IP Library Patent Application 12511419
Patent Application
App. No. 12/511,419

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EARLY TERMINATION OF A GAME

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Patent No.
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App. No.
12/511,419
Abstract

Methods and apparatus are provided for allowing a player of an extended game to terminate the game prior to its natural conclusion. The extended game may include a secondary game or a bonus game at a gaming device. The player may choose to terminate the game as an alternative to continuing play. In terminating the game, the player may receive a termination value. In some embodiments, the termination value may compensate the player for a failure to realize a payout associated with the game's natural conclusion.

Claims (4)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving a wager from a player at a gaming device, the wager entitling the player to play a bonus game;

determining a termination value of the bonus game; and

providing the termination value to the player in exchange for the player discontinuing play of the bonus game.

Assignments (1)
LICENSE Recorded Aug 8, 2014
From: WALKER DIGITAL GAMING, LLC; WALKER DIGITAL GAMING HOLDING, LLC; WDG EQUITY, LLC; WALKER DIGITAL, LLC
To: IGT
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