol appearing in the base-game outcome to also substitute for a bonus-trigger symbol required for the bonus-triggering outcome.