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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129587 | CLASS II/CLASS III HYBRID GAMING MACHINE, SYSTEM AND METHODS The present invention provides a gaming machine that can play both Class II and Class III games. Some implementations provide a gaming machine that has certain features (e.g., a true random number generator or “RNG”) enabled for Class III play and disabled for Class... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129586 | GAME AT CASH REGISTER In various embodiments, a method may include receiving an indication of a price of an item to be purchased by a person from a merchant, receiving an indication of an amount tendered by the person, determining an amount of change due to the person based on the price and ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120108311 | Method and Apparatus for Conducting a Game of Chance A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game using a pull-tab ticket. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another medium. In one example, the result is revealed duri... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083325 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE AUGMENTED REALITY FOR A BOARD GAME According to some embodiments, an image may be received from a camera of a portable computing device associated with a player (e.g., a wireless telephone or game system). At least a portion of a board game may be recognized within the image, and an augmented version of ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120071221 | RANDOM SWITCHING GAME ENGINE FOR WAGERING GAMES A random switching game engine for wagering games provides the advantage of switching between game engines in response to a triggering event. The switch engine controls which game engine will present a wagering game to the player. The different game engines may have dif... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120046088 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GROUP EVENT WITH INDIVIDUAL GROUP EVENT ELIGIBILITY TIMERS A gaming system and method which provides a community group event to a plurality of players at a plurality of the gaming devices in the gaming system. Each gaming device participating in the group event is associated with an individual group event eligibility timer. Suc... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046087 | GAMING SYSTEM AND A GAMING METHOD A gaming system with a free play mode. The gaming system has a game controller configured to process game play instructions in accordance with game rules to produce game outcomes. A credit meter is under the control of the game controller, the credit meter incremented o... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120040731 | DRAWING METHOD, DRAWING DEVICE, AND GAME SYSTEM FOR ENTERTAINMENT GAMES BASED ON COMPUTER NETWORK PLATFORM Direct and indirect drawing methods, drawing devices, and game systems of entertainment games based on a computer network platform. The methods of the invention include the processes of barcode vouchers printing, barcode vouchers storage, game, reading, and prize-claimi... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120028695 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PAPER-BASED OUTCOMES Gaming devices may generate outcomes to be sold in printed form. Representations of the outcomes, corresponding payouts, and other information are printed on sheets of paper. Multiple printed outcomes are assembled into books, wrapped, and sold to consumers. Consumers m... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120021814 | DYNAMIC USER TESTING AND COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE IN A WAGERING GAME ENVIRONMENT Dynamic user testing implemented in a wager gaming environment allows new content to be tested on-the-fly, and allows the content presented on the wagering game machines to be accordingly varied, while live, based on the dynamic user testing of the new content. Such dyn... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120004019 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR USED FOR WAGERING BY ADJUSTING PAYOUTS OR USING LIQUID FUNDS A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a wagering game which uses a random number generator to affect outcomes. The random number generator can be weighted by the player in exchange for a change in payouts. The random number generator can also b... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110294561 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMS FOR ON-LINE GAMING A gaming method, machine and system provide a game of chance which includes a skill feature (312). The gaming method according to one embodiment enables a player to access a game of chance (S55), triggers (S60), in the game of chance, a bonus featur... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110287821 | SERVER BASED GAMING SYSTEM HAVING SYSTEM TRIGGERED LOYALTY AWARD SEQUENCES A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming tables. In one embodiment, the gaming system provides players with one or more loyalty incentives, such as one or more loyalty awards, utilizing one or more loyalty incentive award sequences. In ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110287822 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OFFERING A GUARANTEED WIN A method in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention is provided, the method comprising the steps of generating a first outcome of a game of chance, determining a target outcome, receiving a first wager, generating a second outcome based on the first outc... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110281628 | WAGERING GAME OBJECT ANIMATION An outcome of a dice throw and an orientation of the dice can be randomly determined. Based on knowledge of the outcome of the dice throw and the orientation of the dice, die faces that face the player at a beginning time instant of the animated motion can be back calcu... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110275428 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A PLAYER'S PICTURE AS A SYMBOL OR DAUBER ON A SLOT GAME OR GAMING MACHINE BEING PLAYED INSTANTANEOUSLY Generally described, the present application relates to gambling, and more particularly, to a gaming machine that provides a more personal appeal so that a player's interest is kept. In one illustrative embodiment, the gaming machine can include a camera for taking a pi... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110275438 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PLAYER INCENTIVES A system and method is provided for incentivizing players to visit a gambling location. In one aspect, a qualified person is invited to play an electronic game which has a plurality of outcomes, at least one of which is a winning outcome. In one embodiment, the qualifie... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110269520 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAMING A gaming system is provided. The gaming system allows users to access applications via gaming communication devices coupled to a communication network. At least a portion of the network may be wireless. The gaming applications include gambling, financial, entertainment ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110266750 | WAGERING GAME COMBINING CARDS AND DICE A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a wagering game that involves both cards and dice. A plurality of rows (e.g., six or other amount) can be dealt face down (or up). Players place wager(s) on individual betting areas (circles) that correspon... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110263309 | RUNTIME DOWNLOADABLE MOTION CONTROL PROFILES Methods and apparatus for controlling motion-generating devices in gaming machines are disclosed. A gaming apparatus includes a main processor board, a CPU operable to execute a game of chance, a motion generating device, a first memory configured to store at least one ... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110263310 | AMUSEMENT DEVICE FOR SECONDARY GAMES Various embodiments of amusement devices and methods for various games are described. In some embodiments, a secondary player may engage in a game started by a first player. Various additional methods and apparatus are described.... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110244938 | Wagering Game System With Shared Outcome Determined By A Gaming Machine A gaming system for playing a wagering game and a community event includes a first gaming machine and a second gaming machine. The first gaming machine determines a randomly selected community-event outcome for the community event, and sends information related to the o... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110237323 | GAMING MACHINE WITH BONUS FEATURE A gaming machine has a display and a game controller arranged to control images of symbols displayed on the display. The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display. If a predefined winning event ... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110237320 | GAMING MACHINE WITH CHALLENGE FEATURE A gaming system (10, 100) implementing a base game and a feature game. A game controller (101) controls play of the game. The gaming system has at least one display (14, 106) and a player interface (107). The feature game comprises at least o... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110237321 | GAMING DEVICE SYSTEM ALLOWING PHOTOS TO BE DOWNLOADED AS GAME INDICIA ON GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE A system and method for allowing users to select photos from social networking websites (e.g., Facebook®) or other dedicated websites for use with select gaming devices wherein the selected photos are used as game indicia (e.g., game reel indicia). Thus, instead of che... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110230247 | GAMING SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE PLAYER SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY/INPUT DEVICE A game table having a multiplayer interactive display/input device which enables multiple players to simultaneously play primary or base wagering games and/or secondary or bonus games using the display/input device. The display/input device enables multiple players to s... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110230248 | GAMING SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE PLAYER SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY/INPUT DEVICE A game table having a multiplayer interactive display/input device which enables multiple players to simultaneously play primary or base wagering games and/or secondary or bonus games using the display/input device. The display/input device enables multiple players to s... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110218029 | GAMING DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE INTERACTING INDEPENDENTLY OPERABLE WHEELS A gaming device having multiple interacting independently operated symbol generators, such as wheels. In one embodiment, each wheel includes a plurality of sections that are associated with a plurality of different outcomes which are displayed to a player. One or more o... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110218025 | APPARATUS FOR GAME PLAY IN GAMES OF CHANCE The inventions herein relate to novel games of chance and apparatus and methods for their play. In one embodiment, a multi-level game of chance is played by presenting the player with multiple options, where there is at least one positive option and at least one negativ... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110218024 | GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD HAVING A FIRST INTERACTIVE GAME WHICH DETERMINES A FUNCTION OF A SECOND WAGERING GAME A gaming device including a first player interactive game requiring one or more player inputs which result in an outcome. The outcome does not result in an award provided to the player. In one embodiment, the gaming device determines a paytable employed in the wagering ... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110212759 | PROVIDING NON-BINGO OUTCOMES FOR A BINGO GAME The present invention provides methods and devices for providing a first wagering game (such as a bingo game) that presents a changing pool of displayed game outcomes for a second wagering game (such as a Class III game), preferably on a network of gaming machines. Some... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110202269 | MOBILE GAMING, HOSPITALITY AND COMMUNICATIONS APPLIANCE Methods and systems provided herein provide a user device that is capable of offering its user an extraordinary experience while staying at a hospitality vendor. In particular, the user is allowed to interact with the user device and have access to a number of applicati... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110201399 | GAME COUNTING NUMBERS CONSECUTIVELY USING MATH FUNCTIONS A counting game played by one or more players involving numbers selected from pre-classified categories, suited to be played by players having different levels of mental maturity. A game involves choosing a set of numbers from one or more categories, at random. The obje... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110201400 | GAMING SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATING ADVANCEMENT OF GAME FOR DEALER A gaming system comprises a control unit quipped with a controller. The control starts the reception of bets from a plurality of stations, displays, on a dealer display, termination order images from the plurality of the stations in accordance with a lapse of a predeter... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110195791 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DIRECTIVES FOR PERSONNEL A system and method include determining a recipient of an offer; and determining an offer which includes an activity and a benefit. The system and method further include transmitting, to a representative, instructions to provide the offer to the recipient. The system an... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110191129 | Random Number Generator Generating Random Numbers According to an Arbitrary Probability Density Function A method for generating a stream of random numbers which is representative of a probability distribution function, the method comprising receiving a set of K values xi (i=1, . . . K), thereby to define a range within which all of said values fall, and informa... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110190041 | GAMING SYSTEM WITH INCREASING ODDS OF WINNING A system and method for operating gaming systems, such as casino gaming systems and methods, is provided with increasing or improving odds of winning. A display device displays a play area or game board having a plurality of interactive regions some of which are winning... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110183739 | MORPHING GEOMETRIC STRUCTURES OF WAGERING GAME OBJECTS A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In embodiments, the operations can include accessing a wagering game object in a wagering game application running on a wagering game machine, where the wagering game object can include a plurality of degen... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110183740 | GAMING ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS A method of playing a game, including the steps of: providing a plurality of game elements to the participating player to form a player hand, wherein each game element is associated with a plurality of features, each feature of the plurality of features being selected f... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110177855 | Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance The field of the invention relates generally to lotteries and gaming, and more particularly, to systems for conducting casino-based gaming. After a player subscribes to play multiple games on a video gaming machine, the player may choose to finish playing the games else... | 07/21/2011 |
