Gaming system and method for providing a skill-based game

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9682311
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13628860

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In various embodiments, the gaming system and method disclosed herein provides a primary game in which the gaming system provides monetary awards to a player and a secondary game in which the gaming system provides non-monetary skill units to the player. In one such embodiment, the gaming system initiates the play of the skill-based secondary game in response to a triggering even associated with a primary game of the gaming system, and forms a score for the player based on zero, one or more inputs made by the player during the play of the skill-based secondary game. The gaming system determines an amount of non-monetary skill units to provide the player based on the score, and provides the player with the non-monetary skill units. The player redeems any amount of non-monetary skill units for one or more virtual goods offered via a virtual marketplace.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Billings, Thomas Reno, US 3 39
Bryan, Jeremy Rancho Cucamonga, US 1 33
Castellon, Salvador A Reno, US 1 33
Gardner, Shavon Reno, US 1 33
Gilliland, Sean M Reno, US 6 320
Humphrey, Thomas J Reno, US 12 102
Lopez, Christian Reno, US 6 78
McGlone, James T Reno, US 6 1147
Nepomuceno, Maria J Reno, US 1 33
Shin, Kyu Reno, US 1 33
Yi, Jun Beijing, CN 28 190

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