Wins of restricted credits in a gaming machine

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

Reexamination Certificate

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C463S016000, C463S020000, C705S014100, C705S014120

Reexamination Certificate

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07934991

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a gaming system and method designed or configured to provide wins of restricted credits. Restricted credits may be awarded according to the same or a different pay table than cashable credits on the same machine or at the same gaming property. Where separate pay tables are used for restricted and cashable credits, the invention may be implemented with a machine that accepts and pays only restricted credit according to a single, fixed internal payout schedule (“pay table”). Alternatively, the invention may be implemented with a machine that pays restricted credit according to one fixed internal pay table and cashable credit according to another fixed internal pay table. Or, a machine may pay restricted credit according to an external pay table provided by a host system to which the machine is connected.

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