Amusement devices: games inventions 03/06

20060068860 - Entertainment device using cards: A card game apparatus 12 includes an image sensor 54. The image sensor photographs a design (31: FIG. 2) printed on a card 30. A photographic signal from the image sensor is sampled by a game processor 64, and is further re-sampled to form a photographic pixel data array. A...

20060068861 - Method for presenting content during pauses in an interactive video game: This invention relates to the interactive mechanism for pausing video game data, either from streaming sources or from data embedded on the game and/or media itself. Game systems obtain their content from Compact Disks (CD's), Digital Versatile Disks, (DVD's), cartridges, removable game media, embedded storage, or any other storage media...

20060068862 - Methods for playing a question and answer game: The inventive method consists in marking sold articles with codes and storing them in a server database. Questions and answers are formed and transmitted to user devices. A random code is produced and compared with a user code. The number (N) of questions is determined according to an expression N=S−M+k,...

20060068869 - Cashless electronic poker table and method: A system and method provides an electronic poker game to a plurality of players using an electronic poker table. The electronic poker table has a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top. Each electronic player...

20060068866 - Electronic card table and method: An electronic poker table provides an electronic poker game to a plurality of players. The electronic poker table includes a table top, a plurality of display devices, and a game computer. The display devices are located around a periphery of the table top. Each display device implements an electronic player...

20060068870 - Electronic card table and method with host console: An electronic card game is provided to a plurality of players using an electronic card table. The electronic card table has a table top with a playing surface, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top and a central display area located in...

20060068865 - Electronic card table having a display device for implementing electronic player interaction areas: An electronic poker table provides an electronic poker game to a plurality of players. The electronic poker table includes a table top, a display device, and a game computer. The display device forms a plurality of a plurality of player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top....

20060068867 - Electronic card table system and method: System and method for providing an electronic card game on an electronic card table. The electronic card table has a table, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas and a server computer. The electronic player interaction areas are located around a periphery of the table top. The server computer is...

20060068864 - Electronic player interaction area with player customer interaction features: A system and method for providing an electronic card game of the present invention includes a table having a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas (EPIAs) located around the playing surface. Each electronic player interaction area is designed to provide a player...

20060068863 - Gaming terminal with replay bonus feature: A method for conducting a wagering game includes receiving a wager from a player to play the game and providing a plurality of symbol-bearing objects to form a first user-playable hand. The method includes providing the ability to discard, via player selection, one or more of the provided symbol-bearing objects...

20060068872 - Method and apparatus for facilitating a wagering game with an indicia accumulation feature: An electronic amusement device and a method for operating the device are disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, a slot machine or video poker machine identifies a tracked symbol and initializes a running count representing active occurrences of the tracked symbol generated during a play session. In one embodiment, in...

20060068871 - System and method for detecting collusion between poker players: An electronic card table and method provides an electronic card game to a plurality of players. The electronic card table includes a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top. Each electronic player interaction area provides...

20060068868 - System and method for providing an electronic card game: A system and method provides an electronic poker game of an electronic poker. The system includes a table having a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas (EPIAs) located around the playing surface. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for...

20060068875 - Gaming device having mechanical indicator with a multiple win section: A gaming device includes a symbol generator having a plurality of adjacently arranged sections. A plurality of the sections are each associated with or display one or a plurality of characteristics. The sections associated with the characteristics are each associated with or display a symbol or an award. At least...

20060068876 - Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance: 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 medium. In one example, the result is revealed during multiple game instances of...

20060068874 - Wagering game with award feature for subsets of game outcomes: A method and gaming terminal for playing a wagering game. The method includes conducting the wagering game at a gaming terminal. A plurality of player-selectable game elements are displayed, such that the game elements are divided into a plurality of types. A player selects at least one of the game...

20060068873 - Wagering game with moveable bonus trigger to initiate bonus features: A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game has a basic game and a bonus game. The gaming terminal includes a wager-input device. A display displays a plurality of moveable reels having symbols located thereon during the basic game. The symbols indicate a randomly-selected outcome selected from a plurality of...

20060068879 - Electronic poker table and method: An electronic poker table and method provide an electronic poker game to a plurality of players. A hand of the electronic poker game is administered using electronic cards. The hand of the electronic poker game includes at least one community card displayed face-up on a central display and at least...

20060068877 - Marking lottery card and method for constructing database using the same: Disclosed are a marketing lottery card and a method for constructing database using the marketing lottery card. The marketing lottery card is made of a transparent film or a punched paper in a form of multiple divided spaces, and comprises numbers, marks, characters, or figures, which are printed on each...

20060068878 - Roulette revenue method and apparatus: Multicolored casino wagering chips are assigned temporary values and those values are transmitted to a separate device, such as a chip sorter that is used to determine chip values and value flow during a casino table game. A single color chip is temporarily associated with a chosen value for that...

20060068880 - Gaming device having matching game with improved display: An improved number matching game is provided. The game includes a base matching game. A bonus game is played using randomly determined numbers from the base game that are compared to bonus numbers for a first bonus type and compared to bonus numbers for a second bonus type. An award...

20060068890 - Game system: A game system which can feed a game item to a player in various feed forms is provided. In a game system according to the invention, a communication processing part of a game machine sends an ejection instruction to a communication processing part of a figure feeder. Thus, a figure...

20060068885 - Gaming device and method having free activation mode and free activation mode with free activation retrigger: A gaming device including a free activation mode having a predetermined number of free activations wherein the probability of extending the free activation mode is increased by a triggering event which triggers an unlimited number of free activations. A termination event terminates the unlimited fee activations. A freezing event freezes...

20060068884 - Gaming device having a free spin game including an accumulated modifier: A gaming device including a plurality of reels, where in an unlimited free spin mode, the gaming device causes at least one of the reels to lock or remain stationary when a locking symbol appears on that reel. At least one of the symbols on the reels is associated with...

20060068883 - Gaming device having a matching symbol game: A gaming device including a matrix having a plurality of positions defining at least one row and at least one column. The matrix includes a plurality of independently operable symbol generators where each of the positions of the matrix includes at least one of the independently operable symbol generators. Each...

20060068882 - Gaming device having multiple selectable components that determine an award: A gaming device including a rotatable symbol display having a plurality of sections and a plurality of symbol modifying indicators. Each of the sections includes a value which is modified by a modifier generated by an activated symbol modifying indicators. The modified awards are added together and provided to the...

20060068886 - Gaming machine: As shown in the upper step of FIG. 1, if the symbol “LOBSTER” constructing the winning symbol combination which is realized is stopped and displayed by shifting it in the upward direction by one frame in the variable display portion 21, the arrow indicating the downward direction is displayed in...

20060068889 - Gaming machine: When a player starts playing a game by operating a MAXBET button (e.g. when the bet count is 30 bets) and determined that the currently owned credit count is insufficient to the credit count required for the MAX bet, the current game rate set in a slot machine (the credit...

20060068891 - Gaming machine: In the lottery process (S12) in the slot machine 1, the symbols displayed on the variable display portions 21 to 25 and the winning symbol combination are determined. Among the symbols constructing the winning symbol combination, one symbol is substituted for the other symbol and it is referred whether or...

20060068888 - Gaming machine and game system: A gaming machine has a receiving unit which externally receives game rate data and setting unit which sets a game rate based on the game rate data received by the receiving unit. In the gaming machine, processing relating to a game is performed based on the game rate set by...

20060068892 - Gaming machine with symbol upgrade feature: A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine. The method includes receiving a wager from a player and displaying a first winning combination of symbols in an array. The first winning combination is associated with a first award. In response to a predetermined event, the first winning...

20060068881 - Slot machine with persistent change in symbol function: A slot machine conducts a wagering game in which a plurality of arrays of symbols are successively displayed. Each array may, for example, result from a free spin of a plurality of symbol-bearing reels during a bonus feature. In each free spin, the reels are rotated and stopped to place...

20060068887 - Transparent gaming objects in a video wagering game: A computerized wagering game system has a gaming module comprising a processor and gaming code which is operable when executed on the processor to conduct a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered. A video module is operable to display one or more gaming objects, and a background...

20060068894 - Wagering game with communication feature for special wagers: A communication feature or a plurality of communication features allows a player to know that he or she has selected a special event to be conducted in the wagering game. Generally, the player must meet certain criteria (e.g., play the maximum number of paylines) or, perhaps, make an additional wager...

20060068893 - Wagering game with symbols collection: Wagering game terminal and method of operating same are disclosed in which players collect symbols and/or symbol combinations that are indicative of a randomly selected outcome. The symbols and/or symbol combinations may be collected anytime they appear on the wagering game terminal, or they may be collected only if they...

20060068895 - Apparatus for pre-determined game outcomes: A portable memory apparatus may include a player identification and game outcomes associated with the player identification. The portable memory apparatus may communicatively couple with a gaming apparatus, provide a game outcome to the gaming apparatus, and communicatively decouple from the gaming apparatus. A gaming apparatus may include a display...

20060068899 - Electronic card table system with jackpot features: A system and method are provided for incorporating a jackpot into an electronic poker game played at electronic poker tables having a plurality of electronic player interaction areas (EPIAs). The system includes a game computer for administering the electronic poker game and a jackpot administrator for administering the jackpot. The...

20060068898 - Game-credit card gaming system and method with incentives: A wagering gaming system, method and apparatus including a card purchased with an amount of money which a player may use to place wagers in gaming machines. The card is useable in a select gaming machines at a select gaming establishments. The card provides an additional game related benefit or...

20060068901 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes a bet rate setting device with which a value of game medium per unit bet is set as a bet rate, a setting sound output device outputting a setting sound when the bet rate is set by the bet rate setting device, and a setting sound...

20060068902 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes a game medium insertion section into which a plurality of kinds of game mediums is inserted, a game medium discrimination device discriminating a kind of game medium inserted into the game medium insertion section, an insertion sound output device outputting an insertion sound when the kind...

20060068900 - Gaming machine having rotatable bodies: A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes at least one rotatable three-dimensional body. The basic game includes a plurality of standard symbols and at least one second-chance symbol. The three-dimensional body bears at least one of a standard symbols from the game and an enhanced award symbol. Upon...

20060068896 - Method for improved on-line game bonus channel: This specification discloses a design method for an improved online game bonus channel. Independent entrances separate the bonus channel mode from the ordinary mode. The invention utilizes the concept of tickets to limit the time a player can enter the bonus channel and the tickets are not accumulatable. Therefore, the...

20060068903 - Methods and apparatus for facilitating accelerated play of a flat rate play gaming session: According to some embodiments of the present invention, methods and apparatus are provided for expediting one or more plays of a flat rate play session at a gaming device. In some embodiments, any remaining plays of a session may be determined in an expedited or substantially instantaneous manner. In some...

20060068897 - Purchase of slot vouchers with electronic funds (improved method and apparatus): Apparatus and method for the purchase of gaming vouchers (slot vouchers) with commercial bank cards using electronic funds transfer including a kiosk located on a gaming floor proximate to gaming machines but separate from a particular gaming machine, an EFT reader and processing system, user interactive communication equipment, voucher issuing...

20060068904 - Electronic payout administration method and system: A payout administration method including automatically retrieving a plurality of electronic forms by a computer in communication with a gaming apparatus adapted to receive a wager from a player and to provide a payout based on the wager and a game outcome, at least one of the plurality of electronic...

20060068905 - Battle system: Methods and apparatus for presenting information in a video game. In one implementation, an entertainment system includes: a game console; a display device connected to said game console; and a video game application program; wherein when said game console executes said video game application program, said game console causes said...

20060068906 - User interface system and method for a gaming machine: An embedded additional user interface 10 includes a web page display screen 20 and an embedded processor 30, and is incorporated into a gaming machine 40 that in turn includes a gaming screen 50 and a gaming processor 60. The embedded processor 30 employs an internal operating system and communicates...

20060068907 - User interface system and method for a gaming machine: An embedded additional user interface is equipped-with a touch screen and audio device to operate as a user interface (UI) terminal to provide a gaming machine with the capability of executing applications from one or more web servers, and local applications executing in the gaming machine, simultaneously. The UI comprises...

20060068908 - Crosstalk cancellation in a wagering game system: A computerized wagering game system has a gaming module comprising a processor and gaming code which is operable when executed on the processor to conduct a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered. An audio module comprising a part of the computerized wagering game system is operable to...

20060068909 - Environmental audio effects in a computerized wagering game system: A computerized wagering game system has a gaming module comprising a processor and gaming code which is operable when executed on the processor to conduct a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered. An audio module is operable to play sound through one or more speakers, and further...

20060068911 - Game console communication with a computer: Communication between a game console having a communication port and a personal computer is facilitated by implementing a shared folder on the personal computer that can be accessed via the communication port. The game console and personal computer may communicate via a Server Message Block compatible code, a Universal Plug...

20060068910 - Game console communication with a device: Communication between a game console having a communication port and a portable device is facilitated by determining that a portable device has been directly connected to the communication port, determining the protocol associated with the portable device, and communicating with the portable device using a driver associated with the determined...

20060068918 - Gaming machine, gaming system and storage medium therefor: There are provided a gaming machine, a storage medium, and a holding body which can arouse a player's desire for collecting the storage medium, enable a continuing game and relieve the player of carrying or saving data. The gaming machine is capable of performing the game by utilizing a storage...

20060068920 - Gaming machines and systems having peripheral code downloading capabilities: Methods and apparatus for downloading peripheral control code to a peripheral of a gaming device are disclosed. One embodiment of the method includes the steps of providing a peripheral controller adapted to control the peripheral device and a programmable memory associated with the controller, providing a signal for causing control...

20060068915 - Gaming server and gaming system: A gaming server and a gaming system which provides a player with the fascinating aspect of a game, while preventing inappropriate alteration of the gaming object data, and in which the advantage of the player who can use the gaming object data can be carried on to another player. Specifically,...

20060068916 - Gaming server and gaming system: A gaming server which is connected to a gaming machine on which a game is played which uses an image of a gaming object based on gaming object data showing a figure or other object appearing in a game. The gaming server loads, out of the gaming object data items...

20060068919 - Method and apparatus for playing video and casino games with a television remote control: A method and apparatus to facilitate access to web content including video games, shopping, multimedia and portal content. Services to facilitate the navigation and access of content include providing access to a set of video and casino games. A system to allow one or more users to play the games...

20060068912 - Method of conducting a network virtual software game: Disclosed provides a method of conducting a network virtual software game. First, a network terminal collects user's data and transfers the user's data to a server. The server verifies the user's data. The server then looks up and displays the parameter data of the online software game machine. The network...

20060068913 - Methods and apparatus for facilitating game play and generating an authenticatable audit-trail: A remote gaming system whereby a player can gamble against a wagering establishment or state-run lottery from a remote location on a personal computer or portable computer device where it is unnecessary to establish an on-line connection with a host computer associated with the wagering establishment, the gaming computer having...

20060068914 - Mobile gaming system and method: A method of gaming in a mobile casino supervised from a supervisory location includes collecting data from the mobile casino and sending the data to the supervisory location. The data collected may include payoff information, gaming revenue information, video surveillance information, or geographic position information. The method may also include...

20060068917 - System, method and handheld controller for multi-player gaming: Embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods for multi-player gaming. Some embodiments relate to systems having an improved communications infrastructure and improved handheld game controllers, while other embodiments relate to improvements in handling large numbers of players in the multi-player game when played in a game arena with...

20060068921 - [light gun]: A light gun, which includes a control circuit, which communicates with a game machine main unit through a communication interface provides the game machine main unit with the coordinates data of the aiming point at a display screen detected by a position sensor, a firing button, which outputs a firing...

20060058082 - System and method for providing a card tournament using one or more electronic card table: A system and method provides a card tournament on one or more electronic card tables. The card tables have a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player...

20060058084 - Electronic card table: An electronic card table and method provides an electronic card game to a plurality of players. The electronic card table includes a table, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas, a central display area and a game computer. The table has a table top with a playing surface. The electronic...

20060058083 - Electronic card table and method for providing a timed electronic card game: An electronic card table and method provides a timed electronic card game to a plurality of players. A hand of the electronic card game has at least one betting round. Each remaining player has at least one turn in each betting round. Each turn has an associated response time. If...

20060058087 - Electronic card table and method with variable rake: A system and method provides an electronic poker game to a plurality of players on an electronic poker table. A game computer administers the electronic poker game by dealing one or more hands using electronic cards and electronic chips. Each hand includes one or more betting rounds. The game computer...

20060058085 - Electronic player interaction area with player customer interaction features: A system and method for providing an electronic poker game o includes a table having a table top with a central display area and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas (EPIAs) located around the table top. Each EPIA is designed to provide a player interface for interaction with one...

20060058086 - System and method for providing electronic card game at a plurality of electronic poker tables: A system for providing an electronic poker game to a plurality of players at first and second electronic poker tables. Each electronic poker table has a table top, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas, and a server computer. The table top has a playing surface. The plurality of electronic...

20060058092 - Electronic card table and method: An electronic card game provides an electronic card game to a plurality of players on an electronic card table. The electronic card table includes a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top. Each electronic player...

20060058093 - Electronic card table and method for displaying video/animation thereon: An electronic poker table for provides an electronic poker game to a plurality of players. The table include a table top, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas, a video source, a central display area, and a game computer. The table top has a playing surface. The plurality of electronic...

20060058089 - Electronic card table and method with player tracking: A system and method provides an electronic card game to a plurality of players using an electronic card table. The system includes a player tracking system. The player tracking system is coupled to the electronic card table and stores information related to the players....

20060058091 - Queuing system and method for electronic card table system: A queuing system and method are provided for filling vacancies at electronic card tables in a card room by establishing electronic waiting lists. The queuing system comprises a plurality of electronic player interaction areas (EPIAs), a queue interface, and a server computer networked to the EPIAs and the queue interface....

20060058090 - System and method for playing an electronic card game: A system provides an electronic card game to a plurality of players on an electronic card table. The electronic card table has a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top. Each electronic player interaction area...

20060058088 - System and method for providing an electronic poker game: An electronic poker table and method provide an electronic poker game to a plurality of players. The electronic poker table includes a table having a table top with a playing surface, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top, and a game computer....

20060058095 - 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 more wild symbols are moved to grid positions proximate the grid positions associated with the one...

20060058094 - System and method for predicting results of chance events over a user-selected number of events: A method, a system, and a recording medium are provided herein by which a user selects a number of a plurality of events for which an outcome of each event is not known to the user. A predicted result is then automatically indicated to the user based on a probability...

20060058096 - Player action influenced prize distribution in a bingo game: A system, program product, and method that includes producing a result representation of a bingo-type game that is displayed at an electronic player station. The result representation is associated with a game result of the bingo-type game and includes a graphical representation unrelated to the bingo-type game. The game result...

20060058097 - Replacement reel gaming device and method: Apparatuses and methods for facilitating participation in a gaming activity. A reel configuration of a plurality of reels is presented, where each of the reels includes one or more associated gaming symbols. The presentation of the gaming symbols is modified on the plurality of reels, such as by spinning the...

20060058098 - Telephone gaming device: A gaming system that allows several game players to play a game and to interact with each other. The gaming system includes several gaming devices. The gaming devices each have a telephone that allows a game player to place or receive a telephone call. A server is in communication with...

20060058099 - System and method for awarding an incentive award: System and system award a player of a gaming machine an incentive award. The gaming machine has first and second playable games. A computer is connected to the machine. The player chooses to play one of the first and second games and play on the gaming machine is tracked. The...

20060058100 - Wagering game with 3d rendering of a mechanical device: A stand-alone or server-linked gaming terminal that displays on a plasma display in the top-box area a 3D-rendered mechanical device that is pre-rendered or rendered in real time using a 3D-graphics processor or the like. The 3D-rendered mechanical device depicts the game outcome or a bonus game displayed in the...

20060058101 - Creating and selling a music-based video game: A method for creating and selling a music-based video game includes selecting music content. A video game is created that is based on the selected music content. The created video game is offered for sale in a manner typically associated with a recorded music product....

20060058102 - Apparatus and methods for wireless gaming communications: A gaming communication apparatus may include a wireless transceiver and a controller operatively coupled to the wireless transceiver. The controller may be programmed to establish a bidirectional wireless communication link with a gaming apparatus when in proximity to the gaming apparatus, receive a voice command relating to a first gaming...

20060058103 - Online gaming spectator system: During an online event, a spectator process monitors a state of the event, updating a spectator model, so that spectator data streams can be generated and provided to spectators. The spectator data streams can be formatted and provided with content appropriate for use by different types of spectator devices used...

20060052147 - Athletic game learning tool, capture system, and simulator: A system and method is provided for simulating an athletic event. This system and method begins by entering players for positions (630) in a squad on an offensive, defensive or special team, wherein each player has vital statistics, general attributes (640), offensive/defensive attributes (650) and specialized attributes (660) which predict...

20060052148 - Gaming device having an interactive poker game with predetermined outcomes: An interactive poker game which provides a predetermined outcome to a player. In one embodiment, the player and at least one gaming device generated competitor or dealer are provided a plurality of cards. The gaming device generated competitors then place one or more bets into a community pot, wherein if...

20060052149 - A gambling apparatus and method of monitoring a ganbling event: A gambling apparatus comprising at least one sensor (2, 3) for monitoring the progress of a live gambling event (1) having a set up period and an end-result period and generating at least a still representation of the live gambling event. The apparatus also comprises a display operable to be...

20060052150 - Merchandising and gaming method and system: A gaming method includes receiving a wager from a player in terms of one or more credits, displaying an image representative of a game, and determining an outcome associated with the game. The method further includes determining if an event has occurred, calculating a purchase cost for each payout in...

20060052152 - Three dimensional image display systems and methods for gaming machines: Inexpensive yet effective three-dimensional image displays for gaming machines are disclosed. Images are implemented onto a medium via a lenticular process, and the medium is applied to various gaming machine surfaces whereby a viewer can perceive effects such as motion and depth. Steps can include developing a game theme, designing...

20060052151 - Wagering game with post-reveal alteration of the award: The present invention is directed to a gaming terminal and a method of playing a wagering game. The wagering game may include a basic game and a bonus game that includes selectable objects. The objects can be selected by a player or by a computer. Each of the selectable objects...

20060052153 - Systems and methods for accessing, manipulating and using funds associated with lottery-type games: Methods of lottery-type wagering are disclosed. One method utilizes a credit instrument associated with an account set up by a patron with a gaming administrator. The credit instrument may be used to place lottery-type wagers at a gaming terminal and, additionally, for the purchase of goods and/or services, accessing additional...

20060052154 - Electronic bingo game: A method of using an electronic gaming system includes a user selectable marker for use in marking game cards displayed on a game terminal. The player may create and use a custom marker. The player may also change the display characteristics of the custom marker or any standard marker used...

20060052155 - Symbol display device for game machine: A slot machine includes a reel assembly which has a transparent outer reel and a translucent inner reel disposed coaxially within the outer reel. The outer and inner reels are provided with first exterior surfaces on their periphery, and with second exterior surfaces on their side surfaces. The outer and...

20060052158 - Entrance-exchange structure and method: A entrance-exchange structure and method of execution thereof, comprising a house and an activity of uncertain outcome (e.g., game of chance, game of skill, etc.) that is entered by a participant (e.g., a participant such as a player). The house pays the participant a takehome in relevant scrip, or cash...

20060052157 - Method and apparatus for facilitating play of a gaming device: A method in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention is provided, the method comprising the steps of receiving a wager, determining an intermediate outcome of a game of chance, determining a first option for play, determining a first final outcome based on the intermediate outcome and...

20060052156 - Method and system for wireless validation of gaming vouchers: A system and method for wireless validation of gaming vouchers output from electronic gaming machines includes a centralized computer which receives and stores game transaction information, including records of printed vouchers and pay-out amounts. To cash-out a voucher, the voucher information is entered into a wireless, portable computer device, and...

20060052160 - Multi-player bingo game with progressive jackpots: The invention is directed to methods and gaming units for conducting a wagering game and an associated progressive jackpot in a gaming network having a plurality of operatively coupled gaming units. A progressive jackpot award amount may be determined in part based on the amount of the player's wager for...

20060052159 - Multivendor progressive gaming system: A method of facilitating the play of a progressive game and a system for facilitating the play of a progressive game are disclosed. The method may include accruing a portion of wagers to a multi-vendor progressive prize fund, tracking the total amount accrued to the multi-vendor progressive prize fund by...

20060052161 - System and method for establishing a progressive jackpot award: System and method establish a progressive jackpot award associated with a machine useable by a user. The machine has an associated theoretical hold percentage. The user has a user account stored in a computer connected to the machine. The progressive jackpot award has an associated payout value. The user establishes...

20060052162 - System and method for establishing a progressive jackpot award: System and method establish a progressive jackpot award associated with a machine useable by a user. The user has a user account stored in a computer connected to the machine. The computer includes a database for storing user account data including bonus points associated with the user. The progressive jackpot...

20060052163 - Video game machine, video game machine server, and video game machine system: A video game machine is disclosed which includes an image display unit for displaying game images, a touch screen for displaying operating elements used to operate the game, an attribute data memory, an attribute data output unit, an attribute assignment unit, and an assignment signal input unit for starting the...

20060052164 - External gaming machines assistive listening jack for the seeing impaired: THE EXTERNAL ASSISTIVE LISTENING JACK is a jack that is mounted on the exterior of an existing video or slot machine and is wired into the MPU or motherboard of the machine. The existing software of the machine would be modified to enable the machine to communicate verbally with the...

20060052166 - Storage medium having game program stored thereon, game apparatus and input device: Reference coordinates are set for controlling a game based on coordinate information which is outputted when a state that no coordinate information is outputted from a pointing device is shifted to a state that coordinate information is outputted, and designated coordinates are set based on the coordinate information and the...

20060052165 - Storage medium having stored thereon game program, game machine, and input device: Specified coordinates in a coordinate system are set based on coordinate information outputted from a pointing device, and a direction in which previously set specified coordinates move to currently set specified coordinates is set as an input direction used in game control. Game control is performed based on the input...

20060052167 - Mobile entertainment system and method: A system of and method for installation and use thereof that provides for application of karaoke system components applicable mobile environments, including integrated or retrofittable components in a manner that allows vehicle occupants to selectively utilize in combination a karaoke system together with audio and related operating systems to provide...

20060052169 - Entertainment monitoring system and method: An entertainment monitoring system for the gaming industry is disclosed to provide real-time multi-site, slot accounting, player tracking, cage credit and vault, sports book data collection, and table game accounting. The system is operable on a computer network and is capable of displaying data in a plurality of different display...

20060052168 - System method and platform for online gaming: A monetary or non-monetary online gaming platform, for enabling online games, gambling, events: activities and/or entertainment, comprising a transaction server, database may be associate with a plurality of event generators. The transaction server may simultaneously receive information from a plurality of event generators, thereby enabling players to simultaneous monitoring multiple...

20060046803 - Method for generating game element from photographed image: When a player character has a raw stone material, a player can carry out material conversion at an arbitrary timing. In the material conversion, the player captures an arbitrary image in a real space or a virtual 3D space. RGB data of predetermined pixels are extracted from the captured image...

20060046807 - Fantasy sports live: The purpose of this invention is to change and add to the way fantasy sports games are played by creating an online, virtual live interactive video game that uses fantasy sports statistics as its scoring database system and provides live worldwide communication and competition. The method of playing the online...

20060046808 - Gaming machine and gaming system: A gaming machine has a main display and a touch panel. In the gaming machine, a CPU measures the time period elapsed from the time when a player can perform a progress operation input for proceeding with a game using the touch panel, to the time when the progress operation...

20060046809 - Gaming machine and gaming system: A gaming machine has a main display, and an authentication unit which reads identification information from a figure in which the identification information is stored. The gaming machine proceeds with a game by means of a CPU in either a first mode in which figure information corresponding to the identification...

20060046811 - Gaming machine, gaming machine control server and gaming system: A gaming machine, gaming machine control server and gaming system which can provide a more amusing game are disclosed. The gaming machine according to the invention displays a labyrinth image to be used in a labyrinth fighting game on a main display, and a main CPU operates as an operating...

20060046812 - Gaming machine, gaming system and gaming terminal device: There is provided a gaming machine comprising: image display means for showing an image of an acting body to act in responsive to an operation by a player; game control means for advancing a game utilizing the image of the acting body; reading means for reading identification information of the...

20060046805 - Method and system for affecting gaming conditions: The invention concerns a method (300) and system (100) for affecting gaming conditions based on operating conditions of a power source (126). The method includes the steps of—in a first gaming unit (110) that receives power from the power source—providing (312) a gaming environment and monitoring (314) at least one...

20060046804 - Method and system for selectively controlling the operation of a power source: The invention concerns a method (300) and system (100) for selectively controlling the operation of a power source (126). The method can include the steps of—in a first gaming unit (110)—providing (314) a gaming environment, monitoring (316) a user's performance in the gaming environment and selectively controlling (318) a power...

20060046810 - Network game not requiring continuous connectivity: A cellular phone used to execute a game is connected to a server apparatus when a need arises to transmit or receive information. The game is individually progressed by each cellular phone. A user equips a player character with a material to use a magic in a battle. A party...

20060046813 - Online multimedia crossword puzzle: A method for controlling a computer system for representing a crossword puzzle on a display includes providing descriptive fields of the crossword puzzle addressable via a keypad cursor or a pointer device for selecting a description text for display or making an entry. A descriptive field of the crossword puzzle...

20060046806 - Power system for affecting gaming conditions: The invention concerns a method (300) and system (100) for affecting gaming conditions based on at least one predefined parameter of a power source (126, 131). The method can include the steps of storing (312) the predefined parameter, in a first gaming unit (110) that receives power from the power...

20060046815 - Card gaming machine: A card gaming machine including: an extraction unit for extracting at least a card from among a plurality of the cards with a predetermined kinds of symbols drawn thereon; a display unit for displaying an image of the cards extracted by the extraction unit and dealt to a player as...

20060046814 - Card-game: The method of playing a card game and includes randomly associating cards from a first virtual deck of cards with a set of numbers of a card selecting section (12) so that each number is associated with a different card. A predetermined number of numbers is selected and cards are...

20060046816 - Method and apparatus for playing video poker with a redraw function: According to some embodiments of a video poker game of the present invention, a gaming device and/or controller may be configured to (i) output a pay table, (ii) deal an intermediate outcome, (iii) receive a request from a player to retain/discard a number of identified cards of the intermediate outcome,...

20060046824 - Emulation in a secure regulated environment: Some implementations of the invention are directed to the use of legacy gaming software (or other non-native gaming software) in gaming machines that have a different architecture from that of the gaming machine for which the gaming software was written. Other implementations of the invention allow games of chance to...

20060046819 - Emulation methods and devices for a gaming machine: The invention provides numerous methods and devices for enhancing the use of gaming machines. Some embodiments of the invention provide enhanced functionality for legacy gaming machines. Alternative embodiments of the invention may be implemented in an entirely new gaming machine and/or in gaming machines that are not yet in existence....

20060046820 - Game system: A game system includes a server and gaming machines each connected to the server via a network. The server stores therein game programs which are downloaded via the network to any one of the gaming machines so that a game program recorded in the gaming machine is changed. A predetermined...

20060046818 - Gaming device having a rotating cylindrical symbol indicator display: A gaming device having separately movable mechanical devices within a display device operable to display and indicate at least one component of a player's award. In one embodiment the display device is operated as a bonus game of a base game, for example a slot base game. In one embodiment,...

20060046817 - Gaming method and apparatus utilizing secondary software applications: In a gaming method for facilitating game play via a gaming apparatus, the gaming apparatus comprising a controller and a first display unit, the controller communicatively coupled to the first display unit, a game software application may be executed, and value input data may be received. The first display unit...

20060046821 - Gaming system having multiple gaming devices that share a multi-outcome display: A gaming device system in which a plurality of gaming devices are linked by a common bonus event is provided. In one embodiment, the linked gaming device system includes a shared symbol generation display that is positioned adjacent to each of a plurality of associated gaming devices and has a...

20060046822 - Gaming system having multiple gaming devices that share a multi-outcome display: A gaming device system in which a plurality of gaming devices are linked by a common bonus event is provided. In one embodiment, the linked gaming device system includes a shared symbol generation display that is positioned adjacent to each of a plurality of associated gaming devices and has a...

20060046823 - Gaming system having multiple gaming devices that share a multi-outcome display: A gaming device system in which a plurality of gaming devices are linked by a common bonus event is provided. In one embodiment, the linked gaming device system includes a shared symbol generation display that is positioned adjacent to each of a plurality of associated gaming devices and has a...

20060046825 - Lottery game based on letter puzzles: A system and method for a lottery game. The game includes a plurality of puzzles, where each puzzle is a concatenation of characters including letters, wherein some characters are missing from each puzzle. A player selects a set of characters from a predefined set of characters and if the select...

20060046826 - Automobile racing suspension system: An automotive racing vehicle suspension system coupled between a vehicle body and a rotatable wheel, the suspension system comprising: an upper wheel assembly control arm coupled at a proximal end to the vehicle body; a lower A-frame portion rigidly suspended at a proximal end below the upper wheel assembly control...

20060046827 - Pulltab/bingo controller: The present invention provides a gaming network device that maintains pools of game determinations and provides ticket authorization and validation services. In some embodiments of the invention, the network device electronically distributes the game determinations to gaming machines. In other embodiments, the network device prints tickets, or authorizes the printing...

20060046828 - Gaming device and method featuring an award occurring on non-winning outcomes: A gaming device having a primary game and paying awards under certain conditions if the outcome of the primary game is not on a winning outcome....

20060046830 - Gaming device having concentric reels and a displayable nudge symbol: A gaming device including a plurality of reel sets where at least one of the reel sets includes an inner reel and an outer reel. The other reel sets include a plurality of symbols. Upon the activation of the reel sets, the inner reel displays a plurality of nudge symbols,...

20060046831 - Gaming machine: In the slot machine 1 of the embodiment, in a case that it is conducted the substitution display that the symbol “LOBSTER” is stopped and displayed instead of the symbol “WILD” which is finally stopped and displayed in any of the stop display areas 211, 212, 213 of the variable...

20060046833 - Gaming machine deciding a continuation of a special play mode by a lottery: A gaming machine which adds a bonus game capable of giving a strong impression to a player. This gaming machine comprises: a shift determination device for shifting, in case symbols in a stopped variable display state contain a predetermined symbol combination, a play mode from a base play mode to...

20060046829 - Gaming machine having a game outcome determined in response to an audio cue: The present invention includes a gaming machine that uses an audio output and with the video output to allow a player to anticipate and assess the probability of a specific game outcome. The audio output and video output together produce a bonus game presentation that determines a bonus award for...

20060046832 - Gaming machine suddenly shifting to a special play mode: A gaming machine for starting a bonus game to make it beneficial to the player to acquire coins or the like, so that the player may not feel monotonous. The gaming machine comprises a determination device for determining whether or not symbols displayed in a display 3 contain a feature...

20060046834 - Gaming machine, control method for gaming machine, game system, server, mobile device and game program: A pachi-slot gaming machine is disclosed having a two-dimensional code displayed on a two-dimensional code display area at the end of a game. A camera of a mobile phone captures the two-dimensional code for transmission to a server. The two-dimensional code, transmitted to the server, is converted by a conversion...

20060046836 - Method and apparatus for offering a flat rate gaming session with time extension awards: A wagering method is provided that allows players to purchase a gaming session comprising a plurality of game outcomes at a flat rate price. The number of game outcomes available in the bulk purchase gaming session may be a function of time in lieu of a specified number of game...

20060046835 - Methods and apparatus for reviewing game play of a flat rate play session: At least one embodiment of the present invention is directed generally to a method and apparatus for operating a gaming device having a flat rate play session costing a flat rate price. The flat rate play session spans multiple plays on the gaming device over a pre established duration that...

20060046837 - Lottery device: A lottery device has a turntable 12 with a plurality of ball pockets 13 and balls 2 each to be dropped onto the turntable 12, rolls on the turntable 12 and eventually falls into one of the ball pockets 13 to determine a winner ball pocket 13. The lottery device...

20060046841 - Budget-based flat rate play contract parameters: According to some embodiments, systems, methods, and/or articles of manufacture are associated with operating a gaming device having a flat rate play session or contract costing a flat rate price. The flat rate play session or contract spans multiple plays on the gaming device over a pre-established duration. In some...

20060046838 - Method and system for gaming and e-materials distribution: A gaming method includes determining if a first event has occurred, distributing an e-coupon to a player if the first event has occurred, the e-coupon being storable on a machine accessible medium, having an identifier associated therewith, and redeemable for a payout, associating a first payout with the identifier according...

20060046840 - Methods and apparatus for facilitating gambling loss insurance policies without requiring a server therefore: In accordance with some embodiments, a gambling loss insurance policy may be provided to a player. In accordance with some embodiments, a method provides for receiving at a gaming device an amount a player desires to pay for an insurance policy to provide protection against gambling losses and determining, based...

20060046839 - Payout exchange method and system: A gaming method includes receiving a wager from a first player, displaying an image representative of a game, determining an outcome for the game represented by the image, and associating a first payout with the first player according to the outcome. The method also includes receiving an exchange of communications...

20060046842 - Ticket redemption using encrypted biometric data: Provided herein are systems and methods that improve the redemption integrity of portable gaming instruments such as tickets and magnetic cards. The systems and methods encrypt biometric data for a recipient of a portable gaming instrument and store the encrypted biometric data on the portable gaming instrument. When a person...

20060046843 - Game apparatus, storage medium storing game program and game controlling method: A game apparatus includes an LCD, and a touch panel is placed on a top surface of the LCD. A player instructs an enemy character displayed on the LCD by use of a stick to attack the enemy character. For example, in a case that the enemy character exists at...

20060046844 - Video game device and image processing program: A character object CH1 is first projected onto a screen plane, and a masked area is rendered as a circular area that is centered about the position of the character object CH1 projected onto the screen plane. The obtained image data is stored in a main memory as mask data,...

20060046845 - Device for the acoustic control of a game system and application: An acoustic control device for a game system, comprising a microphone and a processor delivering a signal controlling a function of the game, this signal depending on the intensity of the sounds picked up by the microphone. The control device can be integrated in a helmet and can comprise a...

20060046846 - Background image acquisition method, video game apparatus, background image acquisition program, and computer-readable medium containing computer program: A background image acquisition technique is disclosed for acquiring a background image that is required for calculating a background difference in a video game that uses an input image supplied by a camera while enabling command input through image recognition of a player image. The background image acquisition technique involves...

20060046847 - Pose detection method, video game apparatus, pose detection program, and computer-readable medium containing computer program: A technique is disclosed for detecting a pose of a player in a video game using an input image supplied by a camera. The technique involves calculating a frame difference and/or background difference of an image of a predetermined region of an image captured by the camera which captured image...

20060046848 - Game apparatus, storage medium storing a game program, and game control method: A game apparatus includes a housing of a size capable of being held by a player, a display screen provided in the housing, and a gyro sensor for detecting an angular velocity of a rotation around an axis perpendicular to the display screen. When the player rotates the game apparatus...

20060046849 - Wireless operation of a game device: A gaming device which can be operated by wireless signals provided by a remote control unit or device after an initialization process. The initialization process insures that the initialized gaming device accepts signals solely from the initialized remote control unit and that other players are prevented from operating the gaming...

20060046850 - Sound control game player: I, Cho-Ki Chow, have invented a Sound Control Game Player, as set forth in the following specification. The claimed system is used by two or more people of all age groups to play a game without the Internet access. The invention is composed of a sound identification system, which enables...

20060046854 - Method and apparatus for developing an electronic game using automatic user feedback: A method which enables game developers to capture user actions and to automatically solicit user feedback as game events occur, so that game developers can then use this data to “tune” the game to improve a user's experience is disclosed herein. To develop game data, function calls and user inputs...

20060046853 - Off-site casino play: The system enables an off-site player having a key-card or other credit medium to enjoy quality play at any game within the casino complex, at any time, and from any location. The system enables the off-site player to select any player in the casino and wager on the outcome of...

20060046851 - Remote gaming and projection: Remote gaming and/or projection are provided. A first device includes a gaming system or presentations associated with its display. The features of the gaming system are accessed over a network and images associated with accessed features and/or associated with presentations of a host's display are then projected onto a client's...

20060046852 - Wide area gaming system: A gaming network is comprised of a central gaming system and at least one gaming device to communicate with the gaming system using a wireless, packet-switched communications link. The gaming device has a communications to allow the device to communicate with a network, a processor to allow the device to...

20060046855 - Module for a gaming machine: The present invention provides various modules for use with gaming machines. One such module is configured to receive data from a portable memory device and/or from a network device, e.g., from a game server. In some embodiments, the module includes, or is disposed within, a player tracking unit. Some embodiments...