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20080261685 | GAMING APPARATUS AND METHOD INVOLVING SECONDARY DISPLAY - A gaming machine arranged to play at least one game in which symbols are selected, presented on a game display, and evaluated for a winning outcome. The gaming machine includes a player tracking module having a controller, and a player tracking module display separate from the game display. The controller operates to control the player tracking module display and to present information relating to a different game. The determination of information to be presented is dependent on a player identifier read from a player tracking card inserted into the player tracking module. The gaming machine is configured to detect a predefined player input and to initiate a process to provide a game relating to the information presented on the secondary display when the predefined player input was detected. | 10-23-2008 |
20090117995 | METHOD OF CREDIT INPUT AND A GAMING SYSTEM - A gaming system for multiple players using horizontal touch screen displays. A credit input/output mechanism receives currency or a trading device, and may include an input amount. A credit record is generated as well as an associated unique credit identifier. Credits specified by the credit record may be allocated relative to a player interface in accordance with input to a touch screen display. | 05-07-2009 |
20090124368 | Jackpot Display System - A jackpot display system ( | 05-14-2009 |
20090191961 | ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE INCLUDING A SMARTCARD FOR PROTECTION, AND METHOD OF USE - A method of protecting game program code of an electronic gaming machine (EGM) comprising: determining prior to execution of the game program code whether there is a dongle in data communication with the EGM that contains a valid game token corresponding to the game program code; and taking at least one protective action if a valid game token is not located. | 07-30-2009 |
20110078430 | GAMING MACHINE HAVING A SECURE BOOT CHAIN AND METHOD OF USE - An electronic gaming machine (EGM) comprises a memory storing boot program code comprising first code; a central processing unit (CPU) arranged to access the memory and initiate a boot process by reading the first code from the memory; and a monitoring device having or with access to validation code and arranged to take at least one protective action if the first code does not match the validation code. | 03-31-2011 |
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20090093294 | Gaming System And A Method Of Gaming - A gaming system comprises a primary game monitor arranged to monitor outcomes of a sequence of primary games. An outcome generator provided by the gaming system determines an outcome of a secondary game in dependence on the outcomes of the sequence of primary games. | 04-09-2009 |
20090093306 | Method of controlling a touch screen display and a gaming system for a multi-player game - A gaming system having multiple player participation via a touch screen display interface. In response to the addition of a new player, an existing player interface is added by adjusting the touch screen display. | 04-09-2009 |
20090124336 | Jackpot Display System - A jackpot display system ( | 05-14-2009 |
20090124337 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A GAMING SYSTEM, A PLAYER INTERFACE FOR A GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING - A gaming system includes a player interface having a touch screen display. The display includes a bet manipulation area, a bet commitment area and a chip stack area. A player may manipulate tokens by touching a displayed token on the screen and dragging their finger across the screen to carry the token to a new position. Different display areas correspond to different functions. | 05-14-2009 |
20090191956 | GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING - Certain embodiments relate to a gaming system and method for playing a game which is able to achieve a jackpot outcome when a jackpot trigger condition is satisfied. The jackpot trigger condition may be changed on instructions from a jackpot controller. In one embodiment, the jackpot trigger condition of an electronic gaming machine is re-set from time to time by a jackpot controller. The system may be used to play games like Keno or Bingo on EGMs, the jackpot controller downloading jackpot trigger conditions for the Keno or Bingo game (e.g. Keno or Bingo numbers). | 07-30-2009 |
20090209316 | GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING - The present invention relates to a gaming system and method of gaming wherein a base game is played which generates as one of its outcomes a feature game. | 08-20-2009 |
20100273560 | GAMING MACHINE ELECTRONICS ENCLOSURE - A gaming machine electronics enclosure includes a box-shaped structure comprised of a plurality of members enclosing a volume, the structure further defining an access opening. The enclosure includes a lid for closing off the access opening, the lid being lockable with respect to the structure in a position closing off the opening for securing components contained within the volume. At least one of the members is displaceably arranged relative to the remainder of the members at least when the lid is in an open configuration for facilitating access to an interior of the structure. | 10-28-2010 |
20110165941 | GAMING MACHINE USER INTERFACES - A device such as a gaming console comprises a display screen and a game controller arranged to allow a player to play a game and awarding a prize or feature if a winning combination results. A mechanical display filter is configured to visually distinguish at least two portions of the display screen from one another. The mechanical display screen may have buttons, including buttons which actuate a touch screen. The display screen can be used to illuminate portions of the mechanical display screen to produce visual effects, including using complex lighting patterns. The display screen may be used to illuminate buttons forming part of a user interface, or a separate screen may be used to illuminate the buttons from behind the buttons. | 07-07-2011 |
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20090082082 | GAMING APPARATUS WITH CUSTOMISED FEATURES - A gaming machine, a gaming system and associated methods are described in which a player provides a player identifier (PID) and that identifier is used to configure the gaming machine. The identifier may include biometric data. The configuration information may include information on one or more limits on game play and an award may be provided if the limits are not exceeded. In other embodiments, limits on game play may be enforced, for example by terminating game play. | 03-26-2009 |
20090104980 | Cashless reservation system - A gaming machine and a gaming system is described. Gaming machines may be reserved by operating a button panel. In certain embodiments the reserved gaming machine or a head system causes the printing of a ticket and when that ticket is read by a bill acceptor, the gaming machine unlocks. In other embodiments, reservation is made by other means, including player cards. | 04-23-2009 |
20090131154 | GAMING SYSTEM WITH FEATURE GAME PLAY - The invention relates to gaming systems and methods of gaming. A game, which may be implemented in a gaming system ( | 05-21-2009 |
20090163268 | Gaming System And A Method Of Gaming - The present invention relates to a gaming system and to a method of gaming. A gaming system comprises a game controller arranged to randomly display several symbols from a predetermined set of symbols and to determine a game outcome such as a game win based on the displayed symbols. Such gaming systems may be implemented as a stepper machine provided with reels or a video machine displaying “virtual” reels. One or more reels generated in play of a base game may be stored for later use in subsequent games. In a subsequent game or games, the game controller may select the stored reel to substitute for a reel generated by the game, in order to improve the game outcome. For example, the game outcome may become a “win” from a “lose” outcome. Or it may result in an improved win outcome. The one or more reels may be stored depending upon a trigger condition generated in the base game. | 06-25-2009 |
20100075736 | Gaming System and a Method of Gaming - A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols for display in a plurality of first symbol groups, a display arranged to display the first symbol groups, and a symbol group modifier arranged to remove at least one first symbol group from the display and to add a corresponding at least one second symbol group different to the first symbol groups to the display. The system also comprises an outcome generator arranged to determine a game outcome based on the displayed symbols after addition of the at least one second symbol group. The gaming system is arranged to provide a visible indication that the at least one first symbol group is being removed from the display and the at least one second symbol group is being added to the display. A corresponding method is also disclosed. | 03-25-2010 |
20110212771 | GAMING APPARATUS WITH CUSTOMISED FEATURES - A gaming machine, a gaming system and associated methods are described in which a player provides a player identifier (PID) and that identifier is used to configure the gaming machine. The identifier may include biometric data. The configuration information may include information on one or more limits on game play and an award may be provided if the limits are not exceeded. In other embodiments, limits on game play may be enforced, for example by terminating game play. | 09-01-2011 |
20130288771 | GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING - The present invention relates to a gaming system and to a method of gaming. A gaming system comprises a game controller arranged to randomly display several symbols from a predetermined set of symbols and to determine a game outcome such as a game win based on the displayed symbols. Such gaming systems may be implemented as a stepper machine provided with reels or a video machine displaying “virtual” reels. One or more reels generated in play of a base game may be stored for later use in subsequent games. In a subsequent game or games, the game controller may select the stored reel to substitute for a reel generated by the game, in order to improve the game outcome. For example, the game outcome may become a “win” from a “lose” outcome. Or it may result in an improved win outcome. The one or more reels may be stored depending upon a trigger condition generated in the base game. | 10-31-2013 |
20130337896 | MULTIGAME SELECTION - A gaming system comprises a gaming server, a plurality of gaming machines, and a communications system connecting each of the plurality of gaming machines to the gaming server. The gaming machines each have a display, player controls, a player tracking device, and a game processor which displays sequential game images of a game being played. Each game processor plays a game initiated by the player, where the game is one of a plurality of games available on the gaming machine and selectable by the player. Each gaming machine includes game selection means which displays a selection of games available on the machine for the player to play. The games offered for selection are ordered according to a ranking determined as a function of the player's past history of playing games and a history of games played by other players. | 12-19-2013 |
20140038699 | Cashless Reservation System - A gaming machine and a gaming system is described. Gaming machines may be reserved by operating a button panel. In certain embodiments the reserved gaming machine or a head system causes the printing of a ticket and when that ticket is read by a bill acceptor, the gaming machine unlocks. In other embodiments, reservation is made by other means, including player cards. | 02-06-2014 |
20140075543 | BIOS PROTECTION DEVICE - A boot program held in a BIOS memory device of a processing system is authenticated. At system start-up, a BIOS protection device temporarily prevents execution of the boot program by the central processor of the processing system by control of address and data paths. The BIOS protection device interrogates the contents of the BIOS memory device to establish authentication. If the contents of the BIOS memory device are not authentic, execution of the boot program is prevented. | 03-13-2014 |