METHOD FOR AWARDING A BONUS ON A NETWORK OF ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICES

In a gaming network including a plurality of gaming devices, a gaming network is coupled to the gaming devices, and a bonus server is coupled to the gaming network. A method includes determining a duration of a time period used in awarding the bonus, wherein the duration of time has a predefined sta...

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Hauptverfasser:	NGUYEN, BINH, PITMAN, LAWRENCE R, SCHNEIDER, RICHARD J, IDDINGS, CARA L
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AMUSEMENTS CALCULATING CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES CHECKING-DEVICES COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS COMPUTING COUNTING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING GAMES GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR HUMAN NECESSITIES INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES PHYSICS SPORTS VIDEO GAMES
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Zusammenfassung:	In a gaming network including a plurality of gaming devices, a gaming network is coupled to the gaming devices, and a bonus server is coupled to the gaming network. A method includes determining a duration of a time period used in awarding the bonus, wherein the duration of time has a predefined start time that is a specific time of day and a predefined end time that is a specific time of day different from the predefined start time, dividing the duration into a plurality of timeslots including at least two winning timeslots and at least one non-winning timeslot, determining at the plurality of timeslots whether a timeslot is a winning timeslot during which a bonus is to be made, and awarding the bonus to a randomly selected one of the plurality of gaming devices after a winning timeslot has been reached.