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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113516 | Casino style game of chance apparatus A casino style game apparatus preferably having a table layout for playing a roulette or roulette-like game without a roulette wheel. The preferred embodiment uses a ball blower to select a numbered ball from a set of thirty-eight numbered balls. A monitor displays ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7413511 | Gaming machine with action unit container A gaming device having a container with at least one moveable object located within, one or more game elements capable of receiving and isolating the moveable objects, an actuator configured to attract the moveable objects to receptacle game elements, a game apparat... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7335103 | Gaming device and method A gaming device having at least one tubular display container, a display object holder disposed to hold a plurality of movable display objects in an individually controlled manner, a display object actuator and a controller, is disclosed. Game-related indicia on the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322137 | Dynamic display air inflatable device The invention is directed to an inflatable display that has a plurality of inflation modules. The modules are inflated by a fan element. More specifically, a first inflation module is formed from a permeable material and configured to represent a predetermined shape... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311304 | Game apparatus with multiple moving elements An apparatus for providing an arcade game with multiple moving elements, where a player must engage all moving elements with a playing piece to engage a target and earn a reward. The game apparatus has a guiding member having a first motion, a target surface having ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7258610 | Gaming device with transport device and method of use A gaming device having a container, at least one movable object situated within the container and a transport device configured to transport the movable object, is disclosed. The transport device further may include a transport component for receiving the movable ob... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7204755 | Gaming display device A display device comprising a plurality of prize balls, a ball holder adapted to hold the balls in an individually controlled manner, a controller adapted to select a prize ball, a display mechanism adapted to display the selected prize ball to the player; and a pos... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185889 | Casino table wagering game and method therefor A method of playing a wagering game where each player is dealt a plurality of playing pieces. Each player will review the playing pieces. A first player will make a call of a total quantity of a numeric suit on all playing pieces. Each successive player will make a ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7083168 | Gaming device with transport device and method of use In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to a gaming apparatus comprising a gaming device adapted to allow a player to place a wager and play a game of chance having a randomly determined outcome. The gaming apparatus includes a plurality of moveable ob... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7059603 | Wagering game In a table game, ideally a game of blackjack, a player has an option of making 2nd chance wagers prior to any cards being dealt. A first type of 2nd chance wager is that the player's first two dealt cards have a total point value of “21.” A second type of 2nd ch... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037194 | Method and device for playing a game The present invention includes a gaming device comprising a game apparatus being adapted to allow a player to play a game and a jumbled ball display device. The jumbled ball display device includes a plurality of display balls, at least one container adapted to hold... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6955611 | Method and apparatus for playing a game of golf An apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players, each player having a set of golf clubs including a plurality of irons, a plurality of woods and a putter, includes a game set of indicators that includes a club set of indicators bearing club identifi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6902479 | Electronic gaming machine A gaming machine comprising a container for holding a plurality of numbered balls which are agitated by an air source. A plurality of compartments incorporated on a rotatable wheel in communication with the container capture one or more of the numbered balls. Each o... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6860809 | Gaming machine with action unit container A display device comprising a plurality of prize balls, a ball holder adapted to hold the balls in an individually controlled manner, a controller adapted to select a prize ball, a display mechanism adapted to display the selected prize ball to the player; and a pos... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6783456 | Methods and systems for conducting lottery-type games with strategy elements The present invention provides methods and systems for interactively playing a lottery-type game among a number of players. In one embodiment, this is accomplished on a network of gaming terminals in communication with a central controller. An objective of the game ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6764396 | Gaming display device A display device comprising a plurality of prize balls, a ball holder adapted to hold the balls in an individually controlled manner, a controller adapted to select a prize ball, a display mechanism adapted to display the selected prize ball to the player; and a pos... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6655687 | Arrangement for table game boards A game board has a pair of vertically extending panels with channels separated by partitions therebetween. The game board also has internal channels with curved protrusions and occasional open spaces between them such that a game disk may be deviated from... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6599189 | Numbers drawing machine Machine for conducting a random drawing comprising at least one object randomly displaceable in space. A sensor is adapted to be impacted by the at least one object. At least two electric signals are generated by the machine. At least one of the at least ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6533660 | Ball selector and display device for use with gaming devices A ball selector and display device comprising a plurality of prize balls, a ball holder adapted to hold the balls in an individually controlled manner, a controller adapted to select a prize ball, a display mechanism adapted to display the selected prize ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6488282 | Game of chance comprising a cup and five flat round pieces, all marked on one side with the plus(+) symbol and with the minus (-) symbol on the other side A game of chance comprising a cup called a cube and five flat round pieces called "duds", which are marked Plus (+) on one side and Minus (-) on the other side. The cube should be preferably made with thick transparent material, to resemble a disposable p... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6435501 | Random number generator A water kettle randomly selects lottery numbers as it boils water. The water kettle enables one to randomly select six numbers for a lottery game, such as the "Pick 6 Lotto" game. As heat is applied to the water kettle to boil water for tea, for example, ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6375186 | Mini-lottery abacus The present invention concerns a device that can be used to easily and randomly draw a plurality of numbers one after the other from a large quantity of differently marked balls contained in a first chamber by a repeated manual activation of a horizontal ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6338678 | Ball selector and display device for use with gaming devices A ball selector and display device comprising a plurality of prize balls, a ball holder adapted to hold the balls in an individually controlled manner, a controller adapted to select a prize ball, a display mechanism adapted to display the selected prize ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6322071 | Amusement apparatus utilizing multiple balls An amusement article utilizing multiple balls comprising: an upper chamber with multiple spherical members of varying sizes colors, all spherical members of the same size bearing the same color, a second chamber located below the upper chamber, and receiv... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6244596 | Gambling and lottery method and gambling automation for implementing the same A method as well as a gambling machine for performing games and lotteries consists in that a symbol or combination of symbols is picked out by the gambling machine, a player is enabled to pick out the own symbol or combination of symbols, and then machine... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6206371 | Device for "flipping a coin", or the like A device for carrying out the operation of "flipping a coin" or "throwing dice" comprises a base on which a coin can rest in a number of stable orientations. An electromagnet projects the coin above the base and a sensor detects the orientation in which t... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6168155 | Random selection game device This invention is to a random selection game device. In particular, the invention is a device for randomly selecting game balls, and is particularly useful in bingo or lottery-type games. In one embodiment, the invention includes an air mix housing which ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6152448 | Game Apparatus suitable for use as a game of chance comprising a first set of elements (2) divisible into two or more visually distinguishable subsets (for example a set of balls divided into a plurality of colours), a second set of destinations divisible into... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6145836 | Lottery ball shuffling device and drawing machine equipped with said device A device for shuffling objects such as lottery balls is provided, disposed at the base of a generally spherical enclosure of a lottery machine carrying separately identifiable objects, the shuffling device including first and second concentric rotating pa... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6120024 | Automated ball drawing apparatus and method A ball drawing apparatus for drawing a series of balls at random includes a transport arrangement (10) for receiving the series of balls (15) and positioning each ball in a reading position. Each ball (15) includes a transponder (46) which is adapted to t... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6113099 | Random number dispenser A random number generator is disclosed for selecting a limited number quantity from a predetermined number quantity, having a casing with a space for receiving the number bodies and a display or indication area adjacent thereto and connected to the space,... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6092807 | Coin operated amusement device The apparatus according to the present invention provides an arcade machine receiving a coin from each player along one or more coin paths which determine the coin path and thus the outcome of the player's participation. The coins are introduced tangentia... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6080061 | Game machine for randomly selected information comparison with sets of selected, randomly selected and correlated information A video game machine has a mechanism extracting balls, a display unit having a display area which displays a matrix composed of boxes, and a CPU. The CPU implements a function enabling the player to appoint a ball type in terms of color and number to boxe... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6053497 | Game of chance kit A game package comprises a lottery ticket set, a plastic or glass bowl or container for holding the entire lottery ticket set and having an opening to accommodate most human hands, a lid for the bowl and a tamper proof seal comprising a tape with an adhes... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6012716 | Lottery number picker and method A number picker for placing bets in lotteries and a method for manufacturing the number picker. The number picker is comprised of a platform having an upper space for storing small thin circular disks, and a lower space for storing a business card and/or ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5857910 | Game machine using object pieces suspended in liquid A game machine has an input section through which a player inputs various instructions necessary for the play. The input section also displays various kinds of game information and performs computation of the score. The machine also has a mechanical secti... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5845903 | Game of chance device A game of chance based on random distribution of game pieces utilizes a plurality of spheres or discs, which may be generally the size of marbles or checkers, visually divided into two types, such as by two different colors. The game pieces are used in pa... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5816822 | Methods and apparatus for instructing students of statistics An instructional system or method for statistics students. Twenty slots are defined into which one hundred data cubes are placed. The number of cubes per slot varies from one to ten, excluding six. The slots with ten cubes are arranged adjacent to a cente... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5803454 | Combined coaster and lottery number picker A reversible beverage coaster and lottery number picker having an opaque base, transparent covers attached to upper and lower portions of the base and a plurality of small disks in upper and lower cavities of the base. In the upper and lower cavities are ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5799940 | Method and apparatus for automatic random selection identification A method and apparatus for random determination and use of a multiplicity of bits of information from a larger quantity of bits of information including the placing of individualized information on a number of semi-conductors, mixing the semiconductors in... | 09/01/1998 |
