Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Electrical
Patent
1988-05-03
1989-08-15
Grieb, William H.
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Electrical
273269, A63F 306
Patent
active
048567876
ABSTRACT:
A distributed game network comprising a master game device and a number of slave game devices. The slave game device is capable of playing concurrently a number of menu selectable card and chance games, such as poker, bingo, blackjack, and keno. The slave game device receives commands and random data, such as bingo patterns and called bingo and keno numbers, from the master game device and sends the local game status and accounting information to the master game device. The slave game device is equipped with a touch screen display and a smart game card interface. The smart game card associated with the slave game device has an imbedded microprocessor keeping track of wagers and outcomes of the game. The touch screen display exhibits the status of the games being played in display windows and accepts player's commands including menu selections and bingo and keno card marks.
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Grieb William H.
Yuri Itkis
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