Patent ID: 8591317

Claim:
A method for presenting a multi-tiered promotional game that is supplemental to and distinct from a primary game, the multi-tiered promotional game having a promotional game component, bonus game component, and cash giveaway component, the method comprising: determining eligibility of a player for a multi-tiered promotional game based on player tracking information of the player; presenting the promotional game component after play of a primary game if the player is deemed eligible for the multi-tiered promotional game and on a pre-scheduled and pre-determined cycle, wherein the promotional game component has a pre-selected outcome; awarding promotional credits to the player for a winning outcome in the promotional game component; enrolling the player in the cash giveaway component if the player is deemed eligible for the multi-tiered promotional game; and awarding the player a bonus game entry point for a promotional bonus game component when the promotional game component is presented to the player, wherein a predetermined number of bonus game entry points are required to play the promotional bonus game component.