Wagering game with a guaranteed win feature
A game of chance may be provided to a player. A system to provide the game of chance may include a display configured to sequentially display a set of elements and at least one set of bonus elements, each set simulating slot machine reels. The system may also include an input device configured to receive a player indication of desire to play the game. The system may also include a processor configured to, responsive to the player indication, determine the set of elements based on pre-defined rules, award at least one winning bonus spin to the player if the set of elements are in a first pre-defined winning pattern, determine at least one set of bonus elements to the player, including a subset of winning sets of bonus elements, wherein a quantity of winning sets of bonus elements is equal to a quantity of winning bonus spins awarded to the player. The system may also include a dispenser for dispensing an award to the player, wherein the award is determined based on the subset of winning sets of bonus elements.
1 . A system for facilitating play of a game of chance, comprising:
an input device configured to receive a player indication of a desire to play the game;
a display configured to
display a set of game elements simulating slot machine reels responsive to the player indication, and
display a bonus game display responsive to a pre-defined bonus condition in the set of game elements, the bonus game comprising a series of bonus game plays that are provided until a predetermined quantity of bonus game play wins have occurred in the bonus game; and
a processor in communication with the input device and the display, the processor configured to
determine the set of game elements based on pre-defined rules responsive to the player indication, and
determine the series of bonus game plays that are provided responsive to the occurrence of the pre-defined bonus condition in the set of game elements, the series of bonus games being provided until the predetermined quantity of bonus game wins occurs in the bonus game play.
2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a dispenser for dispensing a prize to the player, the prize based at least in part on the series of bonus game plays.
3 . The system of claim 2 , further comprising:
a prize structure, the prize structure mapping a pre-defined winning pattern to the prize associated with the pre-defined winning pattern.
4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the prize is determined by multiplying the prize by a bonus multiplier.
5 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a payment receiving device to receive a payment from the player prior to the display displaying the set of game elements, the payment receiving device communicating to the processor that payment has been received.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein bonus game plays are simulated slot machine reel spins.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein individual bonus game plays are not guaranteed wins.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the predetermined quantity of bonus game wins based on the pre-defined bonus condition.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the display is configured to signal the player the predetermined quantity of bonus game wins that have been awarded.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the display is further configured to display a transition screen before displaying the bonus game display.
11 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a network interface in communication with a server over a network.
12 . A method for facilitating play of a game of chance, comprising:
responsive to a player indication of a desire to play the game, displaying a set of game elements to the player, wherein the set of game elements simulate slot machine reels; and
responsive to an occurrence of a pre-defined trigger condition, providing a bonus game to the player, the bonus game comprising a series of bonus game plays that are provided until at least a pre-defined quantity of bonus game wins have occurred.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the pre-defined trigger condition is a pre-defined winning pattern in the set of game elements.
14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the bonus game plays are simulated slot machine reel spins.
15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the individual bonus game plays are not guaranteed to win.
16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the pre-defined quantity of bonus game wins is based on the pre-defined trigger condition.
17 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
responsive to the completion of the pre-defined quantity of bonus game wins, returning to a normal game play.
18 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
awarding a bonus prize to the player for each bonus game win, wherein each bonus prize is determined by looking up a prize structure and determining the bonus prize corresponding to the bonus game win. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:
receiving a wager amount from the player, wherein the bonus award is further determined in part based on the wager amount.
19 . A method for facilitating play of a game of chance, comprising:
responsive to a player indication of a desire to play the game, displaying a set of game elements to the player, wherein the set of game elements simulate slot machine reels;
awarding a quantity of winning bonus spin to the player if the set of game elements are in a first pre-defined winning pattern;
sequentially displaying at least one set of bonus elements to the player, including a subset of winning sets of bonus elements wherein a quantity of winning sets of bonus elements is equal to the quantity of winning bonus spins awarded; and
awarding a prize associated with the winning sets of bonus elements.
20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the sets of bonus elements is not equal to the subset of winning sets of bonus elements.
21 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the prize associated with each winning set of bonus elements is determined by looking up a prize structure.
22 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the prize is determined by multiplying an award by a bonus multiplier.
23 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
displaying a total amount of prizes awarded while displaying the quantity of sets of bonus elements.
24 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
displaying a transition screen after the bonus spins are awarded.
25 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
receiving a wager amount from the player, wherein the prize is further determined in part based on the wager amount.
26 . A method for facilitating play of a game of chance, comprising:
responsive to a player indication of a desire to play the game, displaying a set of game elements to the player; and
responsive to an occurrence of a pre-defined trigger condition, providing a bonus game to the player, the bonus game comprising a series of bonus game plays that are provided until at least a pre-defined quantity of bonus game wins have occurred.
27 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the game of chance is a keno game.
28 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the game of chance is a poker game.
29 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the game of chance is a roulette game.
30 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the game of chance is a bingo game.
31 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the pre-defined trigger condition is a pre-defined number of player-selected spots matching a second pre-defined number of winning spots.
32 . The method of claim 26 , further comprising:
receiving player-selected elements in the game of chance.
33 . The method of claim 26 , further comprising:
awarding a bonus prize to the player responsive to providing the pre-defined quantity of bonus game wins.
34 . The method of claim 26 , further comprising:
awarding a regular prize to the player responsive to the set of game elements.