Amusement devices: games – Surface projectile game; game element – Ball games
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-23
2007-10-23
Pezzuto, Robert E (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Surface projectile game; game element
Ball games
C273S12600A
Reexamination Certificate
active
11135046
ABSTRACT:
A method for operating a mechanical casino bonus game to provide a constant player expected value for play of a mechanical casino bonus game in the presence of mechanical bias. When play of the bonus game commences, a bonus payoff is randomly assigned from a set of bonus payoffs to each game outcome.
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