Universal overlay games in an electronic gaming environment

Details Universal overlay games in an electronic gaming environment Universal overlay games in an electronic gaming environment

2007-10-23

2007-10-23

Sager, Mark (Department: 3712)

Amusement devices: games

Including means for processing electronic data

With communication link

C463S016000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10437867

ABSTRACT:
A new method and system for displaying winning and non-winning game results in a traditional gaming environment is disclosed. The system of the present invention uses an overlay game to present an entertaining display to a player upon the occurrence of a win or trigger event. An overlay game has limited capabilities, and additionally is engineered to be usable on a variety of gaming machines. To be usable on a variety of gaming machines, the overlay game is intentionally kept simple; in one case, it comprises a visual display that is shown to a player upon the occurrence of a trigger event. In another embodiment, it requires a simple button press to start the overlay game. The overlay games are downloaded on an as-needed basis, run on the gaming machine, and then discarded.

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