Patent ID: 8845417
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: presenting, via a display of a wagering game machine having one or more processors, a first wagering game upon which monetary value may be wagered; determining, by the one or more processors, an occurrence of a bad beat event for the wagering game, wherein the occurrence of the bad beat event is determined, based at least in part, on a player status level maintained by a player tracking system, wherein the player status level comprises one of a plurality of player status levels, the player status level selected from the plurality of player status levels based, at least in part, on a wagering game history of a player, wherein each of the plurality of player status levels is associated with criteria for determining a bad beat event, and wherein the occurrence of the bad beat event is determined differently for each of the plurality of player status levels; and entering a second wagering game in response to determining the occurrence of the bad beat event.