Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation
Reexamination Certificate
2003-09-22
2010-11-02
Hotaling, II, John M. (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation
C463S016000, C463S025000, C463S027000, C463S042000, C273S138200, C273S431000, C273S431000, C273S460000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07824264
ABSTRACT:
A default bonus award and a set of non-default bonus awards are determined for a type of gaming machine. A criterion for qualifying for a bonus award is also determined. Then, if a bonus session is active and a player meets the criterion, a bonus award is randomly selected for the player. In one embodiment, the random bonus award is selected immediately after the player is identified at the gaming machine, before he has begun play.
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Bartholomew Robert P.
Petersen Erik B.
Pitman Lawrence R.
Shelby Michael B.
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
D'Agostino Paul A.
Hotaling II John M.
IGT
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