Wagering game with temporally independent outcomes

Title: Wagering game with temporally independent outcomes

Related Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Including Means For Processing Electronic Data (e.g., Computer/video Game, Etc.), In A Chance Application

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The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060211466, Wagering game with temporally independent outcomes.

1. A method of conducting a wagering game, comprising: receiving a first wager input and a second wager input from a player for playing a single game cycle of a wagering game; selecting a first randomly selected outcome from a plurality of outcomes in response to said first wager input and a second randomly selected outcome of said plurality of outcomes in response to said second wager input; and indicating said first randomly selected outcome temporally independent of indicating said second randomly selected outcome.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said indicating includes displaying at least one of said first randomly selected outcome and said second randomly selected outcome on a display.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising inputting a player choice to trigger a gaming sequence of said wagering game for each one of said first randomly selected outcome and said second randomly selected outcome.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said inputting step includes contacting a location of a touch-screen display.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said first wager input is received before said second wager input and said first randomly selected outcome is indicated after said second randomly selected outcome.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said wagering game is selected from a group consisting of a basic game, a bonus game, and a progressive game.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first randomly selected outcome and said second randomly selected outcome is a bonus-triggering outcome that triggers a bonus game.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising awarding an award for each one of said first randomly selected outcome and said second randomly selected outcome.

9. A computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions for directing a gaming terminal to perform the method of claim 1.

10. A method of conducting a wagering game, comprising: receiving a plurality of wager inputs from a player for playing a single game cycle of a wagering game; selecting a plurality of outcomes corresponding to said plurality of wager inputs in response to said receiving step, each one of said corresponding outcomes being randomly selected from a plurality of outcomes; and indicating each one of said corresponding outcomes temporally independent of each other.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining the size of an award based on a location on a touch-screen chosen by the player.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said location is chosen by contacting a touch-screen of a video display to trigger an award-determining gaming sequence.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said determining step is based at least in part on the length of time of said gaming sequence.

14. A computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions for directing a gaming terminal to perform the method of claim 10.

15. A gaming system for playing a wagering game on a gaming terminal, comprising: a display on said gaming terminal for displaying at least two outcomes of a plurality of outcomes, said at least two outcomes being randomly selected in response to each of said at least two outcomes receiving a corresponding wager input from a player playing a single game cycle of said wagering game; and a controller coupled to said display and programmed to indicate on said display said at least two outcomes temporally independent of each other.

16. The gaming system of claim 15, wherein said display is a touch-screen display.

17. The gaming system of claim 15, wherein said controller is further programmed to present on said display a gaming sequence of said wagering game for each one of said at least two outcomes, said gaming sequence being triggered by a player input.

18. The gaming system of claim 15, wherein said controller is further programmed to indicate a second one of said at least two outcomes before a first one of said at least two outcomes, said second one of said at least two outcomes having a corresponding wager input that is received after a corresponding wager input of said first one of said at least two outcomes.

19. The gaming system of claim 15, wherein said wagering game is selected from a group consisting of a basic game, a bonus game, and a progressive game.

20. The gaming system of claim 15, wherein at least one of said at least two outcomes is a bonus-triggering outcome.

21. The gaming system of claim 15, wherein said controller is further programmed to provide an award for at least one of said at least two outcomes, said award being dependent on a choice inputted by the player.

22. The gaming system of claim 15, further comprising a wager input device coupled to said processor, said wager input device having a wager-amount adjustability feature and a wager-number adjustability feature.

23. The gaming system of claim 15, wherein said wagering game has a fish-feeding theme.

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