Abstract: Gaming systems and method that provide a banked bonus player selection feature including a symbol display such as a displayed wheel having a plurality of displayed player selectable sections for a play of a multi-player game.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 12, 2023
Date of Patent:
July 15, 2025
Assignee:
IGT
Inventors:
Chris Peterson, Nick Hillstrom, Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar
Abstract: A system that facilitates a transfer of an amount of funds associated with a line of credit to a gaming establishment account and then to a gaming device, such as an EGM, wherein the amount of funds associated with the line of credit is separately tracked by the system.
Abstract: A secondary progressive award is provided for a wide-area progressive wagering game as a celebration or participation award. A processor circuit determines that a winning condition for a wide-area progressive wagering game has been satisfied for a gaming device of a plurality of eligible gaming devices. For each gaming device of the plurality of eligible gaming devices, it is determined whether the gaming device meets a predetermined activity condition, and a subset of active gaming devices of the plurality of eligible gaming devices is determined based on the active gaming devices meeting the predetermined activity condition. A primary progressive award is provided to a user of the a gaming device associated with the winning condition, and a secondary progressive award is provided to each gaming device of the determined subset of active gaming devices.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 27, 2025
Publication date:
July 10, 2025
Applicant:
IGT
Inventors:
Joe MOORE, Christian THEUMER, Timothy SHORTALL
Abstract: Gaming systems and methods providing a symbol accumulation sequence that includes one or more different enhancement features. The different enhancement features can be provided individually or can be provided in any suitable combination of these different enhancement features including two or more or all of the different enhancement features combined together. The different enhancement features can include a multi-function sequence triggering symbol enhancement feature.
Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that maintain a progressive award associated with a guaranteed minimum quantity of generations of a designated symbol, certain of which are associated with an additional award.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 28, 2022
Date of Patent:
July 8, 2025
Assignee:
IGT
Inventors:
Timothy Kennedy, Robin Hare, Justin Valvo
Abstract: A system configured to manage progressive pools can include a processor circuit and a memory coupled to the processor circuit. The memory includes machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the system to perform operations. The operations include determining to cease operation of a first progressive game on a first electronic gaming machines (“EGM”). The first progressive game can be associated with a first progressive pool. The operations can further include, allocating a portion of the first progressive pool to a second progressive pool associated with a second progressive game based on a characteristic of the first progressive game and a characteristic of the second progressive game. The operations further include, responsive to determining to cease operation of the first progressive game, transmitting a message to the first EGM, the message including instructions to cease operation of the first progressive game.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 15, 2022
Date of Patent:
July 8, 2025
Assignee:
IGT
Inventors:
Dwayne Nelson, Kevin Higgins, Christopher Levin
Abstract: The gaming systems and methods provide selective re-deals for no-hold initial hands for plays of a draw poker game, wherein each of the no-hold initial hands includes no pairs of Jacks or better, no two pairs, no three-of-a-kinds, no four-of-a-kinds, no straights, no flushes, no full houses, no straight flushes, no matching pairs of 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, or 10s, no combinations of cards that are missing one card from forming a straight, a flush, or a straight flush, and no royal cards.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 7, 2024
Date of Patent:
July 8, 2025
Assignee:
IGT
Inventors:
Kera Skillings, Benjamin R. Holsclaw, Christopher John Richardson, Bradley James Fredella
Abstract: Systems and methods that operate to enable tipping with gaming establishment retail and entertainment purchases made in association with a gaming establishment fund management system.
Abstract: A secondary progressive award is provided for a wide-area progressive wagering game as a celebration or participation award. A processor circuit determines that a winning condition for a wide-area progressive wagering game has been satisfied for a gaming device of a plurality of eligible gaming devices. For each gaming device of the plurality of eligible gaming devices, it is determined whether the gaming device meets a predetermined activity condition, and a subset of active gaming devices of the plurality of eligible gaming devices is determined based on the active gaming devices meeting the predetermined activity condition. A primary progressive award is provided to a user of the a gaming device associated with the winning condition, and a secondary progressive award is provided to each gaming device of the determined subset of active gaming devices.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 18, 2025
Publication date:
July 3, 2025
Applicant:
IGT
Inventors:
Joe MOORE, Christian THEUMER, Timothy SHORTALL
Abstract: A gaming system having a gaming system including a housing and a reel assembly positioned in and supported by the housing, the reel assembly including a frame, a plurality of individually rotatable reels supported by the frame, a plurality of reel dividers positioned adjacent to the respective sides of the reels, and a plurality of selectively and individually illuminable outcome indicators respectively connected to and supported by the respective reel dividers and configured to indicate symbols of winning symbol combinations that occur on the reels during plays of a slot game.
Abstract: A gaming device includes a processor circuit and a memory including machine-readable instructions. When executed by the processor circuit, the instructions cause the processor circuit to access a game software package comprising a plurality of configurations of a wagering game. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to determine whether the gaming device is authorized to access a first subset of configurations of the wagering game. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to, based on the determination that the gaming device is authorized to access the first subset of configurations of the wagering game, enable play of the first subset of configurations of the wagering game at the gaming device.
Abstract: Systems and methods which provide a player zero, one or more awards based on the accumulation of triggering elements independent of the generation of a plurality of symbols of a plurality of reels.
Inventors:
Anthony John Baerlocher, Stewart Thoeni, Christopher D. Carlisle, Julia Janeen Angst, Jean-Pierre Legras, John Leagh Beadell, Scott Hamilton Jones, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Thang Duc Doan, Matthew Arbie Franich, Tai Rosander