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8444480 |
Gaming system having multiple gaming machines which provide bonus awards
A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines and a plurality of bonus awards. The central server monitors wagers on the gaming machines. Based at least in...
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8447635 |
System and method for managing investment risk in satellite operator companies
In order to mitigate risk of satellite investment loss, a satellite loss event or failure event for a satellite that will be operated by a satellite operator company is identified. Financial...
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8444479 |
Betting against participants in an event
A method of managing bets is provided. The method includes receiving win bets and group bets. Each win bet includes a bet that a participant selected from a set of participants in an event will win...
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8444482 |
Wagering game with dual-play feature
Multi-player games that foster cooperation or competition between players. A multi-player wagering game system includes a first display to display a first wagering game; a first input device...
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8444474 |
Wagering game with accumulation-bonus feature that is played upon player's selection
A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes an accumulation-bonus feature which allows a player to cache awards to a bonus object. A player selects when to use the bonus object in a...
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8444483 |
Presenting and controlling wagering game marketing information
A browser application and toolbar are described according to some embodiments. The browser application presents wagering game content in a toolbar. Some embodiments are directed to determining that...
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8444470 |
Multi-ball video-roulette gaming systems, methods and processor-readable media
A video-based multi-ball super-roulette gaming system, method and processor-readable media includes a main/primary roulette wheel having a number of ball pockets with betting marks and a circular...
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8444481 |
Method and apparatus for providing electronic credits at a gaming device without first requiring payment therefor
In accordance with some embodiments, apparatus and methods are disclosed for providing electronic credits to a player of a gaming device. The electronic credits are provided in response to an...
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8439745 |
Electronic sweepstakes system providing multiple game presentations for revealing results from a single sweepstakes game
A system, apparatus, and method are disclosed wherein a reveal request is initiated through a result reveal station by a person (user) who has previously made some purchase or donation and has been...
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8439743 |
Gaming device having one or more shared award-modifier reels
A gaming machine is disclosed having indicia of a plurality of spinning reels in a first set of reels and indicia of a plurality of spinning reels in a second set of reels. A determination is made...
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8439760 |
Method and apparatus for using conditional parameters to alternate between 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...
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8439734 |
Electronic game machine and its program
An electronic game machine including a central processing unit, a storing device, a display, and an inputting device. The central processing unit serves as a game board displaying unit to display a...
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8439746 |
Managing limitation rules for wagering accounts
A wagering game account management system and its operations are described herein. In embodiments, the operations include presenting a graphical user interface that includes a graphical control...
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8439747 |
Virtual playing chips in a multiuser online game network
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for executing game transactions in an online game to acquire virtual currency. One method includes an operation for detecting a request from a...
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8439742 |
Method of adapting a class II game to provide the play characteristics of a class III game
Methods, systems, and devices for adapting a Class II game to provide play characteristics of a Class III game are provided. Plays of the Class III game are simulated in a computer to obtain...
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8439748 |
Gaming device method and apparatus employing modified payouts
The invention includes a system and method for a gaming device to determine when to offer a player an opportunity to play using a “jackpot only” pay table. The player may choose to accept the gam...
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8435112 |
Gaming machine for providing an award for insurance and controlling method thereof
In a gaming machine, when a slot game displayed on a screen of a lower liquid crystal display is executed with a maximum wager betted thereon by a player, the controller has the slot game counted...
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8435119 |
User-controlled sweepstakes entries
Provided are systems and methods for conducting sweepstakes, which can include a user controlled gaming award, wherein the user controlled gaming award includes entries in another game is provided....
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8435120 |
Networked community chest
A wagering game in which a bonus event is triggered and during the bonus event possible bonus awards are displayed on corresponding displays of electronic gaming devices (EGDs) and eliminated one...
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8435106 |
Wagering game with persistent selection state
A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine includes receiving a wager for playing a basic game on the gaming machine and, in response to an occurrence of a bonus condition,...
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8435111 |
Gaming systems, gaming devices and methods for providing progressive awards
The gaming system, gaming device and method disclosed herein determines whether to provide at least one of the plurality of progressive awards to the player based on that player's measured level of...
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8435116 |
Gaming machine that displays instruction image of game input operation on display
A gaming machine displays a bet start instructional image on a dealer used display, displays a bet end instructional image in response to a predetermined lapse of time after receiving a bet start...
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8435115 |
Method and apparatus for displaying gaming content
A method comprises receiving an indication of a triggering event at a gaming device, determining a gaming content associated with the gaming device, identifying a public display on which is...
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8435121 |
Providing remote access to games designed for a single-machine experience
Disclosed are various embodiments for providing remote access to games that were designed for a single-machine experience. A game that has a single world state is executed in a virtualized...
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8430746 |
Mystery jackpot with restricted payout system and method therefor
A mystery jackpot system having an restricted payout scheme allows a mystery jackpot to be incremented by player wagers in a rapid fashion while providing incentives to players to make larger...
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8430745 |
Mobile-phone-based wagering game account transactions
In some embodiments a method includes receiving, from a mobile phone, a request to transfer a first fund amount from a player account to a wagering game machine. The method can also include...
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8430408 |
Gaming system having multiple player simultaneous display/input device
A game table having a multiplayer interactive display/input device which enables multiple players to simultaneously play primary or base wagering games and/or secondary or bonus games using the...
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8430744 |
System and method for conducting a game including a computer-controlled player
A system and method for conducting a game between at least one live player and at least one computer-controlled player includes executing a training program between at least two agents to generate...
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8430736 |
Method and apparatus for gaming machines with a tournament play bonus feature
A gaming method and device includes a game, at least one non-qualifying outcome in the game, and at least one qualifying outcome in the game, wherein a player qualifies for a multi-player...
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8430743 |
Wager games with restricted prizes
Wagering systems with a payout percentage that exceeds 100% of wagers are presented. The payouts of these wagering systems may include unrestricted credits and/or restricted credits. Players may...
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8430739 |
Gaming system and method having wager dependent different symbol evaluations
A gaming device provides one or more different types of symbol evaluations based on the amount wagered by a player in a game. In one embodiment, the gaming device includes a plurality of different...
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8430735 |
Gaming system and method providing an interactive game with automatic wagers
A gaming system including a plurality of gaming machines or devices. The gaming machines include an interactive game and a wager triggering event. Upon the occurrence of the wager triggering event...
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8425308 |
Counter-balancing in-play video game incentives/rewards by creating a counter-incentive
An approach is provided in which a disincentive is provided during the execution of a video game program that is operated by a current user. One or more disincentive factors are identified that...
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8425332 |
Method and apparatus for planning and customizing a gaming experience
The invention includes a system and method for planning and customizing a gaming vacation. Initially, a central controller receives preference and configuration data from a user at a user terminal....
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8425297 |
Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance including a ticket
A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another...
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8425301 |
Gaming system and a method of gaming
The present invention relates to a gaming system and to a method of gaming. A gaming system comprises a game controller arranged to randomly display several symbols from a predetermined set of...
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8425310 |
System and method for tracking patrons non-gaming casino spend
A system and method for tracking patron events at a plurality of devices is provided. The plurality of devices include electronic gaming machines and non-gaming machines. Each game device has a...
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8425314 |
Remote gaming eligibility system and method using RFID tags
Systems and methods for verifying the eligibility of players attempting to participate in gaming events are disclosed. Communication objects having RFID tags and closed electrical circuits are...
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8425312 |
Playing card indentification system
A method determines the three-dimensional position of a playing card at a distance from a gaming table. The method uses modulated signals incorporating different power levels or different...
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8425303 |
Gaming system, gaming device and method for providing a persistence game with multiple symbol evaluations
In one embodiment, the gaming system and method disclosed herein employs a symbol accumulation sequence and a symbol evaluation sequence. The symbol accumulation sequence includes an accumulation...
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8425315 |
Gaming machine and extended device connected thereto
A gaming machine comprising a external storage device provided with a first game region in which a first game file containing a program and data to realize a first game is stored and a second game...
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8425309 |
Gaming machine feature
A gaming machine has a display and a game controller arranged to control images of symbols displayed on the display. The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein at least one random event...
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8419542 |
Wide area bonusing systems
The present invention provides a novel bonusing system implemented on gaming machines and associated network devices on a network. According to some implementations, a central system qualifies or...
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8419524 |
Gaming device having a plurality of wildcard symbol patterns
A gaming device which includes a variety of methods to allow the player to select patterns of wildcard symbols, from a plurality of wildcard symbol patterns, and use those patterns during...
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8419543 |
Methods and apparatus for providing communications services at a gaming machine
In a first aspect, a method is provided that includes the steps of (1) providing an auxiliary unit adapted to allow a gaming machine to be retrofitted to provide communications services; and (2)...
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8419535 |
Mobile playing card devices
Various card devices and methods involving card devices are described. Other embodiments are also described.
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8419544 |
Systems and methods for interactive wagering using multiple types of user interfaces
The present invention is systems and methods for interactive wagering using multiple types of user interfaces. Preferred embodiments of these systems and methods incorporate a wagering data hub...
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8419532 |
Distributed promotional coupon system for a gaming environment
Methods and apparatuses for a distributed promotional coupon system for use within a casino which has cash-less gaming machines involving a plurality of game installed cash-out Voucher Printers...
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8419527 |
Wagering game account management system
A wagering game account management system and its operations are described herein. In embodiments, the operations include determining that a trigger condition for an account rule has occurred,...
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8419526 |
Methods and apparatus for providing tickets from gaming devices and/or lottery terminals
Gaming devices dispense tickets which are unrelated to a player's success on a particular game played on a gaming device or to the player's credits on a credit meter or other “cash out” ind...
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