EP0443420A3 - Progressive gaming control and communication system - Google Patents

Progressive gaming control and communication system Download PDF

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EP0443420A3
EP0443420A3 EP19910101970 EP91101970A EP0443420A3 EP 0443420 A3 EP0443420 A3 EP 0443420A3 EP 19910101970 EP19910101970 EP 19910101970 EP 91101970 A EP91101970 A EP 91101970A EP 0443420 A3 EP0443420 A3 EP 0443420A3
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gaming control
progressive gaming
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Douglas N. Hilgendorf
Phillip E. Pajak
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Bally Gaming International Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3225—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
    • G07F17/3232—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users wherein the operator is informed
    • G07F17/3234—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users wherein the operator is informed about the performance of a gaming system, e.g. revenue, diagnosis of the gaming system
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/00003—Types of board games
    • A63F3/00157—Casino or betting games
    • A63F2003/00167—Casino or betting games with a jackpot
    • A63F2003/0017—Casino or betting games with a jackpot progressive jackpot

Abstract

In order to provide a progressive gaming system with greater speed, flexibility and reliability a communication unit is used to control the information transmitted between a group of gaming machines and a progressive controller. The communication unit collects coin-in information from each of the gaming machines and transmits this information to the progressive controller in response to periodic poll signal signals from the progressive controller. <IMAGE>
EP91101970A 1990-02-20 1991-02-13 Gaming system accumulating progressive jackpot values Expired - Lifetime EP0443420B1 (en)

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DE69106547D1 (en) 1995-02-23
CA2036472C (en) 2001-04-17
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