Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-24
2008-07-01
Jones, Scott E. (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation
Reexamination Certificate
active
07393279
ABSTRACT:
In accordance with some embodiments, a gambling loss insurance policy may be provided to a player. In accordance with some embodiments, a method provides for receiving at a gaming device an amount a player desires to pay for an insurance policy to provide protection against gambling losses and determining, based on the amount, at least one requirement of the policy that the player would be required to satisfy in order to have gambling losses protected under the insurance policy. The method further provides for outputting the at least one requirement to a player (e.g., via a touchscreen menu of the gaming machine).
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Jorasch James A.
Walker Jay S.
Jones Scott E.
Walker Digital, LLC
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