Patent ID: 6173955
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A method for a player to play a bonus casino game with an underlying casino game, the bonus casino game having X dice, each of the X dice having F faces with a different symbol thereon so as to form a set {S} of symbols on each of the X dice, said method comprising the steps of:(a) generating a bonus condition in the underlying casino game,(b) rolling all X dice in response to the step of generating the bonus condition,(c) holding none, any, or all of the rolled dice in response to hold input from the player,(d) ending the bonus casino game for the player when re-rolling occurs Y times, the value of Y being two or greater,(e) always awarding the player for any combination of symbols in response to the step of ending the game wherein the step of awarding pays the player a payoff in a payoff table having a plurality of winning combinations and associated payoff values,(f) re-rolling the non-held dice when less than all the X dice are held by the player, and(g) repeating steps (c) through (f) until the step of ending the bonus game occurs.