Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a chance application
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-12
2006-09-12
Thai, Xuan M. (Department: 3713)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a chance application
C463S017000, C463S018000, C463S019000, C463S022000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07104886
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus of a gaming device having an element and element group selection and elimination bonus scheme for randomly determining an award. The gaming device provides a selection and elimination sequence of an element from a group. The bonus scheme continually selects and eliminates a next element from a successive group at least containing the previously selected element. The bonus scheme awards a player when the game ends.
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Webb Bayard S.
Bell Boyd & Lloyd LLC
IGT
Panos Jeffrey C.
Thai Xuan M.
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