Granted Patent B2

US 10,210,706 · App. 15/275,409 · Granted Feb 19, 2019

Abstract

Claims (66)

1. An electronic gaming machine for conducting an electronic game, the electronic gaming machine comprising:

a meter configured to record gaming data for a plurality of rounds of play of the electronic game; and

a game controller coupled to the meter and configured to:

gain access to the gaming data for the plurality of rounds of play, the gaming data including a first return-to-player (RTP) rate having been used during the plurality of rounds of play;

compute a second RTP rate different than the first RTP rate based on the gaming data from the plurality of rounds of play; and

configure the second RTP rate for a next round of play of the electronic game.

2. The electronic gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the meter is further configured to record respective wagers for the plurality of rounds of play of the electronic game.

3. The electronic gaming machine of claim 2 , wherein the game controller is further configured to compute the second RTP rate based on the respective wagers.

4. The electronic gaming machine of claim 3 , wherein the game controller is further configured to:

compute a moving average of a quantity, N, of most-recent wagers of the respective wagers; and

compute the second RTP rate proportionally with the moving average.

5. The electronic gaming machine of claim 3 , wherein the game controller is further configured to:

compute the first RTP rate according to the respective wagers;

compute the second RTP rate according to a current wager for the next round of play of the electronic game; and

configure the second RTP rate to a greater value among the first RTP rate and the second RTP rate.

6. The electronic gaming machine of claim 1 further comprising a credit input device configured to receive credit input to establish a credit balance from which respective wagers for the plurality of rounds of play of the electronic game are deducted.

7. The electronic gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the game controller is further configured to:

conduct the plurality of rounds of play of the electronic game to generate the gaming data; and

award respective payouts for the plurality of rounds of play according to the first RTP rate.

8. The electronic gaming machine of claim 1 further comprising a display configured to display the second RTP rate for the next round of play of the electronic game.

9. The electronic gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the game controller is further configured to:

conduct a subsequent plurality of rounds of play of the electronic game; and

award respective payouts for the subsequent plurality of rounds of play according to the second RTP rate.

10. An electronic gaming system comprising:

an electronic gaming machine comprising:

a user interface through which respective wagers are received for a plurality of rounds of play of an electronic game; and

a game controller configured to:

conduct the plurality of rounds of play upon receipt of the respective wagers;

generate gaming data for the plurality of rounds of play; and

award respective payouts according to a first return-to-player (RTP) rate used during the plurality of rounds of play; and

a casino management system coupled to the electronic gaming machine over a network, the casino management system comprising a processor configured to:

receive the gaming data for the plurality of rounds of play, the gaming data including the first RTP rate;

compute a second RTP rate different than the first RTP rate based on the gaming data from the plurality of rounds of play; and

configure the electronic gaming machine with the second RTP rate for a next round of play of the electronic game.

11. The electronic gaming system of claim 10 , wherein the processor of the casino management system is further configured to record respective wagers for the plurality of rounds of play of the electronic game.

12. The electronic gaming system of claim 11 , wherein the processor of the casino management system is further configured to compute the second RTP rate based on the respective wagers.

13. The electronic gaming system of claim 12 , wherein the processor of the casino management system is further configured to:

compute a moving average of a quantity, N, of most-recent wagers of the respective wagers; and

compute the second RTP rate proportionally with the moving average.

14. The electronic gaming system of claim 12 wherein the processor of the casino management system is further configured to:

compute the second RTP rate according to the respective wagers;

compute a third RTP rate according to a current wager for a subsequent round of play of the electronic game; and

configure an RTP rate of the electronic gaming machine to a greater value among the second RTP rate and the third RTP rate.

15. The electronic gaming system of claim 10 , wherein the electronic gaming machine further comprises a credit input device configured to receive credit input to establish a credit balance from which the respective wagers for the plurality of rounds of play of the electronic game are deducted.

16. The electronic gaming system of claim 10 , wherein the electronic gaming machine further comprises a display configured to display the second RTP rate for a next round of play of the electronic game.

17. The electronic gaming system of claim 10 , wherein the game controller of the electronic gaming machine is further configured to:

conduct a subsequent plurality of rounds of play of the electronic game; and

award respective payouts for the subsequent plurality of rounds of play according to the second RTP rate.

18. A method of configuring an electronic gaming machine, said method comprising:

receiving, by a game controller of the electronic gam machine from a meter of the electronic gaming machine, respective wagers for a plurality of rounds of play of an electronic game recorded by the meter;

conducting, by the game controller, the plurality of rounds of play upon receipt of the respective wagers to generate gaming data, the gaming data including a first return-to-player (RTP) rate used during the plurality of rounds of play;

awarding, by the game controller, respective payouts for the plurality of rounds according to the first RTP rate;

computing a second RTP rate different than the first RTP rate based on the gaming data from the plurality of rounds of play;

configuring the electronic gaming machine with the second RTP rate;

conducting, by the game controller, a next round of play of the electronic game after configuring the second RTP rate; and

awarding, by the game controller, a payout for the next round of play according to the second RTP rate.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein conducting the plurality of rounds of play to generate gaming data comprises generating a wagering history for the respective wagers.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising computing the second RTP rate based on the wagering history.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein computing the second RTP rate based on the wagering history comprises:

computing a moving average of a quantity, N, of most-recent wagers of the respective wagers; and

computing the second RTP rate proportionally with the moving average.

22. The method of claim 19 further comprising clearing the wagering history for the respective wagers when the electronic gaming machine is inactive for a predefined duration of time.

23. The method of claim 18 , wherein configuring the electronic gaming machine with the second RTP rate comprises at least one of:

adjusting a base game RTP component;

adjusting a bonus game RTP component; and

adjusting a frequency at which a bonus game is awarded.

Assignments (8)

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