Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-15
2008-07-15
Pezzuto, Robert E (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation
C463S016000, C463S020000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10662929
ABSTRACT:
A gaming device and method having a multi-game bonus scheme. The gaming device includes a controller, a device for providing a plurality of bonus games related by a plurality of bonus picks and a display device adapted to exhibit at least the bonus games and the bonus picks. Preferably the bonus picks are used in each bonus game. The gaming device includes an advancement ladder exhibited by the display device, wherein the advancement ladder includes at least start, ready and go blocks which must be reached before the player is awarded bonus values.
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