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6302791 Gaming machine with high volatility index  
A gaming machine comprises a spinning reel display showing a plurality of symbols on each of a plurality of rotatable reels. The reels are rotated and stopped to place the symbols of each reel in...
6302794 Game machine with concentrative prize mode  
A game machine capable of providing proper expected values. The game machine is provided with a prize decision table to be applied to a game in an ordinary probability game state and a prize...
6296569 Fractional denomination gaming system and method of playing  
A fractional denomination on-line gaming system and method of playing for use in all lottery, commercial game, promotional and other game applications. The preferred method of playing allows a...
6296568 Pyramid-style video game method and device  
A video game complete with player wagering includes a processor and a display controlled by the processor. Said display is a game board in the form of a pyramid having an apex, a base and a...
6293865 System, method and article of manufacture for tournament play in a network gaming system  
The present invention provides a system, method and article of manufacture for determining payment for participating in a network gaming tournament. First, a plurality of networked game apparatuses...
6283855 Method for playing a game  
A card game that is played on a gaming machine and provides multiple opportunities for players to win. The game consists of several sub-games that are played simultaneously and are linked together...
6280324 Method and ticket for game of chance  
A method of operating a computer system to provide a game of chance for players, based on a horse race in which horses are assigned post positions, in which a ticket is provided having two columns,...
6267677 Game machine and storage medium therefor  
A game machine of a type playing a game by collecting a character electronically generated has a property data storage region storing property data of the collected character and a program storage...
6264561 Electronic game licensing apparatus and method  
A use enabling method and mechanism to enable use of a disabled game resident on multiple platform gaming machines. When a gaming operator elects to enable a particular disabled game, an enabling...
6261177 Slot machine game-hidden object  
A slot machine includes a prize display, a coin entry slot, and payout tray and internally mounted game control processor circuits. The game display means comprises a video display screen...
6257981 Computer network for controlling and monitoring gaming devices  
A system for monitoring and configuring gaming devices interconnected over a high-speed network is disclosed. The system can support a file server, one or more floor controllers, one or more pit...
6254479 Game machine  
In a game machine which comprises a roulette part for rotating an indicating mark along an outside of a play field, the indicating mark is stopped in accordance with a signal from a stop switch. If...
6254480 Wagering system with improved communication between host computers and remote terminals  
A computer selected "quick pick" wagering system uses keys in the form of random numbers to serve as seed numbers in a pseudo-random number generating algorithm. A sales agent's terminal uses the...
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...
6236900 Method and system for internet-based, competitive event prediction  
A method and system for providing an Internet-based competitive speculation forum in which participants can submit predictions of future events, obtain rewards for correct predictions and suffer...
6234900 Player tracking and identification system  
A system and method is set forth for tracking the play of players playing gaming devices such as slot machines through passive identification of the players. Passive identification can be achieved...
6234898 Method and apparatus for controlling a gaming operation  
A system for controlling a gaming operation comprises a secure processing and memory apparatus in the form of a smart card, together with non-secure input and display means connectable to the smart...
6231442 Video slot machine with multi-choice second bonus  
A slot machine is configured to have a main game comprising a video reel slot arrangement with at least five reels and at least nine paylines and a secondary event selection game comprising a...
6231445 Method for awarding variable bonus awards to gaming machines over a network  
A method for awarding bonuses over a gaming network having a plurality of gaming machines interconnected by a network. Play is allowed to occur on the plurality of gaming machines. A bonus period...
6227970 Slot machine  
A slot machine includes a housing having a front side with an operation panel disposed thereon, a main display device having a screen disposed on the front side of the housing above the operation...
6224482 Slot machine game-progressive jackpot with decrementing jackpot  
A random prize awarding system associated with a gaming console is provided in which the gaming console is arranged to play a first game or a second game, the first game being a standard game...
6224483 Multi-spin rotating wheel bonus for video slot machine  
A slot machine is configured to have a main game comprising a multi-reel payline mechanical reel or video reel slot arrangement with at least five reels and five or more paylines and a secondary...
6220961 Multi-level lottery-type gaming method and apparatus  
A lottery-type game is played with a first level game and at least one second level or additional level game. The first level game includes a plurality of first level game records, each having an...
6213875 Display for game and gaming machine  
A display for game is provided with a judgment foraging whether or not a specified game state is obtained in response to a predetermined input signal, a special pattern determination for...
6210279 Gaming machine and method using touch screen  
An improved gaming machine having a touch screen applied to an outer face of a CRT display and a limited number of push-button actuators. Either the touch screen or the push-button actuators can be...
6210275 Progressive jackpot game with guaranteed winner  
The present invention relates to a progressive game that can be incorporated either as a bonus game or a stand-alone game in a progressive linked gaming machine environment. The game utilizes a...
6210277 Game of chance  
A plurality of gaming machines are linked together and controlled by a central computer. A bonus system is incorporated into the play of the gaming machines and the central computer tracks the...
6210274 Universal gaming engine  
An apparatus for implementing a game having a deterministic component and a non-deterministic component wherein a player uses the game through at least one player interface unit. Each player...
6206781 Game machine with reel light control means  
In conventional types of slot machines, the prize status is determined by random selection using random numbers for each game. In this type of conventional slot machine, for example, the current...
6203430 Electronic amusement device and method for enhanced slot machine play  
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...
6203428 Video gaming device having multiple stacking features  
An electronic video gaming machine for playing multiple games substantially at the same time is set forth. The gaming machine includes a plurality of game boards arranged in a stack and displayed...
6186505 Like kind money board table game  
A casino game and method therefor is described having a gaming device having a play board. The play board has disposed thereon a plurality of groups wherein each of the plurality of groups has at...
6186502 Multi-tiered system for sports wagering  
A multi-tiered method for wagering on a sports event in such a manner that it becomes impractical for outside influences to attempt to alter the outcome of the sports event for illegal gains;...
6186894 Reel slot machine  
A slot machine is configured to have a main game comprising a multi-reel payline mechanical reel or video reel slot arrangement with at least one payline and a secondary event game comprising a...
6186892 Bingo game for use on the interactive communication network which relies upon probabilities for winning  
A method and apparatus for playing bingo having a prize structure which is based upon the true mathematical probabilities of forming pre-announced winning bingo patterns after each random bingo...
6179712 Game machine having speaker  
A game machine having a speaker whose sound transmitting holes are not exposed to the front side of the game machine so that the speaker is protected from a wire-shaped object, which would...
6176487 System and a method for generating game pieces and movement sequences  
The invention is directed to a system and a method for generating game pieces and movement sequences. The game pieces are used in a game of chance having a predetermined number of winners with...
6168523 Bonus award feature in a gaming machine  
A system of linked gaming machines has each of the linked gaming machines connected to a common controller. In a normal mode of play, each of the linked gaming machines operates like a conventional...
6168520 Electronic game method and apparatus with hierarchy of simulated wheels  
A computer implemented electronic game includes a wheel of fortune game with odds of a jackpot greatly in excess of the number of indicia on a simulated wheel. In one embodiment, a virtual mapping...
6165071 Method and apparatus for gaming in a series of sessions  
A method and apparatus which allows player gaming to transpire over a series of sessions without a player losing credit for performances in earlier sessions. A player card carries thereon the...
6165070 Video game slot machine program with output based on operator skill  
The video game slot machine program has an output based upon operator skill and imitates a gaming slot machine. The computer program game displays at least a three grid and preferably a nine grid...
6162121 Value wheel game method and apparatus  
A computer-implemented game includes a wheel of fortune portion. The wheel is positioned in a location spaced from the main game housing. In this way even relatively large wheels can be provided...
6152823 Gain determination method and gaming apparatus  
A gain determination method and a gaming apparatus therefor are described herein. The gain determination method is intended to create an interaction between the players of games of chance and...
6152822 Wagering system and method of wagering  
A method of wagering, including the steps of providing a random number generator that has a wagering base which is randomly accessed by an input wager, using as at least a part of the wagering base...
6149521 Video poker game with multiplier card  
A video poker gaming machine is described where a base amount for a poker hand is multiplied by the value of a multiplier card. In one embodiment, the poker hand is four-of-a-kind and the...
6139017 Premium-dispensing game  
A self-contained game is provided wherein a player attempts to win one of a plurality of premiums displayed within the game. The game includes a premium-display space surrounded by a first...
6135885 Electronic football wagering game  
A method for player to play a wagering game is set forth based upon sports games such as football. The player makes a wager and defensive and offensive formations are selected and displayed. The...
6129354 Amusement device simulating a wishing well  
An amusement device for providing a printout to a user after the user throws a coin or token into the amusement device. The amusement device includes a base having an interior, a top, a bottom. The...
6126542 Gaming device and method offering primary and secondary games  
A gaming device and method for offering a primary and secondary game is set forth. The primary game may be a video poker game. When the player obtains a predetermined outcome in the primary game...
6126543 Method for wagering on combined point spreads from multiple contests  
A method for wagering on multiple sporting events. Each sporting event involves two teams, each team having associated therewith a point spread used in determining whether a wager made on the team...