Patent ID: 7318774

Claim:
A gaming console for playing at least a game having a display means, player input means, and control means arranged to control images displayed on the display means in response to player inputs and game outcomes of games run on the console by the player, the set of possible game outcomes including game features comprising randomly triggered bonus events, the console being characterised in that it is arranged to operate in at least two modes, including a first, normal mode having standard game features and a second, loyalty enhanced mode, wherein the second mode is made available only to players who have established themselves in a loyalty system as members of a special eligibility group without reference to player history and the first mode is available to all players who are not members of the special eligibility group, and wherein the second mode differs from the first mode in that in the second mode, instances of the game being played are provided with enhanced or additional game features with regard to the features of the first mode, wherein the enhanced or additional game features provided on each occurrence of a triggering event are related to the play of a said game on the console, and wherein the control means in response to the player establishing themselves as a member of the special eligibility group, causes the display means to display a notice identifying that the player has been identified as a member of the special eligibility group.