Progressive gaming apparatus

Patent 5472194 Issued on December 5, 1995. Estimated Expiration Date:

April 2, 2013. 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

Shuffle Master, Inc.

Application

No. 041850 filed on 04/02/1993

US Classes:

463/27, Pool carryover (e.g., progressive jackpot, etc.)273/292, CARD OR TILE GAMES, CARDS OR TILES THEREFOR463/29, Access or authorization (e.g., game selection, security, etc.)463/37, Hand manipulated (e.g., keyboard, mouse, touch panel, etc.)463/42Network type (e.g., computer network, etc.)

Examiners

Primary: Millin, Vincent
Assistant: Owens, Terry J.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Dorsey & Whitney

Foreign Patent References

0443420 EP 08/12/1991

International Class

A63F 001/00

Abstract

An apparatus for a progressive jackpot game where multiple gaming tables at multiple facilities are electronically linked to allow players at the multiple tables to play for a progressive jackpot as well as a fixed payout. Betting and winning hand information is input at the gaming tables, and the information is sent over a network to a facility computer that sends the information to a central computer. Multiple facility computers are linked to the central computer by telephone lines. The central computer compiles all the betting and winning hand information and computes the progressive jackpot amount. The progressive jackpot amount is sent to the facility computers that control electronic displays boards for displaying the jackpot amount.