Patent ID: 6213877
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A gaming apparatus providing a proportional payout which is proportional to an amount being wagered, comprising:a processor;a memory connected to said processor;said memory storinga series of outcomes, said series of outcomes including at least one winning outcome and at least one losing outcome, anda series of proportional payout multipliers, each corresponding to an outcome of said series of outcomes;said processor operative todetermine a wagered amount,select, from said series of outcomes, a resulting outcome,select from said series of proportional payout multipliers a resulting proportional payout multiplier corresponding to said resulting outcome, anddetermine a payout amount based on said resulting proportional payout multiplier and said wagered amount, said payout amount being greater than said wagered amount if said resulting outcome is one of said at least one winning outcome, and said payout amount being less than said wagered amount but greater than zero if said resulting outcome is one of said at least one losing outcome.