Telephone gaming device

Abstract

A gaming device for playing a game by a game player. The gaming device allows the game player to place a telephone call. A controller generates a prize. Several images of persons who may receive the telephone call are displayed to the game player. The telephone call is placed to one of the images. The prize is announced by the selected image to the game player. A second telephone call is placed to a telephone number in order to select a multiplier. The controller generates the multiplier. The multiplier is the last digit of the telephone number. The prize is multiplied by the multiplier to obtain a total prize.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A gaming device allowing game play by a game player, the gaming device comprising: 
 a controller adapted to award a base prize, the controller being adapted to initiate a game sequence by placing a telephone call and to announce the base prize to the game player;    a multiplier generator in communication with the controller, the multiplier generator being adapted to generate a multiplier and to calculate a total prize, the total prize being the base prize multiplied by the multiplier; and    a display in communication with the multiplier generator for displaying the base prize, the multiplier and the total prize.    
     
     
         2 . The gaming device according to  claim 1 , wherein the multiplier generator dials a phone number, the multiplier being equal to the last digit of the phone number.  
     
     
         3 . The gaming device according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller controls a plurality of spinning reels.  
     
     
         4 . The gaming device according to  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of possible telephone call recipients are displayed to the game player.  
     
     
         5 . The gaming device according to  claim 4 , wherein the game player is allowed to choose the telephone call recipient.  
     
     
         6 . The gaming device according to  claim 1 , wherein the game sequence is initiated by the game player depressing a button.  
     
     
         7 . The gaming device according to  claim 1 , wherein the gaming device is used as a bonus game in conjunction with a primary game.  
     
     
         8 . A method of playing a game by a game player comprising: 
 placing a telephone call;    generating a base award; and    announcing to the game player the base award during the telephone call.    
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8 , further comprising: 
 placing a second telephone call;    generating a multiplier; and    showing the game player the multiplier.    
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 9 , further comprising displaying the multiplier on a telephone keypad.  
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 9 , further comprising calculating a total award, the total award being the base award multiplied by the multiplier.  
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising awarding the game player the total award.  
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 9 , further comprising displaying a plurality of telephone call recipients to the game player.  
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the game player is allowed to choose the telephone call recipient.  
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the gaming device chooses the telephone call recipient.