Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a chance application
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-26
2005-04-26
Hotaling, II, John M. (Department: 3713)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a chance application
C463S016000, C463S009000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06884167
ABSTRACT:
One embodiment of the present invention provides for receiving an indication of a wager, displaying a set of spinning reels, receiving a response to a game of knowledge while the reels are spinning, determining a score based on the response, and determining a winner of a tournament based on the score.
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Jorasch James A.
Sparico Thomas M.
Walker Jay S.
Downs Michael D.
Hotaling II John M.
Walker Digital, LLC
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