Patent ID: 6468156
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A subsystem for paying awards in a gaming machine comprising:a maximum Bet Module that selectively set a maximum amount wagered on a game based upon a discrete maximum Bet Value (BVmax) of a plurality of discrete Bet Values (BV) ranging from BV1 to BVmax wagered by a game user during a single game, where BVmax is independently selected by a casino operator; a general Pay Table Module that awards a general payout (Pgeneral) in accordance with a general pay schedule (Ygeneral)upon the game user attaining predetermined parameters during a single game, said general payout being determined by an equation of: Pgeneral=(Ygeneral)(BVbet), â€ƒwhen the wagered Bet Value (BVbet) of the game user for a single game is such that BVbetbonus, where BV1bonus&lE;BVmax, and where Ygeneral is the general pay schedule awarded per BVbet; and a maximum bonus Pay Table Module that selectively and independently set a maximum bonus payout (Pbonus) in accordance with a maximum bonus pay schedule (Xbonus) upon the game user attaining said predetermined parameters during said single game, and upon the game user wagering at least BVbonus, where BVbonus is a minimum wager by the game user, independently and adjustably selected from at least two of the plurality of discrete Bet Values (BV), by the casino operator, necessary to commence application of the maximum bonus pay schedule (Xbonus), wherein said general pay schedule (Ygeneral) is superceded by the maximum bonus pay schedule (Xbonus), said maximum bonus payout being determined by the equation of: Pbonus=(Xbonus)(BVbet), â€ƒwhen the BVbet is in the range of BVbonus&lE;BVbet&lE;BVmax, where Xbonus is the maximum bonus pay schedule awarded per BVbet.