Patent ID: 9138634
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a gaming machine, said method comprising: (i) if a physical item associated with a monetary value is received via an acceptor supported by a housing of the gaming machine, identifying, via the acceptor, the received physical item and causing a processor to establish a credit balance based at least in part on the monetary value associated with the received and identified physical item; (ii) if a wager button is actuated, causing the processor to place a first round wager on a first round of play of a card game and initiate the first round of play of the card game, the credit balance being decreasable by the first round wager; (iii) for the first round of play of the card game: (iv) providing the next round of play using any determined multiplier from the first round of play, any determined multiplier being applied to at least one winning poker hand category in the paytable for said next round of play; and (v) if a cashout button is actuated, causing the processor to initiate a payout associated with the credit balance.