Patent ID: 7713123
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method to play a bonus wagering game, the method comprising: performing the following on a slot machine: receiving a wager from a player at the slot machine; offering the player an opportunity to select a particular element from at least two selectable elements, wherein a winning element out of the at least two selectable elements results in a highest award to the player; offering the player an option at the slot machine to receive a hint on which one of the at least two selectable elements is the winning element; displaying a monetary cost for the hint on the slot machine, the monetary cost to reduce a credit meter of the player; accepting the hint, by the player using the slot machine, wherein in response to the hint being accepted by the player, a non-winning element out of the at least two selectable elements is identified and the monetary cost for the hint is deducted from the credit meter of the player, wherein the monetary cost for the hint increases as a number of potential winning selectable elements out of the at least two selectable elements decreases; and awarding a bonus award to the player on the slot machine.