Patent ID: 8337300
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: allocating, by one or more processors, money to be used exclusively for monetary payouts on a wagering game network, wherein a first portion of the money can be won based on skillful player input during a skill-based game associated with a wagering game presented on a wagering game machine during a wagering game session, and wherein the allocating guarantees that a surplus amount will be paid out either during the wagering game session or during a later wagering game session, wherein the surplus amount is a remaining portion of the money not won via playing the skill-based game; providing data for conducting the skill-based game on the wagering game machine; providing a skilled game goal to accomplish via the skillful player input during the skill-based game; determining a goal completion amount for accomplishing the skilled game goal; awarding the goal completion amount; calculating the surplus amount by subtracting the goal completion amount from the money to be used exclusively for monetary payouts on a wagering game network; determining that a real payout percentage of the wagering game machine is below a theoretical payout percentage; and after determining that the real payout percentage is below the theoretical payout percentage, awarding the surplus amount to the wagering game machine to increase the real payout percentage to comply with the theoretical payout percentage.