Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-15
2010-12-21
Vo, Peter DungBa (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation
C463S016000, C463S017000, C463S018000, C463S019000, C463S020000, C463S025000, C463S026000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07854654
ABSTRACT:
A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines and a plurality of bonus awards. The central server monitors wagers on the gaming machines. Based at least in part on the wagers the central server determines when bonus events will occur and which gaming machine(s) will provide the bonus awards. In one embodiment, the central server determines which gaming machine will provide a primary bonus award and any secondary bonus awards. In one embodiment, the number of secondary bonus awards is determined based on the number of active gaming machines. The selected gaming machine then determines a component of or the amount of the bonus award to be provided to the gaming machine selected by the central server.
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Baerlocher Anthony J.
Ching Erick T.
Peterson Tonja M.
Vasquez James A.
Duffy David
IGT
K&L Gates LLP
Vo Peter DungBa
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