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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113938 | Video games adapted for wagering A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to allow players to wager on video games. The method disclosed herein can allow players to win or lose money while partaking in any video game previously played for entertainment purposes. A player can purchase play... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113936 | Time-based casino gaming using cumulative paytables Tournament-Style casino games bring players all of the advantages of gaming tournaments such as rapid play, building excitement, and player vs. player competition in a manner that addresses limitations of existing games by: a) generating revenue for tire casino in a... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113937 | Slot machine pin and ball game An electronic gaming console is illustrated having a console cabinet 10 including a prize display 12, a coin entry slot 13, a payout tray 14 and internally mounted game control processor circuits. A video game is provided for play on the ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113935 | System and method for presenting payout ranges and audiovisual clips at a gaming device A gaming device presents a paytable with entries showing a range of outcome values. When the outcome displayed by the gaming device matches an entry on the paytable showing a range of outcome values, an audiovisual clip is played and the player is informed as to whi... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109822 | Gaming machine A gaming machine includes plural stations and a processor. Each station can determine a game result and execute a game independently. The processor accepts each station's entry to an event game when a predetermined condition is satisfied. There is collected an entry... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109821 | Gaming system and method which enables multiple players to simultaneously play multiple individual games or group games on a central display The present disclosure provides a gaming system including a central controller, a central display which includes a plurality of display segments and a plurality player stations. The display segments are configured to each separately display one of a plurality of gam... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105146 | Gaming machine A gaming machine includes plural stations and a processor. Each station can determine a game result and execute a game independently. The processor accepts each station's entry to an event game when a predetermined condition is satisfied. There is collected an entry... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105145 | Gaming machine having positional expanding symbols A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a value input device for receiving a wager and a display for displaying a plurality of symbols arranged in an array of symbol positions. The plurality of symbols include at least one expandable symbol. The plu... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105147 | Gaming machine performing new game by using contents of game of plural game terminals and playing method thereof A gaming machine of the present invention has a common display, terminal devices, and a mother board and a central control board. The mother board and the central control board make control of: extracting a predetermined number of terminal devices from the terminal ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096866 | Gaming machine and method for gaming machine The present invention provides a gaming machine that includes a slot machine, a bonus device and a device controller. The device controller remotely operates the bonus device and the bonus device provides a bonus award independently from the slot machine. The bonus ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096865 | Casino games directed to betting on progressions A casino table or slot game allowing a player to place bets on game progressions. The player has the ability to tailor the game to his or her preferences. The player also has the ability to wager on the game before or during the game. Payouts on bets are adjusted ac... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8075381 | Gaming machine A gaming machine includes plural stations and a processor. Each station can determine a game result and execute a game independently. When executing a base game, the processor accepts a gaming value betting and updates used credit information. The processor executes... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075382 | Lottery game An online lottery game having periodic drawings of a series of digits. Money derived from the sale of lottery tickets is allocated into a plurality of winning pools in which the winning pool consisting of all of the numbers is smaller than at least one and preferabl... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075383 | Video games adapted for wagering A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to allow players to wager on video games. The method disclosed herein can allow players to win or lose money while partaking in any video game previously played for entertainment purposes. A player can purchase play... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075384 | Wagering gaming device having simulated control of movement of game functional elements A wagering gaming device that enables a player to affect the movement of a functional element of a game by use of a user input device. More specifically, the present invention provides a processor controlled wagering gaming device that receives input from a user inp... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070577 | Gaming method and apparatus for employing negative outcomes Systems and methods are provided for providing a negative outcome at a gaming device. The system determines that a player of a gaming device has equity which may be debited. An outcome of the gaming device is determined, and it is also determined that the outcome is... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070576 | Gaming machine with bank credit meter A gaining machine (10) has a display (14) and a game controller arranged to control images displayed on the display (14). The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein one or more random events are caused to be displayed on the display ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070578 | Central determination gaming system with a central controller providing a game outcome and a gaming terminal determining a presentation of the provided game outcome A central determination gaming system with a central controller providing a game outcome to an individual gaming terminal and the gaming terminal determining the presentation of the provided game outcome. In one embodiment of the present invention, a gaming terminal... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070579 | Bingo system with downloadable common patterns Novel methods, devices and systems are described for mapping a variety of Class III game outcomes to a common set of bingo patterns. Each game theme may have a different entertaining display, based upon a corresponding Class III game. Preferably, each game theme wil... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070580 | Conversion of lowest value symbols into special symbols in a gaming machine Upon a trigger event occurring during a main game on a video slot machine, a number of free games having a special feature are awarded to the player. For each trigger event that occurs during the free games, the lowest value symbol displayed for each free spin becom... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070582 | Automatic game play In various embodiments a gaming device may play games automatically without input from a player. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070583 | Server based gaming system and method for selectively providing one or more different tournaments A gaming system includes a central server or controller operable to communicate a plurality of different commands to a plurality of gaming machines to provide non-tournament game play and to provide tournament game play on the same gaming machines. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070581 | Regulated gaming—staging multi-act games Creative multi-act games for the younger generation of casino players accustomed to creative simulation games such as “The Sims®” and familiar TV characters such as the cast of “Friends.” Stories unfold through acts that have been staged by the player by se... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066561 | Methods for playing competitive wagering games A system, method, and computer readable storage to provide a wagering game that awards bettors who correctly predict which of several parties in competition will be the last to successfully meet the requirements of a predetermined sequence of outcomes. Bettors can a... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062114 | 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 increment... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062115 | Wagering game with multi-point gesture sensing device A gaming machine having a multipoint sensing device capable of sensing a multipoint gesture, which includes at least two simultaneously touched points. One or both of the points can serve as an initial starting point for a gesture, which represents a continuous move... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8052513 | Gaming medium and gaming system using gaming medium A gaming medium includes a wireless tag on a white side thereof, a wireless tag on a black side thereof and a high magnetic permeability member. Each wireless tag stores information to be read magnetically. The high magnetic permeability member is placed between the... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047907 | Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance using pull-tab tickets 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 ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047909 | Method and apparatus for linked play gaming with combined outcomes and shared indicia The invention includes a system and method for providing linked play via gaming and other devices wherein players may share and combine outcomes or parts thereof. In some embodiments, a casino server registers a group for linked play and a group objective and format... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047908 | Methods and systems for determining and selling wagering game outcomes for a plurality of players In accordance with some embodiments, a plurality of outcomes are generated and used to create a video presentation of representative outcomes for one or more players. The video presentation is recorded onto a tangible medium (e.g., DVD or CD-ROM) or otherwise provid... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043153 | Gaming device having destructive chain reaction events In accordance with a game method, game information regarding one or more player selectable elements and awards associated with those elements is generated and stored. The player selectable elements are displayed and a player is permitted to select one or more of tho... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043152 | 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. Consume... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038519 | Raffle game system and method An automated raffle game and method making use of prize pools, the prize pools having elements, the elements representing one of: winning prizes; or, both winning prizes and no-win (0 value) prizes. Raffle tickets are associated with a prize pool. Upon closure of th... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033903 | Gaming system and method having progressive free games A gaming system and method providing a plurality of games, including a first type of game and a second type of game. The gaming system includes a progressive award which includes or is in the form of a progressive number or quantity of plays of the second type of ga... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033904 | Chip-based gaming Chip-Based Gaming includes methods for playing electronic games of chance or skill that provide players with a greater number of options and greater wagering flexibility than previous methods have afforded them. In the present Chip-Based gaming model, players may se... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029350 | Gaming system modelling 3D volumetric masses Embodiments of the invention described herein include, in a pick-based gaming machine, a method of displaying a gaming outcome. The method includes displaying an image having a plurality of picks arranged adjacent to a plurality of objects; receiving a pick selectio... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029349 | Networked gaming system with secondary bonus game A method includes receiving a game play input preferably in a gaming network. This game play input specifies a wager in a primary game in which a player is participating through the network, and is typically entered through a player station connected in the network.... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8021223 | Gaming machine having a pendulum-based payout indicator A gaming machine comprises a central processing unit and a pendulum. The central processing unit operates the gaming machine in response to a wager and selects a game outcome from a plurality of possible game outcomes. The pendulum indicates the game outcome selecte... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016658 | Method and apparatus for enhanced play of a gaming device An electronic amusement device and a method for operating the device are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, a slot machine identifies a tracked symbol and initializes a running count representing active occurrences of the tracked symbol generated during a... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016657 | Method and apparatus for determining a game series comprising a plurality of individually selectable wagering games A wagering method is provided that allows players or gaming establishments to specify conditions which when satisfied, reconfigure the gaming device to change game play from a first game to a second game. The condition may depend upon the value of a parameter—gene... | 09/13/2011 |
