System for trade-in bonus

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to gaming systems that allow customers to wager, or “trade-in” an object of value or winning situation for a chance to win an even more valuable award. The chance for valuable award may be a bonus game or chance to win a bonus game. Bonus awards are “funded” by the savings achieved from the players trading in their wins in the base game, which would otherwise be paid. Players who do not trade-in see no changes from the base game paytable, while those players who participate in the trade-in bonus have a different gaming experience.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 receiving, by a wager receiving module of an electronic gaming device, one or more wagers, wherein the electronic gaming device is associated with a paytable;   based on receiving the one or more wagers, executing, by the electronic gaming device, one or more game instances;   based on executing the one or more game instances, determining one or more deal stage outcomes;   outputting, via a display of the electronic gaming device, the one or more deal stage outcomes;   receiving, via a user interface of the electronic gaming device, one or more trade-in indications associated with the one or more deal stage outcomes; and   adjusting, based on the one or more trade-in indications, the paytable.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the wager receiving module is configured to receive one or more of: hard currency, digital currency, one or more credits, one or tokens, or one or more electronic funds transfers. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more deal stage outcomes are associated with one or more games, wherein the one or more comprise one or more of: a virtual poker game, a virtual table game, or a slots game. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein adjusting the paytable comprises determining one or more probabilities associated with the one or more trade-in indications associated with the one or more deal stage outcomes. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving, via a player identify module, a player identifier. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining one or more game stage outcomes; and   paying, based on the adjusted paytable, one or more bonuses.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining, based on the adjusted paytable, one or more bonus amounts. 
     
     
         8 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing processor-executable instructions thereon, which, when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:
 receive, by a wager receiving module of an electronic gaming device, one or more wagers, wherein the electronic gaming device is associated with a paytable;   based on receiving the one or more wagers, execute, by the electronic gaming device, one or more game instances;   based on executing the one or more game instances, determine one or more deal stage outcomes;   output, via a display of the electronic gaming device, the one or more deal stage outcomes;   receive, via a user interface of the electronic gaming device, one or more trade-in indications associated with the one or more deal stage outcomes; and   adjust, based on the one or more trade-in indications, the paytable.   
     
     
         9 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 8 , wherein the wager receiving module is configured to receive one or more of: hard currency, digital currency, one or more credits, one or tokens, or one or more electronic funds transfers. 
     
     
         10 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more deal stage outcomes are associated with one or more games, wherein the one or more comprise one or more of: a virtual poker game, a virtual table game, or a slots game. 
     
     
         11 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 8 , wherein the processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to adjust the paytable, further cause the at least one processor to determine one or more probabilities associated with the one or more trade-in indications associated with the one or more deal stage outcomes. 
     
     
         12 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 8 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to receive, via a player identify module, a player identifier. 
     
     
         13 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 8 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to:
 determine one or more game stage outcomes; and   pay, based on the adjusted paytable, one or more bonuses.   
     
     
         14 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 8 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to determine, based on the adjusted paytable, one or more bonus amounts. 
     
     
         15 . An apparatus comprising:
 one or more processors; and   memory storing processor-executable instruction that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
 receive, by a wager receiving module of an electronic gaming device, one or more wagers, wherein the electronic gaming device is associated with a paytable; 
 based on receiving the one or more wagers, execute, by the electronic gaming device, one or more game instances; 
 based on executing the one or more game instances, determine one or more deal stage outcomes; 
 output, via a display of the electronic gaming device, the one or more deal stage outcomes; 
 receive, via a user interface of the electronic gaming device, one or more trade-in indications associated with the one or more deal stage outcomes; and 
 adjust, based on the one or more trade-in indications, the paytable. 
   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the wager receiving module is configured to receive one or more of: hard currency, digital currency, one or more credits, one or tokens, or one or more electronic funds transfers. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more deal stage outcomes are associated with one or more games, wherein the one or more comprise one or more of: a virtual poker game, a virtual table game, or a slots game. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to adjust the paytable, further cause the one or more processors to determine one or more probabilities associated with the one or more trade-in indications associated with the one or more deal stage outcomes. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to receive, via a player identify module, a player identifier. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
 determine one or more game stage outcomes; and   pay, based on the adjusted paytable, one or more bonuses.