EP1896150A4 - Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance

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Publication number
EP1896150A4
EP1896150A4 EP06770380A EP06770380A EP1896150A4 EP 1896150 A4 EP1896150 A4 EP 1896150A4 EP 06770380 A EP06770380 A EP 06770380A EP 06770380 A EP06770380 A EP 06770380A EP 1896150 A4 EP1896150 A4 EP 1896150A4
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Prior art keywords
chance
game
conducting
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EP06770380A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1896150A2 (en
Inventor
Steven Kane
Dow Hardy
Mark E Herrmann
Paul Larocca
Bijan Sabet
Jason Yanowitz
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GameLogic Inc
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GameLogic 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
    • G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
    • G07F17/3223—Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
    • 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
    • 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
    • G07F17/326—Game play aspects of gaming systems
    • G07F17/3267—Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games
    • 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
    • G07F17/3286—Type of games
    • G07F17/329—Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards
EP06770380A 2005-05-16 2006-05-16 Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance Withdrawn EP1896150A4 (en)

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US11/130,796 US20060025197A1 (en) 2004-05-07 2005-05-16 Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance
PCT/US2006/018785 WO2006124806A2 (en) 2005-05-16 2006-05-16 Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance

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EP1896150A2 EP1896150A2 (en) 2008-03-12
EP1896150A4 true EP1896150A4 (en) 2010-08-25

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EP (1) EP1896150A4 (en)
AU (1) AU2006247447B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2630529A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2006124806A2 (en)

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