Patent ID: 8172671
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating play at a gaming device, comprising: receiving, via an input component of a computing device and from a player, a selection of a contract for a plurality of game plays to be played on a gaming device during which plurality of game plays the gaming device operates under a contract play configuration rather than a default configuration, receiving, prior to allowing play of the gaming device under terms of the contract, a payment of the price for the contract; causing, in exchange for the payment of the price, the gaming device to be reconfigured to the contract play configuration for the plurality of game plays; allowing play of the gaming device under the terms of the contract, wherein play of the gaming device includes executing the plurality of game plays; causing a spin meter display of the gaming device to be updated such that it displays a countdown of the plurality of game plays; for each game play initiated under the terms of the contract: determining a termination of the contract under the terms of the contract; determining a number of credits reflected in the credit meter balance of the gaming device upon the termination of the contract; determining whether the number is a positive number or a negative number; if the number is a positive number, providing an amount of money based on the number and if the number is a negative number, requiring no further payment based on the negative number; and causing, upon determining the termination of the contract, the gaming device to be reconfigured from the contract play configuration to the default configuration.