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7454380 |
Systems and methods for placing parimutuel wagers on future events
An interactive wagering application is provided that allows users to place parimutuel wagers on future events. An interactive wagering system may enable the user to place a wager on the future...
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7452269 |
Video gaming machine playing secondary game using displayed symbols
In one embodiment of the invention, a video gaming machine displays an array of symbols, and an award is granted based on any winning symbol combinations across activated pay lines. As a secondary...
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7452272 |
Methods and apparatus for representing play in a reverse mode
In accordance with one or more embodiments, a method for facilitating play of a gaming device is presented, in which the method comprises enabling a reverse payout mode of play of the gaming device...
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7452274 |
System and method for betting on-the-board or off-the-board in an event
A system for managing bets comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores one or more first type of bets and one or more second types of bets. Each first type of bet is associated with a bet...
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7452271 |
Gaming machines with board game theme
Gaming machines are disclosed having a basic mode defining a plurality of reels and a bonus mode defining a plurality of stations about a game board (e.g., MONOPOLY board) traversable by a token...
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7448948 |
Gaming device having award positions with associated characteristics
A gaming device including a plurality of award values and a plurality of modifier values. A characteristic is associated with at least one award value position and at least one modifier value...
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7445547 |
Gaming apparatus and gaming apparatus control method
A slot machine 10 comprises a display 20 having 3 rows by X columns (X being an integer of 5 or greater) of display regions, and a controller 50 . Controller 50 , in the event that bonus...
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7442123 |
Gaming device having mechanical indicator with values and modifiers and selection of values and modifiers
A gaming device includes a symbol generator which includes a plurality of sections. Each of the sections is associated with a symbol. Upon a triggering event, the gaming device determines which...
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7442122 |
Variable lottery game allowing participation in several different lottery games within a single drawing
A method for simultaneously conducting multiple lottery style games of chance allowing for multiple wagers and payouts within a single drawing is provided. The method is comprised of selecting a...
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7438641 |
Gaming device with rotating and translating display device
A gaming device having a translating and rotating mechanical display device operable to indicate at least one component of a player's award. In one embodiment the display device is operated as a...
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7435173 |
Gaming device having slidable indicator disks
A gaming device including an apparatus and method for indicating awards in a game, and specifically to an apparatus and method employing an award indicator disk display. In one embodiment, the...
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7435174 |
Gaming device having a pick reduction game including a trigger selection indicator
A gaming device and method having a pick reduction game. Initially, a plurality of first selections are displayed to the player. A number of picks is displayed to the player where the number of...
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7431647 |
Method of playing a slot machine (“In-A-Row”)
The present invention includes a variety of methods to issue awards based upon the order of appearance of symbols in the symbol matrix. An “In-A-Row” embodiment of the present invention...
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7431649 |
Gaming device having a wheel with multiple indicators
A wagering game including a wheel and multiple section indicators. The wheel includes a plurality of sections having awards associated with each of the sections. The section indicators associated...
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7431648 |
Method of conducting a wagering game with continuous depletion
A method of conducting a wagering game according to the rules of a base game includes defining a finite set of game indicia. The player plays multiple sequential game hand by placing a wager,...
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7431645 |
Wagering game with award based on sequencing of connected features
A gaming system for playing a wagering game includes a wager input device, a display, and a controller. The wager input device receives a wager input from a player. The display displays an...
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7431301 |
Creating notable nonrandom patterns in games to encourage play
Tools and techniques are provided for creating nonrandom notable patterns in elements of games of chance which are traditionally random and hence lack such patterns. Players are notified of the...
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7431646 |
Grid-based award method for base game and bonus top box game for use with video wagering machines or slot-type machines
An apparatus that enables a gaming method and the gaming method of playing a wagering game comprises providing a gaming display area including game areas that may be indicated as enclosed by edge...
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7429215 |
System and method for providing side wagering in multi-player wager-based games
A system and method for providing side wagering in a wager-based game. Side wagers made by an observer of the wager-based game are accepted, where the side wager is associated with an event that is...
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7427233 |
Method and apparatus for setting game parameters
The present invention allows gaming devices to set or modify game parameters through the use of random events such as spinning slot machine reels or random number generators. In some embodiments,...
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7427234 |
Method, apparatus and article for hierarchical wagering
A primary wager is placed by a primary player regarding an outcome of a gaming event, and a secondary wager is placed by a secondary player regarding an outcome of the primary wager. Tertiary...
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7427235 |
Gaming machine with sorting feature
A gaming machine comprises at least one visual display (mechanical or video) and a game of chance controlled by a processor in response to a wager. The game of chance includes a primary game and a...
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7425177 |
Gaming device having multiple interacting independently operable wheels
A gaming device having multiple interacting independently operated symbol generators, such as wheels. In one embodiment, each wheel includes a plurality of sections that are associated with a...
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7425178 |
Live and electronic wagering and lottery game
A method and device is set forth for playing a game where an inventory of game indicia is arranged in a random but established, serial order. For each hand of play the player makes a wager and game...
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7422522 |
Game monitoring system, game playing table and monitoring method
To prevent calculation errors and fraudulent acts and reduce cost by automatic monitoring, a wirelessly communicating game monitoring system includes an identifying information recording device,...
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7424617 |
Offline-online incentive points system and method
An electronic points system that allows consumers to redeem online those points that were earned offline is described. In one implementation, the offline-online points system is applied to a soft...
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7422521 |
Method of determining skill level in a tournament setting
The present invention is directed to a method of determining a most skilled individual from a group of individuals in a tournament setting over a computer network. A method of determining skill...
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7419425 |
Shared secondary game station and system
A gaming system having a plurality of primary game devices sharing a secondary bonus station is disclosed. The secondary game station comprises a secondary game which is configured to provide play...
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7419428 |
Cashless transaction clearinghouse
A disclosed cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse includes a network interface allowing the cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse to communicate with a number of gaming properties...
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7419162 |
Gaming system with blackjack primary game and poker secondary game
A gaming device having a primary game and a secondary game is provided. The gaming device includes a primary game, such as blackjack or 21 operable on a wager by a player, and an optional secondary...
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7416484 |
Simulated bonus method in finite-pool award system
A method for simulating bonus awards in a finite award pool system is disclosed. The finite award pool comprises a plurality of primary awards and at least one simulated bonus award, where at least...
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7413510 |
Gaming device having a related symbol selection game
The present invention relates to a gaming device and method having a bonus game, where the bonus game displays a target set including a plurality of player selectable symbols. At least one of the...
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7410420 |
Game machine with selectively controllable mechanical cover
A game machine that displays symbols is provided. A display module of the game machine can display multiple types of symbols in multiple display regions when a game starts. An evaluation module...
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7410419 |
Gaming machine having a crap slot game play scheme
The present invention is a gaming machine and method for conducting a crap slot game. The gaming machine includes a first display for displaying a slot game outcome and a second display for...
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7402103 |
Gaming device including a game having a player selected function based on symbols in a free spins game
A gaming device including a free spins game displaying a plurality of reels including a plurality of symbols where the symbols include a plurality of award symbols and at least one target symbol. A...
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7402102 |
Gaming device having multiple symbols at a single symbol position
A gaming device including a plurality of reels having a plurality of symbols including at least one replicator symbol. The replicator symbol includes at least two of the same symbols in a single...
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7402101 |
Slot machine with activatable pay arrangements
A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine is disclosed. The wagering game includes winning symbol combinations that provide respective awards when arranged according to one or more...
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7402100 |
Hand held electrical device and method for using the same
A hand held electronic device that includes a main body with a connector adapted to electrically and mechanically connect the main body to an electronic game separate from the device, and a method...
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7399228 |
Gaming device having related multi-game bonus scheme
A gaming device and method having a multi-game bonus scheme. The gaming device includes a controller, a device for providing a plurality of bonus games related by a plurality of bonus picks and a...
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7399229 |
Method and apparatus for managing gaming machine code downloads
A gaming machine is arranged with a gaming machine controller and a secondary “queuing” device, preferably a player tracking controller having a memory. A communication link is provided between...
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7399225 |
Gaming device having transformable wild symbols or cards with wild signal indicators
A gaming device having a transformable wild symbol or card on a set of reels or a transformable wild card in a set of cards, wherein the transformable wild symbol or card provides a signal to a...
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7396279 |
Gaming using terminating roaming wild positions
A display grid includes a plurality of grid positions that are presented to a game player. One or more grid positions of the plurality of grid positions are defined as termination positions. One or...
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7393280 |
Class of feature event games suitable for linking to multiple gaming machines
A gaming method, apparatus and system for playing a game of chance is disclosed in which a plurality of gaming machines may be linked together for mutually competitive play. According to one...
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7393277 |
Horseshoe payline system and games using that system
A pay line system has a novel type of pay line that can be provided in a variety of different display systems, including at least 3×3 reel-type displays, 3×4, 4×3, 3×5, 5×3, 4×5 and 5×4...
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7390261 |
Gaming device with rotating display and indicator therefore
A mechanical display and a mechanical indicator for gaming devices includes various embodiments, each of which have a number of elements in common. First, the embodiments each include a rotating...
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7390262 |
Non-volatile memory storing critical data in a gaming machine
A method and apparatus of dynamically storing critical data of a gaming machine by allocating and deallocating memory space in a gaming machine is disclosed. One or more embodiments describe...
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7390259 |
Gaming apparatus including a variable display, a backlight, a reflecting cover to directly illuminate game symbols, and a controller to control the varying of the variable display
The gaming apparatus of the present invention comprises a variable display unit configured to variably display a plurality of symbols, a front side display unit located in front of the variable...
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7390257 |
Programmable computer controlled external visual indicator for gaming machine
An improved external visual indicator such as a candle is provided for a gaming machine having lights such as LEDs which are programmable via a processor of the gaming machine. The...
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7387570 |
Entertainment machines
A coin-operated player-operable entertainment machine has a main display device comprising a matrix of symbol selections with which a main game can be played involving selection and display of...
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7387571 |
Method and apparatus for linked play gaming
The invention includes a system and method for providing linked play via gaming and other devices. In some embodiments, a casino server registers a group for linked play and a group objective and...
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