Amusement devices: games inventions 08/06

20060194628 - Multi-play poker apparatus and games with bonus feature: Methods and apparatus for playing multi-play poker games are disclosed. The games include a bonus wager feature in which the player makes a wager that at least a minimum number of hands in the multi-play poker game will have a predetermined minimum poker hand ranking. For example, if ten hands...

20060194629 - Double draw poker-type reel-type gaming system: A method of playing a video wagering game and a video apparatus for that method are disclosed. The method may include a player placing a wager in a wagering machine having a processor; the wagering machine displaying at least a single payline of multiple frames influenced by at least two...

20060194631 - Method and system for issuing gaming machine receipts: The invention comprises a gaming system including at least one gaming machine arranged to accept and print receipts. In one embodiment of a method, a player playing a gaming machine is issued a receipt which represents credit or value belonging to the player, and includes secondary information. The secondary information...

20060194630 - Prize dispensing device: The invention relates to systems and methods for automating prize selection and distribution, namely in the arcade industry. In one embodiment, a prize dispensing device is configured to be backwards-compatible with existing redemption and amusement game standards. In another embodiment, the prize dispensing device comprises a plurality of chambers allowing...

20060194632 - Computerized method and system for generating a gaming experience in a networked environment: Methods and systems for generating a gaming experience, e.g., an immersive gaming experience, in a networked environment are provided. Gaming experiences generated according to the methods provided herein transform a localized, networked environment into a “virtual game space”, thereby encouraging group and/or team play. Comprehensive assessments about nearby and/or common...

20060194633 - Interactive game playing preferences: A disclosed gaming machine may be customized according to one or more player preferences. A player may view and modify player preferences stored in a player preference account as preference account information. The preference account information may include but is not limited to loyalty point account information, loyalty point account...

20060194634 - Weapon: A weapon including a grip portion, an independent extension extending from each end of the grip portion and configured to extend partially around a hand of a user; at least one portion of at least one of the extensions being shaped to create painful pressure when pressed against an adversary,...

20060189364 - Computer system communicable with one or more gaming devices having a matching game: A computer system operable to communicate with one or more gaming devices. The computer system has a processor and a data storage device. The data storage device stores instructions associated with a game. The instructions are executable to cause the gaming device to display a base, selections and characteristics associated...

20060189365 - 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...

20060189363 - Reel-type gaming system: A method of playing a video wagering game and a video apparatus for that method are disclosed. The method may include a player placing a wager in a wagering machine having a processor; the wagering machine displaying at least a single payline of multiple frames influenced by at least two...

20060189366 - Apparatus and method for awarding a prize: Apparatus (1) and associated methods are disclosed for determining the award of a plurality of prizes having respective prize values. The apparatus includes memory (2) for storing data indicative of a current prize value; an input device (3) being responsive to input signals from a respective plurality of gaming terminals...

20060189368 - Apparatus and method for generating a graphical transformation of a lottery input number: One embodiment of the invention provides apparatus comprising an input for receiving a lottery number, K, from a lottery draw or other source of unpredictable numbers, and an output for presenting a graphical selector comprising N options. The graphical selector steps in sequence through said N options in accordance with...

20060189370 - Gaming device having a bonus round with a win, lose or draw outcome: The system and method enables the player to select a choice from a plurality of choices, wherein one or more choices can trump or beat one or more other choices, and wherein one or more choices do not trump or beat but rather tie one or more other choices. The...

20060189367 - Harm minimization interfaces and services on a gaming machine: A disclosed a player tracking unit provides a touch screen display with a touch screen controller integrated into the touch screen sensor assembly. Game service interfaces may be presented on the touch screen display that allow a user to obtain one or more game services. With the touch screen sensor,...

20060189369 - Method for playing a gambling device: A method for playing a gaming device where greater bets contribute more symbols to a symbol pool used as possible replacements. With the feature active, players may substitute these replacements for naturally occurring symbols to build better combinations yielding greater awards or other benefits. In the preferred embodiment player skill...

20060189371 - Methods and apparatus for determining hybrid wagering game sessions: In accordance with some embodiments, a plurality of outcomes are generated and used to create a video presentation of representative outcomes of a wagering game. The video presentation is recorded onto a tangible medium (e.g., DVD or CD-ROM) or otherwise provided to a player (e.g., the player may access the...

20060189374 - Lotto gaming apparatus and method: An individual electronic game for playing lotto wherein acknowledgment as to the player's win or loss status is rapidly displayed. The player plays his/her selected numbers against the electronic lotto gaming apparatus randomly generated win numbers. In addition, the lotto gaming apparatus can transfer and receive lotto game information to...

20060189373 - Method and apparatus for gaming based upon a paper ticket: A method and apparatus are provided for gaming based upon an instant-win ticket. The method and apparatus are for use with tickets of the type having a durable substrate carrying a predetermined hidden indicator indicating a prize amount, such as scratch-off lottery tickets. The apparatus includes an electronically controlled payment...

20060189372 - System and method to promote the consumption of products within an establishment: A system and method to promote the consumption of one or more sponsored products or brands of products within an establishment. The system provides and integrated system to track the consumption of sponsored products, control the various entertainment devices in the establishment, and to interact with customers. The system promotes...

20060189375 - Method for playing keno with player option for additional drawn numbers: A novel Nudge Keno game is disclosed wherein a player selects up to ten numbers from a field of numbers 1-80 to be played and these numbers are compared to twenty numbers randomly selected by the game from the same field of numbers in a manner known in the prior...

20060189378 - Gaming machine having cooperative bonus symbols: A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a display for displaying a plurality of standard symbols. The plurality of standard symbols indicate a randomly-selected outcome selected from a plurality of possible outcomes. The plurality of outcomes includes at least one winning outcome. The display further displays a bonus...

20060189377 - Wagering game for implementing game-enhancement parameters with a guaranteed bonus: A gaming terminal is utilized for playing a wagering game. A wager-input device receives a wager from a player. A display displays symbols indicating a randomly selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes. The plurality of outcomes include at least one special-event outcome that awards additional game play at...

20060189379 - Wagering game with bonus game elements dictated by basic game: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of conducting a wagering game having a basic game and a secondary game is disclosed. A wager is received from a player to play a basic game. A plurality of bonus objects are provided within the basic game. The bonus...

20060189376 - Wagering game with enhancement feature for allowing additional wager during performance of the wagering game: A gaming terminal is utilized for playing a wagering game. The gaming terminal includes a wager-input device and a display for displaying a plurality of moveable reels having symbols located thereon during the wagering game. The symbols indicate a randomly-selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes. After at least...

20060189380 - Wagering game with symbol combinations providing virtual mapping to table with game outcomes: A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a display for displaying three or more reels, one having at least one triggering symbol representing a guaranteed award when it lands along an active payline selected by the player. When the triggering symbol lands along the selected payline, resulting in...

20060189381 - Collusion detection and control: A system for detecting and controlling collusion in a game with a plurality of participating players The system (1) includes a gaming server (2) and a number of portals (3a, 3b) in the form of websites on the World Wide Web in the Internet. Each of the portal websites is...

20060189382 - Method and apparatus for registering a mobile device with a gaming machine: Disclosed are methods, apparatus, and systems, including computer program products, implementing techniques for securing a gaming machine for a player of the gaming machine using a mobile device such as a cell phone associated with the player. A player input requests securing of the gaming machine. Responsive to the player...

20060189383 - Gaming machine system and method with buttons equipped with modulating lights: A gaming machine system is provided including a gaming machine and a plurality of mechanical buttons coupled to the gaming machine capable of being depressed by a user. Also included is a plurality of lights each associated with at least one of the buttons. Further, at least one aspect of...

20060189384 - System and method of displaying or obscuring electronic playing cards: A system and method displays an electronic playing card to a player on a video display. The playing card has a back side and a front side. The system and method detect a triggering event and display at least a portion of the front side of the electronic playing card...

20060189386 - Device, system and method for outdoor computer gaming: A system, method and device for computer gaming which utilizes actual tossable physical objects rather than virtual computer generated tossable objects as the instrument of game play. Various embodiments of the invention allow one or more players to throw and catch a physical object(s) as part of a computer moderated...

20060189385 - Game program and game device using touch panel: Reading from a RAM, image data of a rotating object, and displaying the rotating object on the display screen; obtaining touch position coordinates on the touch panel; when a contact to the touch panel is performed, calculating at each interval of a given period, an angle variation amount between coordinates...

20060189387 - Gaming machine with configurable button panel: According to one aspect of the invention, a gaming machine for conducting a wagering game, comprising a physically configurable button panel and at least one mechanical button removably disposed in the button panel. The gaming machine also comprises an input panel disposed adjacent to the button to produce an output...

20060189391 - Gaming machine system and method: A gaming machine system and associated method are provided involving a plurality of networked gaming machines. Each of the networked gaming machines is equipped with a display and/or a speaker for providing output, and a camera and/or a microphone for receiving input. In use, the communication devices are capable of...

20060189388 - Method and apparatus for rf transmitter layout in a gaming hall: A method of administering a game in a wireless embodiment utilizing multiple transmitters connected to a game server and base station controller is disclosed. The method comprises generating game state data describing game state in a bingo game; passing the game state data to each transmitter in a plurality of...

20060189390 - Shared transport medium system and method for use within a casino or gambling environment: A gaming system and associated method are provided including at least one electronic gaming machine, and an apparatus selected from the group consisting of a data collection unit and a back-end server. Further included is a transport medium for providing communication between the at least one electronic gaming machine and...

20060189389 - System and method for allowing multiple participants to compete in an individual sport in real-time and non real-time: In at least one embodiment, the invention includes a method for allowing players to compete over a computer network in non-real time by using performances involving a individual sport, comprising: scheduling at least two performances involving the individual sport, collecting data from the at least two performances wherein the collected...

20060189392 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes a cabinet, a lower liquid crystal display, a manual adjustment mechanism and liquid storage portions. The lower liquid crystal display is attached to the cabinet. The manual adjustment mechanism adjusts an attachment angle of the lower liquid crystal display with respect to the cabinet, in accordance...

20060189393 - Real action network gaming system: A system enables a user to engage in an interactive game or activity that involves each participant remotely controlling a physical object to effect movement and/or communication related to the game or activity. The system enables each user to remotely control a physical object and observe the actual movement of...

20060183521 - Game program, gaming apparatus, and recording medium: To provide a game program, gaming apparatus, recording medium which can prevent the reduction of player's interest in a game. A gaming apparatus determines a result and progress of an action, which is based on a character action type selected based on an operational signal and a plurality of character...

20060183522 - System and method for adding a skill aspect to games of chance: A system and methods are provided in which a certain level of the chance aspect of a game or other application is removed and a certain level of a skill aspect is added. This may be accomplished by using an indicator to establish a predetermined number of move numbers for...

20060183523 - Gaming machine: In the gaming machine 101, if the number of players participating in the mah-jong game lies within a range of one player to four players (S12: YES), the mah-jong game with four players, in which the number of the mah-jong pieces (number pieces and character pieces) becomes four every kind...

20060183524 - Card game system and method: The card playing system or network and method is particularly suitable for playing bridge and other multi-table card games in clubs and tournaments. A remote input/output device or scoring unit is provided at each of a plurality of tables. Each remote unit preferably has a transmitter and receiver for sending...

20060183525 - 6 1/2 card poker game: A casino wagering game is played in which hand rank or hand count is determined by the provision of symbols dealt to at least a player. A player places at least a first wager on an underlying card game in which a player hand competes with a dealer hand. X...

20060183526 - Multi-play poker game with pool hand: A method for playing a multiple-play poker game includes the step of displaying a pool hand comprising a plurality of face up cards. The pool hand is not played, subject to wager, or subject to poker hand rankings. The pool hand is provided solely as a means for designation of...

20060183527 - System and method for managing touch screen multiplayer poker: An method invention is disclosed where a network of touch screen computers used to play poker against other people who may or may not also be using touch screen computers is managed. The invention provides a mechanism to manage said network of touch screen poker computers from any location using...

20060183530 - Gaming apparatus and systems: Gaming apparatus, e.g. an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) (1), includes a controller (2) for implementing e.g. a slot-machine game, a poker game or the like. The EGM (1) displays a gaming image on a display (5), e.g. virtual symbol reels or card hands, and receives player instructions via an input...

20060183528 - Gaming device having multiple pay slots: The gaming device provides a number of selections. When the player chooses a selection, the gaming device randomly generates a value and randomly places the value into one of a number of adjacent slots. When the bottom of each slot is covered with values, the game removes the values and...

20060183529 - Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices: A system for monitoring and configuring gaming devices interconnected over a high-speed network is disclosed. The system can support a file server, one or more floor controllers, one or more pit terminals, and other terminals all interconnected over the network. Each gaming device includes an electronic module which allows the...

20060183531 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine allows the playing of a lottery game involving a group of individual main games each of which results in a win in dependence upon the number of matches between the symbols selected by a player and a randomly-selected set of symbols. In addition, there are bonus games...

20060183533 - Feature game with random population feature: A gaming machine arranged to display a symbol in each element of a matrix of elements; each column of elements of said matrix of elements comprising a portion of a simulated rotatable reel and wherein at an occurrence of a trigger event at end of play of a main game;...

20060183535 - 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 issues upon the appearance of a predetermined symbol combination on that payline....

20060183532 - Gaming machine having independent spinning forms and multiple pay lines: A display is provided on which symbols may be provided for use in a slot-type wagering game. Symbols are displayed on sectioned geometrical shapes such as ovals, squares, circles, polygons, etc. Specific symbol combinations, particularly comprised of one symbol appearing on one section of each sectioned geometric shape or all...

20060183534 - Gaming machine with runs of symbols: A gaming machine arranged to display a matrix of symbol containing elements; each column of said matrix comprising a portion of a simulated rotatable reel of said symbol containing elements; and wherein each of said symbol containing elements of at least one consecutive run of said symbol containing elements of...

20060183536 - Wagering games with pooling of awards: Method and system are disclosed for operating wagering game terminals where each terminal contributes an award to an award pool. A bank controller aggregates the awards, reapportions, and randomly assigns them back to the wagering game terminals. The reapportioned award assigned to a given wagering game terminal may be less...

20060183538 - Flexible determination of progressive awards: The present invention provides novel method and devices for implementing progressive systems on networked gaming machines and associated network devices. Some preferred implementations of the invention allow a target progressive pool size to be selected and apply payouts such that the actual progressive pool size is not likely to exceed...

20060183537 - System and method for automatic progressive link dispersal: Certain embodiments provide a system and method for automatic progressive link management and dispersal. Certain embodiments of a progressive gaming system include a first progressive link, wherein the first progressive link includes a first progressive amount. The system also includes a second progressive link, wherein the second progressive link includes...

20060183540 - Casino table gaming system with round counting system: A casino table card gaming system in which messages are communicated from at least two or three distinct sensors without date stamping to a first intelligent microprocessor component that at least date stamps the signal and forwards the date stamped signal to a distal memory component that stores the date...

20060183539 - Game machine circuit board case inspection method, and game board or game machine inspection method: In a game machine circuit board case inspection method, the inspection of a circuit board case 39 storing a control circuit board 38 having a predetermined electronic part 47 mounted thereon is performed through a seal confirming step 15 for confirming whether or not the circuit board case 39 has...

20060183541 - Gaming management system, card unit, and gaming management server: A gaming management system has a gaming management server for storing a credit balance; and a card unit which reads a card ID from a permanent membership card or a provisional membership card where a card ID used for specifying a credit balance is stored. The gaming management server updates...

20060183544 - Game machine: A game machine according to one embodiment of the invention has a game medium detecting portion that detects a game medium inserted in a game medium inserting slot, a value detecting portion that detects the value of the game medium accumulated in an accumulation portion, an elevating apparatus that moves...

20060183543 - Gaming machine and game article: A gaming machine includes: a read unit for reading game information concerning a game from a game article including a main body section having an incidence section for introducing light incident from the outside into the inside and an emission section for emitting light incident from the incidence section and...

20060183542 - Method and system for displaying video from a video game console: A system for displaying video from a video game console is provided. The system includes an audio and video data conversion device in communication with the video game console. Additionally, a computer in communication with the audio and video data conversion device is included. The system also includes a display...

20060183545 - Multi-user touch-responsive entertainment device: An entertainment device comprising a housing or base unit that supports display surface is disclosed. A display generating device displays visual images on the display surface. The display generating device may be a projection-type display device or a display panel device. A touch/proximity sensing device detects positions of a user...

20060183546 - Baseball simulation device: Systems and methods are disclosed for a baseball simulation device configured to provide an input for various baseball video games being played on gaming platforms such as a personal computer, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, XBOX, XBOX360, and the like. In one embodiment, the simulation device includes a signal emitter...

20060183547 - Fantasy sports television programming systems and methods: Systems and methods are disclosed that include display systems located at player sites, a server system for generating a television channel comprising real-time live off-shore odds, fantasy betting sports games, standard fantasy sports games, and sports prognosticator predictions, and a communication link for transmitting the television channel to the display...

20060183549 - Codeword matching game using a mass media network: The home viewing audience of a program that is broadcast over a television or other mass media network plays a game by matching events on the program or its commercials with a personal telephone number or similar personal codeword. In one version, the organizers distribute a code table listing events...

20060183550 - Information transfer to gaming machines: A gaming machine requests a download from peer gaming machines in a peer to peer gaming machine network. Responses from gaming machines in the peer to peer gaming machine network are evaluated by the requesting gaming machine, and a peer gaming machine is selected as a function of connectivity. The...

20060183551 - Method for online advertising and gamming: A method for Internet advertising and gamming that encourages the player to click through several sponsor website link and therefore present a much more efficient method than those in practice at the present time....

20060183548 - System and method for predicting performance of fantasy athletes: Disclosed is a system and method for predicting game play performance of a number of sports team players selected for fantasy game play where a winner of the fantasy game play is determined by a fantasy points value. The system includes a remote user device including a display, and a...

20060183552 - System & method for data mining: A system and method for mining data stored in a casino gaming system is provided. A data search for data stored in the casino gaming system is initiated. The casino gaming system comprises one or more than one component connected via a network, and the one or more than one...

20060183554 - Electronic terminal having an upper cover with a display screen: An electronic terminal (10), in particular for the management of games, comprising an upper cover (16) fulcrum-mounted on a fixed external structure (11) and suitable for assuming, with respect to the latter, a closed position (P1) and an open position (P2), in which the upper cover (13) is made of...

20060183553 - Medal tray of game machine and medal game machine: The present invention provides a medal tray realizing a proper medal pile state. A medal tray 50 provided for a medal game machine 1, as a portion where medals M are ejected, comprises: a bottom wall 51 on which medals M are accumulated, side and rear walls 53, 54, 55...

20060178178 - Device for inputting control signals for a computer-based simulated table football game: The invention relates to a device for inputting control signals into a computer for a computer-based simulated table football game. Said device comprises a housing (1) and rods (2) that are mounted on said housing in a rotatable and displaceable manner. Each rod (2) is provided with two sensors (7,...

20060178179 - Game playing system with assignable attack icons: A video game player can easily target and attack one or more enemies in a video game environment. The player may quickly designate an enemy on a display screen as a target and associate the enemy with a controller button on a video game controller. When the game player actuates...

20060178180 - Virtual world escrow environment: In one aspect, a method related to conducting virtual world transactions. In addition to the foregoing, other method and system and program product aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present application....

20060178182 - Centralized remote server automated table gaming apparatuses and methods: Systems and methods for playing live casino games. The systems have changeable displays which portray virtual playing cards or symbols to live participants. Shuffling, cutting, dealing and return of playing cards are accomplished using data processing functions within an electronic game processor or processors which enable these functions to be...

20060178181 - Methods and systems for playing baccarat jackpot: A method and system for playing jackpot and live baccarat games are provided. One feature of the jackpot method involves the use of card combinations that includes at least one zero-point card. Another feature of the jackpot method involves initial jackpot contribution from the banker who operates the baccarat game....

20060178183 - Poker game: The method of the present invention involves a game, preferably a poker game, in which a player preferably selects the number of opponents he will face. This decision is preferably made after the player is aware of his starting poker hand and has previously made a starting wager. Preferably the...

20060178185 - Session timed method for conducting a poker tournament: The present invention provides a method of conducting a poker tournament having a plurality of players. The poker tournament includes a plurality of sessions. Within each session, seat assignments are first selected for each of the players. Seat selection is preferably random. Subsequently, a predetermined number of chips is distributed...

20060178184 - Wagering game having a card propagation feature: A method and apparatus for playing a multi-hand card game. The game allows the simultaneous play of multiple card hands. The multiple card hands are created from a first card hand—typically including the draw and random selection of additional cards in an attempt to improve the first card hand. All...

20060178186 - Configurable gaming machine and method for configuring games in a gaming machine: A gaming machine includes a number of game implementation devices, each adapted to be placed alternatively in an enabled or disabled condition. Each respective game implementation device is operable to implement at least a portion of a respective game at the gaming machine when the respective game implementation device is...

20060178188 - Frame capture of actual game play: Methods and apparatus are described for capturing a game history. Execution of a game of chance is facilitated in a network causing generation of a plurality of game presentation frames capable of being presented on a multimedia display of a first device on the network. First frame data are received...

20060178189 - Method and apparatus for remotely customizing a gaming device: The invention includes a system and method for remotely configuring gaming devices. Initially, a central controller receives configuration data from a player at a remote user terminal. A customization code is then determined and associated with the configuration data. The configuration data and the associated customization code are transmitted from...

20060178187 - Methods and systems for representing outcomes of a casino game in a non-casino game format: In accordance with some embodiments, a plurality of outcomes are generated and used to create a video presentation of representative outcomes. The video presentation is recorded onto a tangible medium (e.g., DVD or CD-ROM) or otherwise provided to a player (e.g., a player may access the video presentation online). In...

20060178194 - Combination lottery and raffle game: Various embodiments of system and method for implementing a combination lottery and raffle game are provided. One embodiment comprises a method for a progressive lottery game that establishes an initial amount for a lottery jackpot and a raffle-triggering jackpot amount for a progressive lottery game, performing a first lottery draw...

20060178191 - Gaming apparatus and systems: Gaming apparatus, e.g. an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) (1). Includes a controller (2) for implementing a roulette game. The controller (2) includes a display (5) on which is displayed a roulette wheel (9) and betting board (10), as well as a set of further roulette wheels (11) that can be...

20060178190 - Lottery system/electronic gaming device interface and gambling game: A lottery system/electronic gaming device interface and gambling game includes at least one detection device operative to detect selected event occurrences of an electronic gaming device and output event occurrence signals upon detection of an event or series of events occurring on an electronic gaming device and an interface device...

20060178193 - Network-based voting systems and methods and recording media storing programs for use in such systems: The present invention relates to voting systems, and more particularly to network-based voting systems. Aspects of the present invention relate to systems, devices, computer-implemented methods, computer programs stored on a computer-readable medium, and signals for use in such network-based voting systems. Embodiments of the present invention motivate new users to...

20060178195 - System and method for conducting and playing supplemental lottery game: A system and method is provided by which players participating in a primary lottery drawing may elect to participate in a second, or derivative lottery drawing (a “meta-game”). In one embodiment, a meta-game is conducted by first registering a plurality of lottery entries to define a group. The group wins...

20060178192 - Word-based lottery game: A method for hosting a word-based lottery game having a plurality of players is disclosed. A player selects a plurality of cells from a playslip and these cells will be converted to a plurality of letters and symbols by a lottery game machine. The player will use these letters and...

20060178197 - Method and apparatus for redeeming keno tickets: A method and apparatus is provide for playing keno-type games wherein a player can redeem a winning ticket remotely (e.g., over the Internet, by email or phone, etc.) instead of having to return to a point of purchase of the ticket to redeem the ticket. The keno-type game can be...

20060178196 - Wagering game with enhanced keno game play feature: A method of playing a keno-type wagering game. The method includes conducting the keno-type wagering game at a gaming terminal. The keno-type wagering game has a plurality of game cards and a plurality of symbols. At least some of the plurality of symbols to be used by a player in...

20060178200 - Gaming device: A display unit displays two or more symbol columns. A storage unit stores a symbol column table which matches the symbol column types with random numbers, as well as a pay table which matches prizes with symbol arrangements. An arrangement type lottery unit retrieves a symbol column type corresponding to...

20060178201 - Gaming machine: Based on that the player plays the game while putting one of the FIGS. 13A˜13C on the slot machine 1 (S14: YES), the kind of the figure and the use history of the figure stored in the IC tag 93 embedded in each of the FIGS. 13A˜13C are read out...

20060178204 - Gaming machine and gaming system: A gaming machine includes: a game processing unit that performs game processing to provide a game to a player; a display unit that displays a game image related to the game provided by the game processing unit; a movable holding unit that holds a reading object mounted thereon, the reading...

20060178198 - Gaming method and apparatus offering awards less than the wager amount: A gaming machine and method in which awards less than the wager amount are made for some outcomes. In a video card game, hands that normally earn no award may achieve a return that is a fraction of the amount wagered, such as one fifth. In keno-type games, pay categories...

20060178202 - Virtual tournament establishment in a wagering game environment: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of offering a wagering game tournament is disclosed. The wagering game tournament is offered to a plurality of players playing on a gaming network. A wager is received from both a first player at a first gaming terminal and a...

20060178203 - Wagering game network having a progressive lottery gaming event: A method and gaming network for conducting a progressive gaming event is disclosed. The method includes receiving a wager from a player to play a basic wagering game and displaying the basic wagering game on a video display. The progressive gaming event is initiated and a plurality of players, playing...

20060178199 - Wagering game with dynamic visual gaming indicia: A method for playing a wagering game includes receiving a wager input from a player for playing a wagering game. In response to receiving the wager input, at least one randomly-selected outcome of a plurality of outcomes is selected, and visual indicia is presented during a first game cycle of...

20060178205 - Gaming machine with button panel features: A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a player-actuated button containing a representation of a variable dice outcome affecting events in the wagering game....

20060178208 - Gaming machine metering and accounting system: The present invention is an intelligent metering system for currency-activated devices having an electromechanical meter. The intelligent metering system includes an inductive pickup winding associated with the electromechanical meter. An amplifier is coupled to the inductive pickup winding to boost a signal detected from the inductive pickup winding when electromechanical...

20060178207 - Gaming machine with interactive bonusing: A gaming machine has a display and a game controller arranged to control images on the display. The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein one or more random events are caused to be displayed on the display and, if a predefined winning event of combination of events...

20060178206 - Gaming system including multiple wager selectors and dynamic theoretical payback percentage display: Systems and methods of gaming that provide the user with increased wagering within a specific game of chance. Multiple wager selectors each having a specific value ed therewith provide the user with a wide range of wager amounts that may be placed on gaming device. As the user's current wager...

20060178209 - Electronic gaming using speech-recognition: In an exemplary embodiment, a system for parimutuel gaming includes a tote system, a gateway, and at least one voice recognition unit and video or visual-graphic server. Each voice recognition unit is communicatably connected to a public telephone network capable of displaying accompanying video or visual-graphic images, and is communicatably...

20060178210 - Game playing device: There is described a game playing device (10) for receiving input data by scanning graphical information (160). The device (10) comprises a scanning arrangement (50) for transducing said input data from said graphical information (160). Moreover, the scanning arrangement further comprises computing hardware (30) coupled to the scanning arrangement (50)...

20060178213 - Game program and game apparatus: When an operator blows a breath of a strength S on a microphone 34, for example, clouds C move in directions of vectors (A) at an initial velocity (constant L×breathing strength S/magnitude of vector A1). The vector A1 is a vector spanning from a reference point 105 to a center...

20060178211 - Remote controller sweat installation: A remote controller sweat installation comprised of multiple sweat pores arranged at equal spacing on the surface of the controller where contacts hands of its user and multiple protruding tubes disposed on the inner edge of the controller in relation to those pores with each tube containing a capillary connecting...

20060178212 - Semantic gaming and application transformation: A gaming system comprises a handheld user input device, a processor for receiving input data from the handheld user input device and a gaming application for receiving data from the processor based on the received input data from the handheld user input device. The handheld user input device emulates one...

20060178215 - System and method for provision of information: Systems and methods applicable, for instance, in proximity networking activity. For example, nodes and/or other computers may record, receive, and/or provide information regarding proximity networking activity. As another example, nodes and/or other computers may act to inform their users of proximity networking activity instances. As further examples, content, presence, globe...

20060178214 - System and method for provision of proximity networking activity information: Systems and methods applicable, for instance, in proximity networking activity. For example, nodes and/or other computers may record, receive, and/or provide information regarding proximity networking activity. As another example, nodes and/or other computers may act to inform their users of proximity networking activity instances....

20060178216 - Multi-session user launching and invitation system and method: A system, apparatus and method for enabling users to launch and invite users to join multi-user sessions, such as multi player game sessions, via Instant Messages are described herein....

20060178217 - Risk mitigation in a virtual world: Embodiments include an apparatus, device, system, computer-program product, and method. In an embodiment, a system includes a computer-simulated environment wherein a participant is able to take part. The system also includes a risk management element of the computer-simulated environment, and a computer storage medium operable to save a record of...

20060178218 - Virtual world escrow user interface: In one aspect, a method related to conducting virtual world transactions. In addition to the foregoing, other method and system and program product aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present application....

20060178219 - Cabinet for a gaming machine: A gaming machine for playing a game includes side walls extending to a distal edge, a top wall, and a bottom wall to define a housing of the gaming machine. A player interaction device is disposed in the housing to determine a winning outcome of the game and to receive...

20060172787 - Internet enabled multiply interconnectable environmentally interactive character simulation module method and system: A simulated character module and method of operation are presented. The simulated character module includes a processor, a display operably coupled to the processor and a communication device operably coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to control a simulated character, and an image associated with the simulated character...

20060172788 - Response time-based scoring on dvd players: A DVD player-readable medium bearing DVD player-executable instructions for carrying out a game on the DVD player is presented. The game, as implemented by the DVD player-executable instructions comprises selecting a puzzle from a plurality of puzzles stored on the DVD player-readable medium. Once a puzzle is selected, the puzzle...

20060172789 - Method and system for video poker: One embodiment of the present invention comprises a method including steps of populating a primary set of card positions with a first set of initial cards, determining at least one discarded card from the first set of initial cards, replacing the at least one discarded card from the first set...

20060172792 - Casino game having a bonus game and method therefor: A gaming machine having a suspended bonus game. When the bonus game occurs having casino personnel suspend play of the bonus game for a promotional period Promotional activities are undertaken by the casino during the promotional period to publicize the play of the second bonus game by the player. When...

20060172791 - Central determination offer and acceptance game with multiplier: A central determination gaming system wherein a predetermined game outcome that is associated with a payout is selected. A player is enabled to play at least one interactive game, such as an offer and acceptance type game, wherein each payout potentially provided to the player is based, at least in...

20060172790 - Drop slot game machine: The present invention is a game machine comprising a playing field having an upper interior edge and a lower interior edge with at least one drop zone deflector located adjacent to the upper interior edge of the playing field. The present invention also has a number of exit positions located...

20060172793 - Instant result lottery system and method: A method executed by a system for playing a lottery includes printing two or more sets of numbers on a ticket. Each set of numbers is randomly-selected by a random number generator program executed by a computer terminal. Each set of numbers forms a row on the ticket and ascends...

20060172795 - Gaming device having dual evaluation scheme: A method for evaluating a player's award in a game wherein one symbol of the gaming device changes into another. In one embodiment, all awards for predetermined symbols and combinations thereof, including winning combinations produced by a wild symbol are provided to the player. In a second step, the game...

20060172796 - Method for selecting wild symbols by a player: A method for playing a slot machine displays for a wager one matrix of random symbols for player selection of at least one symbol. Providing strategic information to the player for favorable play. Converting the at least one position associated with the at least one symbol selected to be wild...

20060172794 - System and method for remote automated play of a gaming device: A method according to one or more embodiments of the present invention provides for initiating an automated session, in which the automated session comprises a plurality of games, and receiving a first signal including a video representation of the automated session. The method also includes transmitting a second signal including...

20060172798 - Cashless gaming apparatus, system and method: The invention comprises methods and apparatus for modifying or converting a gaming machine to permit fully cash-less or optional cash-less transactions in a manner which avoids changing the existing firmware or software of the gaming machine. In an optional cash-less arrangement, a player selects the form by which funds are...

20060172797 - Method and system for determining prizewinning status and awarding a prize: Method for determining prizewinning status and awarding a prize. Most consumer marketing programs which employ a sweepstakes mechanism with prizes depend on game pieces preprinted with codes or words to signify prizewinning status. Furthermore, if such status is determined to be “winning” the holder of the game piece must still...

20060172799 - System and method for playing a game having online and offline elements: A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type or casino-based game. A partial result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in an offline portion of the game. The remaining portion of the...

20060172800 - Gaming machine and gaming system: The gaming system 200 is constructed from plural slot machines 1 and the roulette game machine 100. Based on that the specific operation is conducted on the betting board 90 which is displayed with the minimum size at the lower position on the lower liquid crystal display 4, the betting...

20060172802 - Multi-function wireless adapter system for game console: A wireless control unit includes a controller having wireless transmitter circuitry for transmitting game information, and a single console interface/adapter for converting a plurality of the communication ports of the game console into wireless receivers/transmitters. A single console interface/adapter converts multiple game console ports. The console interface/adapter may also includes...

20060172801 - Video game controller with rechargeable battery system: A wireless computer game controller with rechargeable batteries that may be recharged while the batteries are installed on the controller and/or while the controller is in operation. Disposable batteries may also power the controller. In one embodiment, a communication cable connects the controller with a stand-alone computer game console such...

20060172803 - Method and apparatus for conducting event betting: The field of the invention relates generally to sports and event betting, and more specifically to the use of the Internet in land-based casino sports and event betting. A bettor signs onto an Internet website to find what bets are being accepted and the bettor then places and registers a...

20060172804 - Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices: A system for monitoring and configuring gaming devices interconnected over a high-speed network is disclosed. The system can support a file server, one or more floor controllers, one or more pit terminals, and other terminals all interconnected over the network. Each gaming device includes an electronic module which allows the...

20060172805 - Gaming machine: According to the manual adjustment mechanism 311, when the player grips the grip rail 302 provided on the lower LCD display 301 and pushes the grip rail 302 away from, or pulls the grip rail 302 towards, the player, the crests of the wave-shaped parts 322 formed on the bottom...

20060172806 - Band, wheel for symbol position detector of mechanical slot machine, symbol position detector for mechanical slot machine, and mechanical slot machine: A mechanical slot machine is disclosed in which a band is arranged around a peripheral edge of a wheel capable of rotating together with a reel and coaxially with the rotational axis of the reel, for the purpose of detecting the positions of individual symbols formed on the reel. The...