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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182347 | Gaming machine having structural members According to one aspect of the present invention, a gaming machine for conducting a wagering game comprises a gaming cabinet having a front door, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a rear wall. The rear wall is adjacent to at least one of the first side wall... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182344 | Intelligent button for a gaming machine A game button includes an enclosure in which are mounted at least one variable display, a sensor, a memory, and any other components of the game button. The variable display is capable of presenting a plurality of images thereon. The memory is communicatively couple... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182339 | Wagering game machine with three-dimensional wagering game effects Systems and methods provide three-dimensional transformations on graphical images. The transformations may vary in accordance with various wagering game functions. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182338 | Wagering game with multiplier for progressive fund pool A method for playing wagering games at which players are eligible for a progressive game includes, responsive to receiving wager inputs from players, conducting wagering games in which players are eligible to win a progressive game. The method includes funding the p... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177644 | Wagering game with fantasy-sports feature A gaming system and method of conducting a wagering game having a fantasy-sports feature on a gaming system is disclosed. A wager is received from a user to play the wagering game. A roster having one or more player is created, via user selection. A projected team s... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177632 | Information flow control for gaming machines requiring server support A computing apparatus operating as a gaming machine permits wagering on games. A browser generates a request for information contained on a remote server. An intermediate client-side processing, ICSP, engine coupled with the browser receives the request and generate... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177622 | Wagering game with background modification feature A method of playing a wagering game. The method includes conducting the wagering game at a gaming terminal. A plurality of symbols is displayed, each of the plurality of symbols located in a cell of an array. In response to at least one of the plurality of symbols a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177621 | Gaming machine with skill-based compensation A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a basic wagering game and a bonus wagering game. The bonus wagering game has a skill-based component that involves skill and a random component where no skill is involved. The gaming machine uses the random co... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172686 | Configurable wagering game manager Methods and systems for monitoring and/or servicing wagering game machines are described herein. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request to configure wagering game manager content, wherein the request is associated with a user identifier. The method... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172685 | Wagering game with persistent state of game assets affecting other players A gaming system includes a plurality of linked gaming machines, each gaming machine including a display for displaying a plurality of symbols that indicates a randomly selected outcome of a wagering game. The randomly selected outcome is selected from a plurality of... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172684 | Networks for use in gaming According to one example embodiment disclosed herein, a connection is established between a network and a plurality of gaming units located in a gaming establishment, wherein each gaming unit includes at least one wagering input unit; wherein the network includes on... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172677 | Wagering games using multi-level gaming structure According to one aspect of the present invention, a gaming system is disclosed including at least one community display and a plurality of personal media terminals. The at least one community display is adapted to display a community event thereon. The plurality of ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172669 | Wagering game system having electro-optical assembly with variable opacity A gaming system includes a cabinet having an electro-optical assembly including a substrate and a layer having a variable opacity. Also included in the gaming system is a first input device for receiving a wager from a first player and a second input device for rece... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172668 | Wagering game having thematic state based on secondary event A gaming system includes one or more displays and a wager input device for receiving a wager to play a wagering game having a plurality of possible thematic states. The gaming system includes a controller coupled to the one or more displays and the wager input devic... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169653 | Configuring gaming voucher layouts in gaming machines Systems and methods for configuring gaming voucher layouts are described herein. In one embodiment the method includes receiving, in a gaming machine, a gaming voucher layout defining a print layout for a gaming voucher. The method can also include loading the gamin... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167715 | Adjustable playing area for electronic gaming terminal A gaming terminal includes a gaming cabinet, at least one display, an adjustable playing area, and a player-input button. The at least one display is mounted to the gaming cabinet and configured to display a randomly selected outcome from a wagering game. The random... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167703 | Gaming system having alternate wagering game configurations A method of playing a wagering game comprises permitting a first configuration of the wagering game to be played via a gaming terminal, detecting a loss of communication between the gaming terminal and a server, and in response to detecting the loss of communication... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162752 | Virtual radio in a wagering game machine The present invention provides in one embodiment a computerized wagering game system has a gaming module comprising a processor and gaming code which is operable when executed on the processor to conduct a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered. A virt... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162751 | Gaming machine with color changing cabinet A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game comprises a gaming machine cabinet having one or more colorable or color-changeable exterior sections. The color-changeable exterior sections comprise a translucent material that glows or shines when light is diffused ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162750 | Gaming device multilateration location Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to enable determining the location of a wagering game machine in relation to a plurality of transmission or reception apparatus using a multilateration process. In some embodiments, the orientation of the machine may also ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162745 | Wagering game with episodic feature determined by player A gaming machine for playing a wagering game includes a game display and a controller. The game display is operable to display a randomly selected outcome of a wagering game in response to receiving a wager from a player. The wagering game has a game-play progressio... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162740 | Wagering game with associated outcomes A gaming machine (10) for conducting a wagering game comprises a value input device (16) for receiving a wager from a player and a display (26) for displaying a first plurality of locations in a first formation and a second plurality of location... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157641 | Gaming systems having trigger time indicators A gaming system comprises a wager input device for receiving at least one wager and one or more displays for displaying a randomly selected outcome of a wagering game. The one or more displays further display a trigger time indicator. The gaming system further compr... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157640 | Swarming behavior in wagering game machines Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to present a wagering game upon which monetary value may be wagered; to present an initial image including a subset of a swarm in space representing a portion of the wagering game; and to determine the actual outcome of th... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157634 | Wagering game with pyramidal bonus selection feature A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes at least one display and a controller coupled to the display. The display is adapted to display a randomly selected outcome of a basic game of the wagering game. The display displays at least one free spin of ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152634 | Switching operation modes in mobile wager gaming devices This disclosure describes methods and wager gaming devices that can enter different operation modes based on different network connections. In one embodiment, a method includes connecting to a content provider via a first network connection, wherein connecting to th... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152623 | Wagering game with two-way cascading reel A gaming terminal (1) and a method for playing a wagering game utilizing a two-way cascading symbol feature are disclosed. The wagering terminal has first and second displays, with a first game outcome displayed as a plurality of symbols (14) on the fi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147323 | Gaming machine with visual and audio indicia changed over time A gaming machine having features for increasing player appeal is set forth. The machine generally includes a processor, a display, and a memory device. The processor randomly selects one of a plurality of outcomes of the gaming machine in response to a wager. The di... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147320 | Adjustment of awards in progressive system based on wager A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a progressive jackpot awarded in response to a jackpot win event. The gaming system includes a first gaming machine linked to the progressive jackpot, the first gaming machine accepting a first wager. The gamin... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147319 | Wagering game with parlay feature for winning payouts The present invention is directed to a gaming terminal and a method of playing a wagering game having a parlay feature. Using the parlay feature, a player can place a wager that is greater than a maximum wager allowed at the gaming terminal. In addition, the parlay ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142284 | Method and apparatus for selecting and animating game elements in a gaming machine A method and apparatus for selecting game elements in a gaming machine are described herein. In one embodiment, the method includes presenting a bonus event setting that includes a plurality of game elements and receiving a plurality of game element selections. In t... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137192 | Handheld gaming system having dynamically adjusting interfaces and displays A gaming system comprises a handheld gaming device having a first display for displaying a wagering game. The system further comprises a wager input device in communication with the handheld gaming device. The system includes a detector for detecting at least one ex... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137181 | Gaming machine having a player time-selectable bonus award scheme and an intelligent button The present invention is a gaming machine having a player time-selectable bonus award scheme whereby the player may redeem, at a time of the player's choosing winning outcomes accrued during base game play. Redemption of each of the accrued winning outcomes is accom... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137180 | Wagering game having progressive amounts displayed in a matrix A method for playing a wagering game on a gaming terminal. The wagering game allows a player to be eligible to win a plurality of progressive jackpots. The plurality of progressive jackpots can be arranged in columns and rows of a matrix, or can be displayed with ot... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133120 | Wagering game with alternating picks Method and system are disclosed for conducting a wagering game having increased excitement and enjoyment over existing wagering games. The method and system involve a bank of wagering game terminals connected to a bank controller. Each wagering game terminal allows ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133114 | System and methods for controlling an overhead sign for a gaming system Systems and methods for controlling an overhead sign in a system of gaming machines and a sign controller are described. One aspect of the systems and methods includes allowing a gaming machine to send events comprising a script to a sign through a sign controller. | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133111 | Wagering game with symbol array defined by multi-symbol objects A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a display for displaying a plurality of multi-symbol objects having a plurality of sides so that the objects appear as three-dimensional objects. Similar to the reels in a traditional gaming machine, the multi-... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133106 | Wagering game system with networked gaming devices A method of operating a plurality of wagering game tournaments on a plurality of gaming machines includes receiving a wager from a player to play a wagering game on a gaming machine of the plurality of gaming machines. The method further includes providing an option... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128488 | Gaming machine with repeated award feature A gaming system for conducting a wagering game comprises a value input device for receiving a wager to play the wagering game, a display for displaying a plurality of selectable elements, and a controller coupled to the display. The controller is operative to design... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128486 | Wagering game with wager manipulation Wagering game terminal and method of operating same are disclosed that increases the excitement and entertainment value over existing gaming terminals. The wagering game terminal manipulates the player's wagers instead of his winnings so that any winning outcome res... | 03/06/2012 |
