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| 8162733 | Slot machine When a free game is finished, a chance game that determines whether or not the free game is executed again is executed. In the chance game, if the number of re-trigger symbols in a symbol display frame 111 of a liquid crystal panel 5B is a predetermine... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162732 | Display device, system and methods for a craps table A device, system and method for display for a craps table. In one example, a display may include a display portion operable to display a representation of data relating to a current die pair rolled by a shooter; and a display portion operable to display a representa... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7892080 | System and method for conducting a game including a computer-controlled player A system and method for conducting a game between at least one live player and at least one computer-controlled player includes executing a training program between at least two agents to generate probability weights correlating actions or meta-actions representing ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7780511 | Gaming machine having a first bonus event that influences a probability of a second bonus event A gaming machine is provided for playing a wagering game. The gaming machine includes a wager-input device and at least one display for displaying a bonus game of the wagering game. The bonus game has a plurality of outcomes. A probability of winning a certain one o... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7367883 | Method of operating a selection game A method of operating a game comprising displaying a plurality of selectable objects associated with a characteristic. A first player selection and a subsequent player selection are received. The characteristic of the subsequent player selection is compared to the c... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367882 | Game system and computer program for permitting user selection of game difficulty and setting of control character ability parameter The preset invention provides a game system wherein data is prepared for each stage to execute plural stages separately. When a user has made a predetermined result in one stage, the user progresses to the next stage. The game executes each stage in a predetermined ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364506 | Gaming machine with a graphical indicator A wagering game in which a graphical indicator may be used to identify a positive outcome, or a negative outcome, or where multiple graphical indicators may be used to identify and distinguish both positive and negative outcomes in a selection game, which has a plur... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363588 | GUI for organizational environment A method and apparatus are described for providing a graphical user interface for a plurality of users under a predetermined format substantially controlled by an employer of the plurality of users. The method includes the steps of disposing a proxy server between t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357712 | Method and gaming device of operating a multiple round game that includes diminishing selection sets A method of controlling a gaming device is provided in which a set of a plurality of selections is displayed. The player is enabled to pick one of the selections. After one of the selections is picked by the player, an award is generated and provided from an award p... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354343 | Wagering game where player can borrow money for wagers based on equity position A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium for implementing a casino wagering game. The game allows the player to borrow funds against equity earned in a game currently in progress. When the game is over, any borrowed funds can be paid with winnings f... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7309280 | Gaming machine, server, and program with image of real player A gaming machine, with which a plurality of players play a game against each other, is provided so as to enable the players to perform realistic tactical interactions with each other. In a player-versus-player type gaming machine, a plurality of players including a ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306515 | Movie-related card game A competitive interactive video game for a group of players includes a plurality of game elements, preferably playing cards, which comprise four different types of cards distributed to a group of players. The cards include cliche cards, attach cliche cards, pause ca... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300056 | System and methods for randomizing playing instruments for use in online gaming Aspects of the present invention provide systems and methods relating to online gaming utilizing virtual playing instruments generated from physical playing instruments. According to one aspect of the invention, physical playing instruments are utilized in a gaming ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7235011 | Gaming device having a bonus game with multiple player selectable award opportunities A gaming device and method having a game with multiple player selectable award opportunities. In one embodiment, the gaming device displays a plurality of groups to a player. Each of the groups include related award opportunities. An indicator simultaneously indicat... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222852 | Method, apparatus and article employing multiple machine-readable indicia on playing cards A stacked set of playing cards are supported to expose an information bearing portion bearing a first machine-readable indicia and an information bearing portion bearing a second machine-readable indicia, such that each of the first and second machine-readable indic... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217187 | Casino game and method having a hint feature During operation of a casino game, a hint feature is displayed with a displayed decision-making game round under control of a processor. A memory may store a plurality of decision-making game rounds. A hint contains response information for a player to increase the ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7172504 | Methods for playing a question and answer game The inventive method consists in marking sold articles with codes and storing them in a server database. Questions and answers are formed and transmitted to user devices. A random code is produced and compared with a user code. The number (N) of questions is determi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7108605 | EPROM file system in a gaming apparatus A gaming apparatus is provided comprising a display unit that is capable of generating video images, a value input device, and a controller operatively coupled to said display unit and said value input device The controller comprises a processor, a random access mem... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104885 | Systems and methods wherein a reconfiguration rule is not indicated during at least a portion of game play Systems and methods are provided wherein a reconfiguration rule is not indicated to a player during at least a portion of game play. According to one embodiment, a game board having a plurality of game icons is displayed to a player, and it is arranged for the playe... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7064857 | Advertising method and apparatus A method for advertising, comprising the steps of generating a high-quality image; placing one or more advertising data in a predetermined location of the high-quality image; and fixing the high-quality image and advertising data to a utilitarian object. The adverti... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7050754 | Electronic interactive toy for promoting learning in a child A system where a child or other individual arranges one or more computer-recognizable characters on a working platform to spell words or provide a mathematical result in response to computer generated questions or prompts, the system then indicating whether the word... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7008316 | Electronic game board assembly An electronic game board assembly includes a game board for defining a playing surface grid and a plurality of ports connected thereto. The assembly further includes a plurality of player display panels removably connectable to the plurality of ports. An output devi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004467 | Card game The present invention is a seven-card-stud poker game, played with at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards, plus at least one Joker. Two or more players may participate in the game. One of the players is the Banker whom other players play against. A Player who ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6964612 | Method, apparatus and article for evaluating card games, such as blackjack A system reads an identifier from a hand of cards to identify the cards. For example, the system can read an identifier from a pair of cards forming the initial hand in blackjack, where the one card is face up and the other card is face down. The system determines t... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6952713 | Information processing device The invention relates to an information processing device (1), including a user control unit (2) for the selection of units of primary information to be processed and functions to be invoked. The device also includes storage means (3) for storin... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6902481 | Decoupling of the graphical presentation of a game from the presentation logic A disclosed gaming machine is designed to execute a modular gaming software architecture. A plurality of gaming software modules may be loaded into RAM on the gaming machine and executed to play a game of chance. Many of the gaming software modules are designed to c... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896614 | Baccarat gaming assembly and method of playing baccarat A assembly to play a variation of the game baccarat including a computer processor, a display and a user actuatable selector is provided. The computer processor is structured to determine a winning hand in accordance with rules of baccarat. Additionally, the compute... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6830247 | Card game The invention is a six-card-stud poker game, played with at least one but preferably one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus at least one but preferably two Jokers. Two or more but preferably seven players may participate in the game; one of the players is the Bank... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6814665 | Gaming bonus device and method of use A gaming bonus device and method of use in a gaming system. A game player is allowed to play a game for a prize on a primary game. The primary game generates a bonus-qualifying event. The bonus game, in response to the bonus-qualifying event, generates and displays ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6695695 | Electronic video poker method and system having multiple poker hands A video implemented casino card game deals multiple hands. In a preferred embodiment the game includes a means for simulating a plurality of players on a game display. Each simulated player is dealt a hand of cards pursuant to a predetermined card game se... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6685561 | Gaming machine with sorting feature A gaming machine comprises at least one visual display (mechanical or video) and a game of chance controlled by a processor in response to a wager. The game of chance includes a primary game and a sorting feature. The sorting feature is triggered by certa... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6659862 | Electronic game apparatus for guessing english acronyms An electronic game apparatus for guessing the English acronyms comprise a game console and a system processor. The game console includes an alphanumeric keyboard, a display, and an ON/OFF switch. The system processor includes a central processing unit, a ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6656047 | Computer-controlled gaming apparatus and method An apparatus and a method facilitate single user and tournament play of wagering games on a computer-controlled machine. A player provides control input in order to control the game. The machine simulates the rolling of dice to obtain scoring combinations... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6650952 | Systems and methods to ensure that a threshold game result is possible Systems and methods are provided to ensure that a threshold game result is possible. According to one embodiment, a game condition associated with a game of skill is established. The game of skill may be, for example, a puzzle game (e.g., a word puzzle ga... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6602133 | Interactive electronic puzzle game and a method for providing the same A system and method which provides an interactive electronic puzzle game and rearranges that same puzzle after a certain amount of time has elapsed and the player has not performed a specific action required by the game. The interactive puzzle game compri... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6589114 | Shuffle feature for a game of chance A game of chance is conducted on a video gaming machine controlled by a processor in response to a wager. The game includes a plurality of symbols randomly selected for placement in a displayed symbol array. A shuffle feature is triggered in response to t... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585586 | Automated baccarat gaming assembly A method and gaming assembly to play a variation of the game baccarat, the gaming assembly including a computer processor assembly, a display assembly and at least one user actuatable selector assembly. The computer processor assembly is structured to gen... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6575465 | Card game The invention is a seven-card-stud poker game, played with at least one but preferably one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus at least one but preferably one Joker. Two or more but preferably seven players may participate in the game. One of the players... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6565437 | Game service provision device and method In addition to an optional game service in accordance with a designation made by a player, a compulsory game service not directly related to the designation by the player can be provided. A game service provision device is configured so as to perform the ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6481715 | Game In a game in which a plurality of players manage playing pieces in accordance with a set of rules, the rules provide for movement of movable playing pieces over spaces on a game board and for acquisition of property-type playing pieces from another player... | 11/19/2002 |
