Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a chance application
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-31
2005-05-31
Sager, Mark (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a chance application
C463S025000, C273S14300R
Reexamination Certificate
active
06899623
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a gaming device having an improved offer and acceptance bonus scheme wherein the player has an opportunity to determine the number of offers the player may obtain during the bonus round and after the gaming device selects one of the possible award offers to the player the gaming device prevents that offer from being made to the player again.
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