Apparatus, systems and methods for facilitating a payout of a gaming device

Abstract

In accordance with some embodiments, a method provides for determining, based on a first random number, an outcome for a first game play conducted at a gaming device, thereby determining a first outcome and determining an amount to be output as a result of the first outcome, thereby determining a first payout. The first payout is based on a probability of obtaining the first outcome and the first wager. The method further provides for determining, based on a second random number, an outcome for a second game play conducted at the gaming device, thereby determining a second outcome and determining an amount to be output as a result of the second outcome, thereby determining a second payout. The second payout is based on the first payout. In one embodiment both the first and second game plays are initiated in response to receiving, from the player, an initiation signal and a wager.

1 . A method, comprising: 
 determining an initiation of a game play on a gaming device, thereby determining a current game play;    determining an outcome for the current game play based on a random number;    determining that the outcome corresponds to a payout of a magnitude which was not displayed prior to the outcome of the current game play being determined;    determining the magnitude of the payout based on at least one event associated with a game play that occurred prior to the current game play.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein both the current game play and the game play that occurred prior to the current game play are initiated at a direction of a player.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the game play that occurred prior to the current game play is not a game play that occurred immediately prior to the current game play.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining the magnitude comprises: 
 determining the magnitude of the payout based on a formula stored in memory.    
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising: 
 selecting the formula from a plurality of available formulas.    
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the formula is based on at least one of: 
 a magnitude of a payout output as a result of at least one game play that occurred prior to the current game play; and    at least one current game parameter.    
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining the magnitude comprises: 
 receiving the magnitude of the payout from another device, the other device having determined the magnitude based on a formula.    
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining that the outcome corresponds to a payout a magnitude of which was not displayed prior to the outcome of the current game play being determined comprises: 
 determining that the outcome corresponds to both 
 a first payout, the first payout being a payout of a magnitude that was displayed prior to the outcome of the current game play being determined, and  
 a second payout, the second payout being a payout of a magnitude that was not displayed prior to the outcome of the current game play being determined; and  
   selecting one of the first payout and the second payout as the payout to provide for the current game play.    
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the selecting is performed based on a random number.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the selecting is performed based on at least one of: 
 information associated with at least one of the current game play,    information associated with at least one game play that occurred prior to the current game play, and    information associated with a player associated with the current game play.