Patent ID: 8475277
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming device for use in a networked gaming environment, the networked gaming environment including a jackpot controller configured to calculate and disburse payouts for a base game playable by the gaming device and a random rewards jackpot controller configured to calculate and disburse payouts for at least one predefined random rewards scenario available to the gaming device, said gaming device comprising: at least one display configured to display a base game provided to the gaming device; a payment acceptor configured to receive a form of payment from a player in exchange for credits usable on the gaming device; and a random rewards machine controller configured to enable the player to allocate credits between a base game credit meter and a random rewards credit meter, the base game credit meter representing credits usable in connection with the base game and the random rewards credit meter representing credits usable in connection with at least one random rewards pool corresponding to one said random rewards scenario, wherein the at least one random rewards scenario is independent of the base game, wherein a number of credits contributable to the base game from the base game credit meter is independent of a number of credits contributable to the at least one random rewards scenario from the random rewards credit meter, and wherein payouts for the at least one random rewards scenario are disbursable independent of payouts for the base game.