Patent ID: 8986095
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method in a gaming system primarily dedicated to playing a casino wagering game, the gaming system including a random element generator, one or more processors, an electronic display device, an electronic input device, and a plurality of gaming terminals that participate in a community event, the method comprising: generating one or more random elements with the random element generator; receiving, via a physical input to the electronic input device, a wager input to initiate the casino wagering game; determining, by the one or more processors, an outcome of the casino wagering game based, at least in part, on the one or more random elements; displaying the outcome on the electronic display device; awarding, by the one or more processors, a tangible award in response to the outcome meeting a predetermined award criterion; providing, by at least one of the one or more processors, individual enhancements at one or more of the plurality of gaming terminals, each of the individual enhancements having an initial value prior to the community event being triggered; if the initial value exceeds a predetermined value upon the community event being triggered, modifying, by at least one of the one or more processors, the initial value to a modified value based on the initial value; and awarding, by at least one of the one or more processors, the modified value upon the community event being triggered; wherein the modifying includes randomly selecting, by at least one of the one or more processors, the modified value.