Patent ID: 8753187

Claim:
A state-based power-up management server comprising: a communications interface; a memory; and a logic device, wherein the logic device, the memory, and the communications interface are operably connected and configured to: associate a state-based power-up with a player in a database stored in memory based on a determination that a power-up condition has been met during wagering game play; receive a first input via the communications interface indicating that the state-based power-up has been redeemed for an in-game advantage at a first time during wagering game play and that a game outcome condition has been met in association with the redemption of the state-based power-up at the first time, determine, responsive to receipt of the first input, that the association of the state-based power-up with the player is to be maintained as a result of the game outcome condition being met in association with the redemption of the state-based power-up at the first time, and maintain, responsive to the determination that the association of the state-based power-up with the player is to be maintained, the association of the state-based power-up with the player in the database stored in the memory at least until a second input is received via the communications interface indicating that the state-based power-up has been redeemed for the in-game advantage at a second time later than the first time, wherein: the power-up condition is different from the game outcome condition; the state-based power-up is re-usable if the game outcome condition is met, and the in-game advantage provides an opportunity to improve a score or chances of winning within a game.