Patent ID: 8241110

Claim:
A system for effecting game play and prizing in an electronic environment, comprising: system-side input for receiving mandated parameters which must be achieved by the system as a whole, the mandated parameters including prizing parameters being selected from the group consisting of: prize pay out and win rates, a memory coupled to the input for storing at least the mandated parameters, a processing system coupled to the memory for implementing the mandated parameters by utilizing variable parameters to implement a game play experience, the game play experience including at least a first game play portion and a second prizing portion, the variable parameters including varying the play probabilities of the game play experience, the first game play portion utilizing a first set of probabilities for the first game play portion, and utilizing a second lower set of probabilities to provide a lower prizing phase payout than would be achieved using the first set of probabilities to achieve the mandated prizing parameters, storage for recording information regarding particular game play events as determined by the processor, a presentation system for at least displaying game play events, and a user input for receiving player input.