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7621809 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...
7618319 Gaming machine with interactive pop-up windows providing enhanced game play schemes  
A gaming machine with interactive pop-up windows providing enhanced game play schemes, including side-bet schemes, is described herein. Placing a side-bet utilizing interactive pop-up windows...
7604540 Linked progressive jackpot system  
A gaming machine 10 has a display 14 and a game controller arranged to control images of symbols displayed on the display 14 . The game controller is arranged to play a game 16 in which at...
7601064 Game apparatus, game method, and program  
A connection unit of a game apparatus can be communicably connected to a “controller which has a lever that can be moved along a predetermined route, and which sends status information specifying...
7597621 Gaming device having progressive awards and supplemental awards  
A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. The central server monitors wagers on the gaming machines. Based at least in part on the wagers the central...
7585223 Server based gaming system having multiple progressive awards  
A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. The central server includes a plurality of progressive modules. Each progressive module maintains one or more...
7582013 System and method for high-speed pari-mutuel wagering using a clearinghouse  
This disclosure provides a pari-mutuel wagering system that includes a first wagering facility communicably coupled with a network and operable to receive a bet on a wagering event hosted by a...
7578740 Gaming device and method having payline progressive awards  
A gaming device which includes a variety of methods to provide distinct progressive awards for two or more paylines. In one embodiment, each and every payline has its own progressive award that...
7578739 Multiple progressive jackpots for a gaming device  
A gaming machine is described wherein a player first plays a primary game, such as the spinning and stopping of mechanical or video reels displaying symbols. A plurality of progressive jackpots is...
7575517 Techniques for generating random awards using a plurality of average values  
A method of providing a game for a gaming device is provided. The method includes providing a plurality of average values. Average values in the plurality of average values represent different...
7563165 Gaming device with action unit display and method of use  
A gaming device having a reservoir for holding a plurality of display objects, an emptying mechanism for causing the display objects to fall out of the reservoir, an actuator for activating the...
7559836 System and method for administering a progressive jackpot limited to a bonus round  
A method and apparatus that can be used by a casino to maintain a bonus round progressive jackpot that can be earned during a bonus round. When a player plays a slot machine and gains entry into a...
7530896 Gaming device gives player award when jackpot meets a trigger threshold  
A group of linked gaming machines generates one or more progressive jackpots, common to all the linked machines, where the amount of each jackpot is increased by a percentage of the wagers made by...
7510473 Wagering game having progressive amounts represented in various ways  
A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game includes a player-input device, a display, and a progressive display region. The wagering game includes at least one progressive jackpot that is funded...
7507156 Gaming device providing an opportunity to receive awards which vary with different non-max bets  
The disclosed device and method comprise configuring a gaming device to offer one or more “As Is” prizes when a bet at a threshold limit less than a maximum bet is placed without apparently or...
7500915 Method and apparatus for rewarding multiple game players for a single win  
A gaming apparatus and method is provided that is capable of rewarding a distributed jackpot to players using gaming units that are electronically linked to one another. The distributed jackpot may...
7419430 Wagering game for tracking various types of wager inputs  
A gaming system includes a plurality of linked gaming machines and a controller coupled to the gaming machines. The gaming machines are used for playing one or more wagering games having a...
7390263 Method of implementing cashless play of gaming devices interconnected by a computer network  
A method for transferring credits between gaming devices connected by a network to a host computer comprising. A player account accessible by the host computer is created. The player can access the...
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...
7384337 Wagering game providing rewards independent from gaming session  
A wagering game is comprised of a basic game, a progressive game with a progressive payout, and an input device for identifying players who are playing the basic game and who become eligible for...
7384336 Progressive system and methods  
The specification discloses a progressive gaming system having a central system, at least one prize, a progressive method, and at least one monetary transaction acceptor. The central system is...
7357716 Slot machine game having a plurality of ways to issue a percentage of a progressive award based upon any wager level (“percentage progressive”)  
A slot machine issues a percentage of one or more progressive awards based upon any wager level (“Percentage Progressive”). In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the Percentage...
7357712 Method and gaming device of operating a multiple round game that includes diminishing selection sets  
A method of controlling a gaming device is provided in which a set of a plurality of selections is displayed. The player is enabled to pick one of the selections. After one of the selections is...
7341518 Cashless slot machine and/or amusement device with special features  
A slot machine gaming device and method which targets a monetary ticket to operate in selected gaming devices. A video poker game can also provide a player with an improved paytable. The slot...
7302412 Method for reiterative betting based on supply and demand of betting shares  
A betting method determines rate of return on a bet by employing supply and demand forces. The bet can be made on any uncertain future event that has at least two outcomes (e.g. sporting events,...
7297059 Progressive gaming system and method having fractional progressive jackpot awards  
A method for paying a progressive jackpot in a wide area progressive system having a progressive controller linked to groups of gaming terminals. Each gaming terminal using software determines,...
7278916 Gaming machine having multi-ended pointer for quasi-deterministic play (“pick-a-prize”)  
When a special symbol appears during play of the gaming machine game, the secondary game is initiated. At initiation, a bonus prize is determined by the secondary game microcontroller by consulting...
7255645 Equalizing different jackpot games with frequent pays  
Two-way communications between casino games and diverse master controllers using a universal game module there between allows routing event messages with standard protocols. The universal game...
7233911 System for deducting and adding a percentage of a customer's purchase amount to a jackpot  
A method of manipulating retail data characterised by the steps of entering a purchase amount into electronic data manipulation system, and adding a percentage of the purchase amount via the data...
7108603 Slot machine game and system with improved jackpot feature  
Certain embodiments provide a method and system for awarding a progressive prize. The system includes a bank of gaming machines accepting different bets per play as selected by a player. A random...
7094150 Pro-aggressive roulette  
An improved roulette game utilizing he existing roulette wheel and/or electronic LED wheel with an existing layout to enhance the game or roulette. Players make wagers on the conventional layout...
7056215 Slot machine game and system with improved jackpot feature  
A plurality of electronic gaming machines ( 10 ) are connected to a network ( 11 ), to which a feature jackpot controller ( 12 ) and display means ( 13 ) are also connected. Each of the electronic...
7037195 Method and apparatus for awarding a bonus on a network of electronic gaming devices during a pre-determined time period  
Embodiments of the invention provide a time-based bonus system that can be pre-configured to award a certain amount of money to players of networked gaming devices over a certain time period. The...
6857958 Gaming machine  
A gaming machine has a variable display for displaying graphical information corresponding to a graphical element of a principal game; a controller coupled to the variable display for causing the...
6776715 Method and apparatus for providing a personal wide area progressive for gaming apparatus  
A gaming apparatus is disclosed having a display unit capable of generating video images; a value input device; a player tracking card reader; and a controller. The controller being programmed to...
6776714 Progressive roulette  
A roulette game utilizing the existing roulette wheel and layout to enhance the game of roulette. Players make wagers on the conventional layout and using the plurality of token acceptors can place...
6758748 Method and apparatus for playing a gambling game  
In a gambling game a collateral gambling game which can be won by players on at least one specific event occurring in the principal game, the collateral game being separate from the principal game...
6729620 Methods for providing a jackpot component in a casino game in which an initial set of cards and additional cards are dealt  
In a casino card game, provisions are made for a jackpot component awarded after initially dealt cards are reviewed and additional cards are dealt, in which predetermined prizes are awarded players...
6702673 Fractional payoff and competitive wagering  
A method of enabling competitive wagering in a casino game provides a vehicle for a casino to offer payoff amounts for winning wagers in a casino game that are higher than conventional casino game...
6676513 Jackpot award feature in a gaming machine  
The gaming device displays an array of randomly selected symbols. In one embodiment, only a first jackpot can be awarded to a player if a first bet is made, and both the first jackpot and a second...
6656052 Progressive gaming method  
A method of increasing gaming activity and entertainment value of games with progressive jackpots including posting or publishing information items sufficient to determine a current expected...
6645075 Cashless time gaming  
A player in a casino may purchase an amount of playing time and then play as quickly as he likes on gaming machines during that period of time. The player may try his luck against a frantic rhythm...
6634946 Pari-mutuel networks, devices and games  
This present pari-mutuel invention provides for a network of table games and real time electronic devices operating slots, poker, keno, bingo and other games. Players compete against other players...
6623006 Gaming machine  
A gaming device having a plurality of mechanical reels placed adjacent to a thin profile video display. The thin profile video display allows access to storage rearward thereof. The close...
6619662 Wager sensor and system thereof  
A wager sensor which is employed on the bottom of a gaming table. The sensor identifies when a wager has been placed on the top surface above the sensor and communicates a signal of this occurrence...
6599193 Progressive gaming device  
The present invention includes a gaming device having a processor and a display device connected to the processor. In addition to a base game which includes slot, poker, keno or blackjack, the...
6599188 Progressive bingo  
A gambling game includes the steps of preparing a plurality of gaming cards with an indicia of identification, and a plurality of gaming symbols on a face of the card. The indicia of identification...
6592460 Progressive wagering system  
A linked progressive gaming system and method of operation is disclosed that is capable of accepting wagers in different currencies and different denominations of the same currency and allowing...
6592458 Gaming system incorporating non deterministic jackpot  
A gaming system incorporating a non-deterministic jackpot is provided. In a first embodiment, the gaming system generates a random number to determine a probability of winning and a jackpot amount....
6589115 Gaming method and apparatus having a proportional payout  
A gaming machine such as a slot machine is provided having a payout proportional to a wager value. The gaming machine provides a player with the ability to flexibly and automatically increase and...
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