Patent ID: 6848996
Filing Date: 2005-02-01
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming device having a wager game, comprising: at least one data storage device storing a plurality of instructions associated with a plurality of different functions of the wager game; at least one primary sound file stored in the data storage device; a plurality of variant sound files stored in the data storage device, each of the variant sound files being a variation of the primary sound file and each of the variant sound files being different from one another, wherein the variation between the primary sound file and each of the variant sound file is at least a change in a music variable selected from the group consisting of key, tempo, style, melody, beat, syncopation, notes, mode, scale, chords, pitch, voice, instrument and a jump from one section of a sound recording to a different section of said sound recording; a plurality of different options selectable by the player, at least two of the options associated with: (a) a different one of the variant sound files; and (b) a different one of the functions of the wager game; at least one speaker; at least one player input device enabling the player to select the options; and a processor in communication with the data storage device, the player input device and the speaker, which: (a) plays the primary sound file after a predetermined event occurs; (b) determines which one of the options is selected by the player; (c) plays any variant sound file associated with the selected option; and (d) operates the wager game according to the function associated with the selected option.