Patent ID: 8979657
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system, the method comprising: initiating a first base wagering game having a first EV at a first gaming machine in response to receipt of an input wager; using a wagering game controller, incrementing a first gaming machine bonus-time eligibility counter; using the wagering game controller, randomly incrementing, during game play of the first base wagering game at the first gaming machine, the incremented first gaming machine bonus-time eligibility counter; using the wagering game controller, decrementing the incremented first gaming machine bonus-time eligibility counter in real time; and using the wagering game controller, rendering a player at the first gaming machine eligible to play the community event bonus game if the incremented first gaming machine bonus-time eligibility counter is non-zero when a community event bonus game is triggered.