Payout distributions for games of chance

Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation

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C463S001000, C463S016000, C273S348100, C273S14300R, C273S269000, C273S274000

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ABSTRACT:
Based on a metric that represents a value of a game of chance, a payout distribution is optimized with respect to the metric.

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