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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| 6921331 | Methods and systems for electronic virtual races A game of chance includes steps of accepting at least one of a wager and a selection of a predicted outcome of a competitive activity; randomly selecting an actual outcome of the competitive activity according to predetermined odds; accessing one of a plurality of v... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6910965 | Pari-mutuel sports wagering system This invention relates to sports and event wagering, particularly to a new sport and event wagering game and system. This game and supporting system allows pari-mutuel wagering with respect to new areas other than horse or dog racing, which will expand the sports wa... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6875104 | Totalizator terminal, winning horse picking method and program The totalizator terminal of the present invention comprises a ticket issuing unit which selects an odd or even horse or gate number of a horse expected to be the first for all races, and a repaying unit which determines an amount of repayment for a picking ticket by... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6837791 | Interactive wagering system with totalisator selection A interactive wagering system is provided in which a user at user equipment may place electronic wagers with an interactive wagering application. The wagers may be horse race wagers. The interactive wagering application may handle wagers placed at multiple totalizat... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6722980 | Wagering system A wagering system comprises a race providing system facilitating wagering on race events and providing information regarding the race events, and at least one wagering terminal in communication with the race providing system. The at least one wagering terminal inclu... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6695701 | Systems and methods for providing fixed-odds and pari-mutuel wagering The present invention provides systems and methods for providing a user with the ability to submit a wager to a fixed-odds book or a pari-mutuel pool using an interactive wagering application. A conditional wagering option is provided. When the user selec... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6634946 | Pari-mutuel networks, devices and games This present pari-mutuel invention provides for a network of table games and real time electronic devices operating slots, poker, keno, bingo and other games. Players compete against other players for non-banked prizes which are paid only from player pool... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6575467 | Multi-staged poker game and method of playing game with changing wildcards, winning hands of cards and payout odds at each stage Each round of a poker game is played in stages using a conventional deck of cards. A wager is placed at each stage, a hand of cards is dealt to each player at each stage, and the cards dealt to each player in previous stages become part of each players ha... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6450887 | Methods and apparatus for parimutuel historical gaming A gaming system is described which enables parimutuel wagering with instant payoffs on actual past events. The system, in one embodiment, includes a plurality of wager terminals coupled to a game server. The wagering terminals are multi-function terminals... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6358150 | Methods and apparatus for parimutuel historical gaming A gaming system is described which enables parimutuel wagering with instant payoffs on actual past events. The system, in one embodiment, includes a plurality of wager terminals coupled to a game server through a wide area network, such as the internet. T... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6312333 | Networked credit adjust meter for electronic gaming A method for automatically awarding credits to a player on a gaming machine network adjusted for tax codes. The network comprises a plurality of gaming machines on which a primary game is played, a bonus server implementing the credit adjustment, and a da... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6033308 | Combined totalizer and fixed odds betting system The present invention discloses a combined totalizator and fixed odds betting system able to be operated both on and off-course via a central computer (C) connected with communication links (L) to a large number of betting terminals (T). Both totalizator ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5984779 | Continuous real time Pari-Mutuel method This present invention provides a Pari-Mutuel method for table games (Blackjack, Pai-Gow, etc.), and real time electronic gaming (slots, draw poker, keno, bingo and others). Players compete only against other players for non-banked prizes, which are paid ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5779547 | Pari-mutuel gaming system and method of using same The pari-mutuel gaming system includes an account mechanism for establishing a player's account and a common player pool account. A dynamic paytable which is changeable for each individual play of the game advises the player of the exact amount of currenc... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5672106 | Combined totalizer and fixed odds betting system and method The present invention discloses a combined totalizator and fixed odds betting system able to be operated both on and off-course via a central computer (C) connected with communication links (L) to a large number of betting terminals (T). Both totalizator ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5476259 | Pari-mutuel electronic and live table gaming The invention provides electronic video casino games in which the players are competing against each other to win from a common pool and are not wagering against the house. The invention also provides live casino table games in which the players are compe... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5411258 | Interactive video horse-race game An interactive video horse-race game comprising data storage and retrieval means; at least one pre-recorded video track of a horse-race stored in the data storage and retrieval means; at least one pre-recorded audio track of a horse-race stored in the dat... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5275400 | Pari-mutuel electronic gaming The present invention is designed specifically to comply with gaming regulations to provide an electronic video poker game, an electronic slot machine, an electronic twenty-one game or an electronic craps game in which the players are competing against ea... | 01/04/1994 |
| 4926327 | Computerized gaming system A computerized gaming apparatus is disclosed in which a card game, such as poker, is electronically simulated on a plurality of individual player consoles. Each of the player consoles is interconnected with a central computer unit which simulates and cont... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4775937 | Combined fixed price and expected dividend betting system A betting system having a number of betting terminals and displays connected to a central control unit. The betting system allows both fixed price and expected dividend betting by continually calculating the odds and liabilities in respect of each contest... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4494197 | Automatic lottery system A wagering system having a central processor and a plurality of playing consoles remote therefrom with said console capable of providing data inputs to the central processor, with such data inputs including identification of the playing console, the playe... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4373726 | Automatic gaming system An automatic gaming system employing a plurality of gaming cards used by the players including a card dispensing unit having a card reader for reading from a gaming card a coded representation of the gaming indicia format on the card; a storage device; a ... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4322612 | Self-service wagering system A single cash deposite may be used for multiple race/multiple day wagering. As a receipt for the deposit, a ticket, having a form upon which a proposed wager may be entered, is issued with a system-generated transaction identification code. The code corre... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4033588 | Automatic keno game This invention relates to a numbers game apparatus, among other things, for taking money, giving change, printing and giving out tickets, validating tickets, finding and checking winners, finding out the odds, and determining the amounts won by winning ti... | 07/05/1977 |
