Patent ID: 7892092
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A bonus system associated with a gaming system including at least a first gaming machine adapted for accepting wagers, granting monetary awards and presenting a game for regular and bonus play by a player thereon, said bonus system comprising: a player tracking device associated with said first gaming machine, said player tracking device including at least one input configured to receive information regarding said player of said first gaming machine; a display device associated with said first gaming machine, said display device adapted to present bonus information to said player of said first gaming machine; a bonus system host, said bonus system host arranged to accept information regarding said player of said first gaming machine from said player tracking device and transmit bonus information for display at said display device; a bonus processor associated with said first gaming machine and said bonus system host, said bonus processor adapted to generate bonus event results from play of a bonus game resulting from play of a first regular game, at least a portion of said bonus event results being substantially dependent upon the identity or another traceable characteristic of said player of said first gaming machine; said bonus event results comprising: results of incremental bonus game play wherein said bonus event results for said player persist to a following instance that said player plays a regular game on a gaming machine associated with said bonus system for play at a later time and/or different location, and said processor is further adapted to apply said bonus event results that persist to play of a bonus game that is awarded from regular game play in said following instance, said bonus game dependent upon said bonus event results; a communications link between said player tracking device and said bonus system host, said communications link adapted to transmit information between said player tracking device and said bonus system host.