Multi-use gaming machine
a gaming machine and multi-use technology, applied in the field of multi-use gaming machines, can solve the problems of limited number of such machines that can be used in casinos, present limitations, etc., and achieve the effect of expanding the versatility
Inactive Publication Date: 2007-02-01
KENILWORTH SYST NEVADA
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"The present invention is about a video gaming machine that can play live games, such as roulette or poker, at a casino. The machine is modified or new machines are manufactured to allow for this. The machine has a touch screen for placing bets and a microprocessor to perform various functions and store data. The machine can also communicate with a data processing unit to manage the accounts of multiple players and determine the winning player. The technical effect of this invention is that it expands the versatility of video gaming machines and allows them to play live games in a more efficient and interactive way."
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While such machines are usually profitable for the casino owner, they present some limitations.
First of all, the number of such machines that can be used in a casino is limited by one or both of space and / or regulatory considerations.
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[0014]FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the multi-use gaming machine 100 of the invention. There is a cabinet or housing 102 that is either of the stand-alone or table mounted type. The machine is illustratively one that has a native game of video slot machine playing. A mechanical lever arm 106 is mounted to the outside of the housing for actuation by the player to play a game. A video display screen 104 is mounted in the housing that displays the native. In the video slot machine example being described, this would be a display of three or more video reels. Other types of video gaming machines would have the appropriate displays and necessary electronic components, for example, black jack, poker, wheel of fortune, Texas Tea, or any other conventional game played at a casino. FIG. 1 shows the display 104 with the machine in interactive play mode, which is described below.
[0015] The housing 102 contains the necessary conventional electronics for playing the native game and operating th...
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A multi-use gaming machine is switchable between playing a game native to the machine and for interactive play of a game taking place at a remote location has a common video display for displaying the results of the game being played by a player at the machine. The machine includes a touch screen corresponding to a betting grid of the game taking place at the remote location by which wagers can be placed on the remote game and a computer that determines winning and losing wagers and maintains a running account balance for the machine. The machine also can be used for tournament play with a number of machines where there is a data processor manager, a counter that sets a predetermined number of games for the tournament, a communication link by which the data processor obtains and stores the running account balances of all of the machines after completion of a game, the data processor determining the tournament winner based on only one machine having a running account with a positive balance prior to the completion of the predetermined number of games or the machine having the highest balance after completion of the predetermined number of games. Data of the machine having the highest account balance is also provided to all of the machines after each game.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] Video gaming machines, such as slot machines, poker, wheel of fortune and other types, have replaced the well-known mechanical type machines on the floors of most casinos. More and more people are playing video gaming machines because they are easy to learn, require little or no skill and provide relatively large returns. While such machines are usually profitable for the casino owner, they present some limitations. First of all, the number of such machines that can be used in a casino is limited by one or both of space and / or regulatory considerations. In the latter case, the State in which the casino is located limits the number of machines that can be located in any one area or in the entire casino premises. [0002] Such video gaming machines are basically dedicated devices in that they permit playing only of a programmed, or native, game. In the case of a video slot machine, this usually is a number of video wheels of numbers or symbols, operate...
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IPC IPC(8): A63F9/24
CPCG07F17/3276G07F17/32
Inventor LINDO, HERBERTCOPLEIN, GORDON D.
Owner KENILWORTH SYST NEVADA