METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GAMING WITH ALTERNATE VALUE PAYOUTS
Systems and methods are provided for permitting a player to play a game at a gaming device. The gaming device provides a payout for the game. The payout is redeemable for one of a plurality of values, and at least two of the plurality of values are different from each other. The values typically have different corresponding forms of payout, such as cash or merchandise credits.
1 . A method for running a slot machine game with alternate-value payouts, comprising:
permitting a player to play a game at a slot machine;
printing a ticket; and
providing the player with the ticket as a payout for the game,
in which the ticket includes indicia that indicates
a first value in the form of cash,
a second value in the form of a coupon for a merchant, and
a bar code,
in which the first value is different than the second value.
2 . A method for running a slot machine game with alternate-value payouts, comprising:
permitting a player to play a game at a gaming device; and
providing a payout for the game, the payout including a printed ticket;
in which the payout is redeemable for only one of a plurality of values,
in which each of the plurality of values corresponds to a form of payout,
in which a first form of payment is cash;
in which a second form of payment is a coupon for a merchant;
in which at least two of the plurality of values are different from each other.
3 . A method comprising:
permitting a player to play a game at a gaming device; and
providing a payout for the game,
in which the payout is redeemable for one of a plurality of values,
in which at least two of the plurality of values are different from each other.
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