US-12620287-B2 - Wheel section group selection

Abstract

Gaming systems and method that provide a wheel section group selection feature including a displayed wheel including a plurality of sections and displayed indications of different player selectable groups of the sections for a play of a game. For the play of the game, the gaming system enables the player to select one of the different selectable groups of sections for that play of the game. The gaming system determines any awards for the play of the game based on an indicated section of the wheel, the award amount displayed on the section, and based on the player selected section group.

Inventors

• Nick Hillstrom
• Nathan Ajhar
• Yu Chong
• Chris Peterson

Assignees

• IGT

Dates

Publication Date

20260505

Application Date

20221206

Claims (16)

1. 1 . A gaming system comprising: a housing comprising an openable access door; a security monitoring circuit within the housing and configured to monitor the access door, and that causes a signal to be sent to a remote server when the access door is opened; a power distribution component within the housing; a plurality of output devices comprising a display device supported by the housing and a speaker supported by the housing; a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, said input devices comprising a touch screen coupled to the display device; a sound card within the housing and operable with the speaker; a processor within the housing; and a trusted memory device supported by the housing and configured to provide a gaming regulatory authority a root trusted authority that can be tracked and verified as original, the trusted memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: cause a display, by a display device, of a single wheel comprising a plurality of sections, wherein the sections of the single wheel are respectively associated with a plurality of different symbols; cause a display, by the display device, of indications of different groups of sections that each comprise a plurality of the sections of the single wheel; cause a display, by the display device, of an indication of a first one of the different groups of the sections comprising predetermined sections of the single wheel that are each indicated as being part of the first one of the different groups; cause a display, by the display device, of an indication of a second one of the different groups of the sections comprising an indication of the second one of the different groups of sections comprising randomly determined sections of the single wheel without an indication of which sections of the single wheel are part of the second one of the different groups of sections; cause a display, by the display device, of an indication that one of the different groups of sections can be selected by a player via one of the input devices; thereafter, cause a display, by the display device, of an indication of one of the groups of sections as a selected group of sections of the single wheel selected by the player; cause a display, by the display device, of the single wheel spinning; cause a display, by the display device, of the single wheel stopped after spinning; cause a display, by the display device, of an indicator indicating a randomly determined one of the sections of the single wheel; cause a display, by the display device, of the symbols associated with the sections of the single wheel of the selected group of sections if the indicated section of the single wheel is one of the sections of the selected group of sections; and cause a display, by the display device, of the symbol associated with the indicated section of the single wheel if the indicated section of the single wheel is not one of the sections of the single wheel of the selected group of sections.
2. 2 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to, before the indication of one of the groups of sections as the selected group of sections, cause the display, by the display device, of the sections of the single wheel without displaying any of the symbols in association with the sections of the single wheel.
3. 3 . The gaming system of claim 2 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to, after the indication of one of the groups of sections as the selected group of sections, cause the display, by the display device, of the sections with the symbols in association with the sections of the single wheel.
4. 4 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to cause a display, by the display device, of the indications of each of the different groups of the sections with a same quantity of sections of the single wheel but different sections in each different groups of sections.
5. 5 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to cause a display, by the display device, of the indications of each of the different groups of the sections with a same quantity of sections but at least one different section of the single wheel in each different groups of sections.
6. 6 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to cause a display, by the display device, of the indications of each of the different groups of the sections with a same quantity of sections and having all different sections of the single wheel in each of the different groups of sections.
7. 7 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to cause a display, by the display device, of the indications of each of the different groups of the sections having different quantities of sections of the single wheel.
8. 8 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to cause a display, by the display device, of an indication of a first one of the different groups of the sections comprising adjacent sections of the single wheel and an indication of a second one of the different groups of sections comprising spaced apart sections of the single wheel.
9. 9 . A gaming system comprising: a housing comprising an openable access door; a security monitoring circuit within the housing and configured to monitor the access door, and that causes a signal to be sent to a remote server when the access door is opened; a power distribution component within the housing; a plurality of output devices comprising a display device supported by the housing and a speaker supported by the housing; a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, said input devices comprising a touch screen coupled to the display device; a sound card within the housing and operable with the speaker; a processor within the housing; and a trusted memory device supported by the housing and configured to provide a gaming regulatory authority a root trusted authority that can be tracked and verified as original, the trusted memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: cause a display, by a display device, of a single wheel comprising a plurality sections, wherein the sections of the single wheel are respectively associated with a plurality of different symbols; cause a display, by the display device, of indications a first group of sections of the single wheel comprising a first quantity of the sections of the single wheel and a second group of sections of the single wheel comprising a second quantity of the sections of the single wheel, wherein the first quantity is greater than the second quantity; cause a display, by the display device, of an indication of a quantity of multipliers applied to the indicated symbols if the selected group of sections is the second group of sections and if the indicated section is one of the sections of the single wheel of the second group of sections, wherein the quantity of multipliers is equal to a difference between the first quantity and the second quantity, wherein the indication of the quantity of multipliers is without an indication of the values of the multipliers; cause a display, by the display device, of an indication that either of the first group of sections or the second groups of sections can be selected by a player via one of the input devices; thereafter cause a display, by the display device, of an indication of a selected one of the first and second groups of sections selected by the player as a selected group of sections; cause a display, by the display device, of the single wheel spinning; cause a display, by the display device, of the single wheel stopped after spinning; cause a display, by the display device, of an indicator indicating a randomly determined one of the sections of the single wheel; cause a display, by the display device, of the symbols associated with the sections of the single wheel of the selected group of sections if the indicated section of the single wheel is one of the sections of the single wheel of the selected group of sections; and cause a display, by the display device, of the symbol associated with the indicated section of the single wheel if the indicated section of the single wheel is not one of the sections of the single wheel of the selected groups of sections.
10. 10 . The gaming system of claim 9 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to cause a display, by the display device, of one of the first and second groups of sections comprising adjacent sections and the other of the first and second groups of sections comprising spaced apart sections of the single wheel.
11. 11 . The gaming system of claim 9 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to cause a display, by the display device, of an indication a third group of sections comprising a third quantity of the sections of the single wheel, wherein the third quantity is equal to one of the first quantity or the second quantity, and cause a display, by the display device, of an indication that any of the first, second, and third groups of sections of the single wheel can be selected.
12. 12 . A gaming system comprising: a housing comprising an openable access door; a security monitoring circuit within the housing and configured to monitor the access door, and that causes a signal to be sent to a remote server when the access door is opened; a power distribution component within the housing; a plurality of output devices comprising a display device supported by the housing and a speaker supported by the housing; a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, said input devices comprising a touch screen coupled to the display device; a sound card within the housing and operable with the speaker; a processor within the housing; and a trusted memory device supported by the housing and configured to provide a gaming regulatory authority a root trusted authority that can be tracked and verified as original, the trusted memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: cause a display, by a display device, of a single wheel comprising a plurality sections, wherein the sections of the single wheel are respectively associated with a plurality of different symbols; cause a display, by the display device, of an indication of a first group of the sections comprising predetermined sections of the single wheel that are each indicated as being part of the first group of sections; cause a display, by the display device, of an indication of a second group of the sections comprising an indication of the second group of sections comprising randomly determined sections of the single wheel without an indication of which sections of the single wheel are part of the second group of sections; cause a display, by the display device, of an indication that either the first group of sections or the second groups of sections can be selected by a player via one of the input devices; thereafter, cause a display, by the display device, of an indication of a selected one of the first and second groups of sections as a selected group of sections of the single wheel selected by the player; cause a display, by the display device, of the single wheel spinning; cause a display, by the display device, of the single wheel stopped after spinning; cause a display, by the display device, of an indicator indicating a randomly determined one of the sections; cause a display, by the display device, of the symbols associated with the sections of the single wheel of the selected group of sections if the indicated section of the single wheel is one of the sections of the single wheel of the selected group of sections; and cause a display, by the display device, of the symbol associated with the indicated section of the single wheel if the indicated section of the single wheel is not one of the sections of the single wheel of the selected groups of sections.
13. 13 . The gaming system of claim 12 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to, before the indication of one of the groups of sections as the selected group of sections, cause the display, by the display device, of the sections of the single wheel without displaying any of the symbols in association with the sections of the single wheel.
14. 14 . The gaming system of claim 13 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to, after the indication of one of the groups of sections as the selected group of sections, cause the display, by the display device, of the sections of the single wheel with the symbols in association with the sections of the single wheel.
15. 15 . The gaming system of claim 12 , wherein the first quantity and the second quantity are the same.
16. 16 . The gaming system of claim 12 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to cause a display, by the display device, of an extra benefit associated with the second group of sections.

Description

BACKGROUND The present disclosure relates to a wheel section group selection feature in a gaming environment. Gaming machines may provide players awards in primary games. Gaming machines generally require the player to place a wager to activate the primary game. The award may be based on the player obtaining a winning symbol or symbol combination and on the amount of the wager. Gaming machines may also provide players awards in secondary games such as selection games. The selection games may be wheel based games. BRIEF SUMMARY In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a gaming system including a processor and a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, for a play of a game: cause a display, by a display device, of a wheel including a plurality of sections, wherein the sections are respectively associated with a plurality of different amounts for the play of the game; cause a display, by the display device, of indications of different groups of sections that each include a plurality of the sections; cause a display, by the display device, of an indication that one of the different groups of sections can be selected; and cause a display, by the display device, of an indication of one of the groups of sections as a selected group of sections. The plurality of instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to, for the play of the game: cause a display, by the display device, of the wheel spinning; cause a display, by the display device, of the wheel stopped after spinning; cause a display, by the display device, of an indicator indicating a randomly determined one of the sections; cause a display, by the display device, of the amounts associated with the sections of the selected group of sections if the indicated section is one of the sections of the selected group of sections; and cause a display, by the display device, of the amount associated with the indicated section if the indicated section is not one of the sections of the selected group of sections. In various other embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a gaming system including a processor and a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, for a play of a game: cause a display, by a display device, of a wheel including a plurality sections, wherein the sections are respectively associated with a plurality of different amounts for the play of the game; cause a display, by the display device, of indications a first group of sections including a first quantity of the sections and a second group of sections including a second quantity of the sections, wherein the first quantity is greater than the second quantity; cause a display, by the display device, of an indication that either of the first group of sections or the second groups of sections can be selected; and cause a display, by the display device, of an indication of a selected one of the first and second groups of sections as a selected group of sections for the play of the game. The plurality of instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to, for the play of the game: cause a display, by the display device, of the wheel spinning; cause a display, by the display device, of the wheel stopped after spinning; cause a display, by the display device, of an indicator indicating a randomly determined one of the sections; cause a display, by the display device, of the amounts associated with the sections of the selected group of sections if the indicated section is one of the sections of the selected group of sections; and cause a display, by the display device, of the amount associated with the indicated section if the indicated section is not one of the sections of the selected groups of sections. In various other embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a gaming system including a processor and a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, for a play of a game: cause a display, by a display device, of a wheel including a plurality sections, wherein the sections are respectively associated with a plurality of different amounts for the play of the game; cause a display, by the display device, of indications a first group of sections including a first quantity of the sections and a second group of sections including a second quantity of the sections, wherein the sections of the first groups of sections are predetermined and the sections of the second groups of sections are randomly determined; cause a display, by the display device, of an indication that either the first group of sections or the second groups of sections can be selected; and cause a display, by the display device, of an indication of a selected one of the first and second groups of sections as a selected group of sections. The plurality of