Casino game with bonus multiplier

Abstract

A bonus multiplier provides added excitement and increased player attraction to existing casino games without affecting game play or casino advantage. After establishing at least one winning combination according to rules of an existing casino game and playing the game to arrive at a player result, the player result is compared with the winning combinations to determine if the player result is a winning result. Subsequently, if the player result is also a qualified result, the player can enter a bonus round to determine a bonus multiplier or bonus factor for the player payout.

1 . A method of playing a game including a bonus multiplier, the method comprising: 
 (a) establishing at least one winning combination according to rules of the game, the winning combination having a predetermined payoff based on a player wager; and    (b) playing the game to arrive at a player result, and comparing the player result with the at least one winning combination, wherein if the player result corresponds to the at least one winning combination and is a qualified result, (c) entering a bonus round to determine a bonus factor, and wherein the bonus round comprises multiple bonus levels based on the at least one winning combination.    
     
     
         2 . A method according to  claim 1 , further comprising determining the qualified result according to criteria for establishing the at least one winning combination.  
     
     
         3 . A method according to  claim 2 , wherein step (a) is practiced using at least two criteria for establishing the winning combination, and wherein the qualified result is determined according to the at least two criteria.  
     
     
         4 . A method according to  claim 3 , wherein the qualified result is determined according to a hand rank and one additional criteria.  
     
     
         5 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the game is a card game using at least one deck of cards, wherein step (a) is practiced by establishing a plurality of winning combinations by hand rank, and wherein the qualified result is set according to hand rank.  
     
     
         6 . A method according to  claim 5 , wherein a lowest hand rank that corresponds to the qualified result is a higher hand rank than a lowest hand rank of the winning combinations.  
     
     
         7 . A method according to  claim 6 , wherein the multiple bonus levels are determined based on the hand rank.  
     
     
         8 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the game is a card game using at least one deck of cards, wherein step (a) is practiced by establishing a plurality of winning combinations by hand rank, and wherein the qualified result is not set according to hand rank.  
     
     
         9 . A method according to  claim 8 , further comprising determining the qualified result based on at least one criteria of the cards.  
     
     
         10 . A method according to  claim 9 , wherein the qualified result is determined based on a color of the cards, the qualified result comprising all of the cards being of the same color.  
     
     
         11 . A method according to  claim 9 , wherein the qualified result is determined based on a rank of the cards, the qualified result comprising all of the cards having a numerical value of at least eight.  
     
     
         12 . A method according to  claim 9 , wherein the qualified result is determined based on a rank of the cards, the qualified result comprising all of the cards having a numerical value less than or equal to eight.  
     
     
         13 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein step (c) is practiced by assigning a random number as the bonus factor.  
     
     
         14 . A method according to  claim 13 , wherein the random number is between 1 and 6.  
     
     
         15 . A method according to  claim 14 , wherein step (c) is practiced by rolling a six-sided die.  
     
     
         16 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein step (c) is practiced by assigning a low-biased number between 1 and 6 as the bonus factor.  
     
     
         17 . A method according to  claim 16 , wherein the bonus factor is displayed as a six-sided die.  
     
     
         18 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the qualified result is determined according to a hand rank, and wherein the multiple bonus levels are determined based on the hand rank.  
     
     
         19 . A method according to  claim 18 , wherein the bonus factor in a first bonus level is determined as a number between one and six, and wherein the bonus factor is a second bonus level is determined as a number between seven and twelve.  
     
     
         20 . A method according to  claim 19 , wherein the bonus factor is randomly determined according to a roll of one die in the first bonus level and a roll of two dice in the second bonus level.  
     
     
         21 . A method according to  claim 19 , wherein the bonus factor is a low-biased number, and wherein the bonus factor is displayed by a roll of one die in the first bonus level and a roll of two dice in the second bonus level.  
     
     
         22 . A method according to  claim 18 , wherein the bonus factor in a first bonus level is determined as a number between one and six, and wherein the bonus factor is a second bonus level is determined as a number between one and thirty-six.  
     
     
         23 . A method of playing a game including a bonus multiplier, the method comprising: 
 (a) establishing at least one winning combination according to rules of the game, the winning combination having a predetermined payoff based on a player wager; and    (b) playing the game to arrive at a player result, and comparing the player result with the at least one winning combination, wherein if the player result corresponds to the at least one winning combination and is a qualified result, (c) multiplying the predetermined payoff based on the player wager by a bonus factor to determine a game payout for the player, wherein the bonus factor is determined in one of multiple bonus levels that are based on the at least one winning combination.    
     
     
         24 . A system for playing a game including a bonus multiplier, the system including a display, a player interface for receiving player input, and a processor configured to effect game play, the system comprising: 
 means for establishing at least one winning combination according to rules of the game, the winning combination having a predetermined payoff based on a player wager;    means for playing the game to arrive at a player result, and means for comparing the player result with the at least one winning combination; and    means for multiplying the predetermined payoff based on the player wager by a bonus factor to determine a game payout for the player if the player result corresponds to the at least one winning combination and is a qualified result, wherein the bonus factor is determined in one of multiple bonus levels that are based on the at least one winning combination.    
     
     
         25 . A system for playing a game including a bonus multiplier, the system comprising: 
 a processor that establishes at least one winning combination according to rules of the game, the winning combination having a predetermined payoff based on a player wager; and    a player interface communicating with the processor, the player interface effecting game play to arrive at a player result, wherein the processor compares the player result with the at least one winning combination, and wherein if the player result corresponds to the at least one winning combination and is a qualified result, the processor multiplying the predetermined payoff based on the player wager by a bonus factor to determine a game payout for the player, wherein the bonus factor is determined in one of multiple bonus levels that are based on the at least one winning combination.