Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-31
2006-10-31
Sager, Mark (Department: 3713)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation
C463S013000, C463S016000, C463S020000, C463S042000, C273S269000, C273S292000, C273S14300R, C340S32300R
Reexamination Certificate
active
07128650
ABSTRACT:
A gaming apparatus is provided with a display unit, a promotional credit member processing apparatus, and a controller that may be programmed to allow a person to obtain a first number of promotional gaming credits in response to processing of a promotional credit member by the promotional credit member processing apparatus, to allow a person to make a wager using at least one of the promotional gaming credits, and to cause a video image representing a game to be generated on the display unit. The controller may also be programmed to determine a second number of promotional gaming credits based on the first number of promotional gaming credits and at least one wager and to cause the promotional credit member processing apparatus to record the second number of promotional gaming credits on a promotional credit member.
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General type of conventional gaming machine described in “Background of the Invention” section of patent application.
First type of conventional gaming machine described in “Background of the Invention” section of patent application.
Second type of conventional gaming machine described in “Background of the Invention” section of patent application.
Communication from the European Patent Office dated Aug. 4, 2003 enclosing a European Search Report.
Beyer Weaver & Thomas LLP
IGT
Sager Mark
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