Patent ID: 8100763
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating the play of a wagering game with a bonus game comprising: maintaining a computerized register in an electronic storage device; receiving at least one wager from a player during a regular play session; in response to receiving the wager, increasing the value of the register with a computer processor, wherein the amount the register is increased after each regular play depends on the amount wagered during that regular play; decreasing the value of the register responsive to receiving a wager, wherein the amount the register is decreased after each wager depends on the current value of the register; in response to receiving the wager, providing a regular play; during a regular play, providing a bonus play trigger; responsive to the occurrence of the bonus play trigger, providing a bonus play; as part of the bonus play, awarding a bonus play prize, the value of the bonus play prize depending at least in part on the value of the register.