System and method for secondary promotion gaming in a gaming system

Abstract

Game play in a network of play devices. A network is connected between play devices and a server. The server includes a data structure storing (i) player data, (ii) secondary game trigger data, and (iii) winning outcome data. The server and/or play devices (i) sense data related to a trigger, (ii) display a secondary game having first odds, (iii) display a secondary game having greater second odds in accord with a second trigger condition, (iv) display an outcome for the secondary game, and (v) issue an award.

1 . A system for playing a secondary game in a network of play devices of the type having at least one display, a processor for controlling a display to display at least one primary device feature, each device receiving serial inputs to operate discrete operational functions, said system comprising:
 a system server including a data structure storing (i) account data for each player, (ii) data corresponding to a predetermined secondary game trigger, said trigger data corresponding to at least one of said serial inputs or primary device feature and (iii) data representing at least a schedule of winning secondary game outcomes and awards there for;   a communication network to provide communications between each play device and the server;   at least one of said server and/or play devices configured to (i) sense data related to said trigger to determine a correspondence with said trigger condition, (ii) control a display to display to the player a secondary game having first odds of obtaining at least one award, (iii) control said display to display said secondary game having greater second odds upon sensing data corresponding to a second trigger condition (iv) select and display at a display an outcome for said secondary game and (v) if the selected outcome corresponds to a winning secondary outcome, issue the corresponding award to the player.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  comprising said play devices are gaming devices, said processor controlling the display to display a primary device feature of a game, said system server including a data structure storing data corresponding to a secondary game trigger related to the amounts wagered for serial play the game. 
     
     
         3 . A method for playing a secondary game in a network of play devices of the type having at least one display, a processor for controlling a display to display at least one primary device feature, each device receiving serial inputs to operate discrete operational functions, said method comprising:
 storing at a system server (i) account data for each player, (ii) data corresponding to a predetermined secondary game trigger, said trigger data corresponding to at least one of said serial inputs or primary device feature and (iii) data representing at least a schedule of winning secondary game outcomes and awards there for;   each play device communicating with the server;   configuring at least one of said server and/or play devices to (i) sense data related to said trigger to determine a correspondence with said trigger condition, (ii) control a display to display to the player a secondary game having first odds of obtaining at least one award, (iii) control said display to display said secondary game having greater second odds upon sensing data corresponding to a second trigger condition (iv) select and display at a display an outcome for said secondary game and (v) issue an award if the selected outcome corresponds to a winning secondary outcome.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3  comprising said play devices are gaming devices, said processor controlling the display to display a primary device feature of a game, said method comprising storing at said system server data corresponding to a secondary game trigger related to the amounts wagered for serial play the game.