Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-13
2008-05-13
Pezzuto, Robert E. (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation
C463S016000, C463S029000, C273S139000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07371174
ABSTRACT:
A gaming device having a bonus game including a preliminary award generated as an outcome of the bonus game and a plurality of different alternative ending sequences for the bonus game. After said preliminary award is generated, one of said alternative ending sequences is randomly selected to display to the player and the game employs such alternative ending sequence to determine a final award to provide to the player based on the preliminary award and the selected alternative ending sequence.
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