Patent ID: 8758123
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine for playing a wagering game, comprising: a storage device to store a first software instruction set for a first wagering game and a second different software instruction set for a second wagering game, the first wagering game including a randomly selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to receiving a wager input from a player, the first and second wagering games each determining whether to provide access to a community event over the network, the community event having an award value; a controller to select either the first or second wagering game, and adjust the probability of accessing the community event for the selected first or second wagering game or adjust the award value of the community event to produce an equalized expected value for the community event based on the adjusted probability or award value of the community event; an interface coupled to the storage device and capable of communication with a network to receive at least a part of the instruction set for the selected first or second wagering game from the network, and accesses a locally stored part of the software instruction set for the selected first or second wagering game, wherein the controller executes the selected software instruction set in order to run the first or second wagering game; and wherein the selected wagering game determines whether to provide access to the community event over the network and awards the equalized expected value for the community event.