Method and apparatus for a player-controllable bonus game

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6984174
APP PUB NO 20030119581A1
SERIAL NO

10029379

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Gaming systems and methods where qualification for play of a bonus game is linked to play of a base game. Multiple players may qualify for the bonus game by achieving preselected criteria associated with play of the base game. The qualified players may participate in the bonus game and achieve a bonus game outcome based on the player's skill or strategy. The bonus game outcome may allow the player to accumulate bonus awards. In addition, the bonus game outcome may impede or terminate the player's movement in the bonus game. Each player's movement in the bonus game may depend on his or her continued play in the base game. Each qualified player may also eliminate other qualified players by occupying the same space in the bonus game.

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IGT6355 SOUTH BUFFALO DRIVE LAS VEGAS NV 89113

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cannon, Lee E Bozeman, MT 108 12397
Johnson, Brian A Las Vegas, NV 19 1285
Mottes, Julie A Henderson, NV 4 1551
White, Michael L Las Vegas, NV 50 2004

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