Patent ID: 7682245
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of awarding prizes on a gaming machine providing wagering on a game of chance, the method comprising; providing a memory on the gaming machine storing a paytable for the game of chance wherein the paytable includes each possible outcome for the game of chance and odds associated with each possible outcome; prior to determining an outcome of the game of chance, receiving via first input mechanism coupled to the gaming machine a selection of a non-cash prize from among two or more non-cash prizes available for selection on the gaming machine; in response to receiving the prize selection, matching the selected non-cash prize to at least a first game outcome in the paytable; receiving via a second input mechanism coupled to the gaming machine a wager for the game of chance; after receiving the prize selection and matching the prize selection to the first game outcome, determining the outcome for the game of chance using a random number generator and the paytable including the first game outcome; presenting the outcome for the game of chance on a video display device coupled to the gaming machine; and indicating an award of the selected non-cash prize on the video display device when the determined outcome for the game of chance is the same as the at least first game outcome matched to the selected non-cash prize.