Patent ID: 6554283
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: A63F,G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
A method of a house apportionment of a bonus monetary pay out value to be paid out by the house during a bonus casino game, entry for which is achieved during casino play of an underlying casino game of chance, the method of house apportionment of the bonus monetary pay out value comprising:awarding the player a portion of the bonus monetary pay out value for the bonus game by apportioning the bonus monetary pay out value between the awarded player portion and a remainder of the bonus monetary pay out value; adding the remainder of the bonus monetary pay out value to at least one account available to reward monetarily the player or subsequent players, so that the value of the bonus game is fixed regardless of player proficiency in the bonus game, and the awarding step of the bonus game for the bonus monetary pay out value happens with the wagering of X units to be eligible for the casino bonus game with a frequency f and with the expected return R units for a game without the bonus, and with bonus participation, on average, garnering the expected bonus monetary pay out value of B units and wherein the step of calculating the house advantage is a function of at least f, R, B, and X.