Gaming machine with a plateaued pay schedule

Patent 4991848 Issued on February 12, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date:

August 7, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Bally Manufacturing Corporation

Application

No. 390026 filed on 08/07/1989

US Classes:

463/21, Having means to alter combination probability273/143R, Edge indication463/25Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation (e.g., game entry, betting, prize level, etc.)

Examiners

Primary: Coven, Edward M.
Assistant: Harrison, Jessica J.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Jenner & Block

International Class

A63F 005/04

Abstract

Convenience and speed of play in a gaming machine are enhanced by providing a payout schedule that includes one very large payout along with a number of other large payout values that are plateaued just below an administrative value.