Gaming system and method with accumulating equity

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8684817
APP PUB NO 20100113122A1
SERIAL NO

12686086

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Method and apparatus are described for conducting a secondary game at a gaming device. In various embodiments, a player may acquire equity in the secondary game in such forms as a location of a game character, a number of symbols aggregated, a degree of completion of a puzzle, or a defensive provision. Certain symbols or outcomes in a primary game, however, may cause the player to lose equity in the secondary 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
Gelman, Geoffrey M Stamford, US 616 35426
Jorasch, James A Stamford, US 1157 96501
Rogers, Andrew D Los Altos, US 12 429
Tedesco, Daniel F Huntington, US 1 4
Tulley, Stephen C Fairfield, US 405 19766
Walker, Jay S Ridgefield, US 1530 120437
Zucker, David F Winnetka, US 51 2915

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