Patent ID: 8152620
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for initializing a desired game in an electronic gaming machine, wherein a predefined fee is required to be paid to play the game and game events are displayed on a screen, the method which comprises: offering to a player the following alternatives: the electronic gaming machine being configured to: in case of a preliminary win, playing the desired game, and adjusting chances of winning and/or win amounts for the desired game or a predefined number of desired games in dependence on the probabilities or chances of winning selected by the player; all of the wins in the preliminary game are determined with the chances or probabilities of winning being predefined according to statistical or random criteria; in case of a preliminary loss, terminating game play, and optionally offering the alternatives a) and b); and when a number of preliminary games are lost or when the desired game is not reached very often, determining additional possibilities of winning and/or win amounts according to statistical criteria and granting the additional possibilities.