EP1168261A3 - Entertainment machines - Google Patents

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EP1168261A3
EP1168261A3 EP01305370A EP01305370A EP1168261A3 EP 1168261 A3 EP1168261 A3 EP 1168261A3 EP 01305370 A EP01305370 A EP 01305370A EP 01305370 A EP01305370 A EP 01305370A EP 1168261 A3 EP1168261 A3 EP 1168261A3
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Prior art keywords
award
available
award enhancement
machine
awards
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1168261A2 (en
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Dov Liam Randall
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IGT UK Ltd
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IGT UK Ltd
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Priority claimed from GB0015084A external-priority patent/GB0015084D0/en
Application filed by IGT UK Ltd filed Critical IGT UK Ltd
Publication of EP1168261A2 publication Critical patent/EP1168261A2/en
Publication of EP1168261A3 publication Critical patent/EP1168261A3/en
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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
    • G07F17/326—Game play aspects of gaming systems
    • G07F17/3262—Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played
    • 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
    • G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
    • 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
    • G07F17/34—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines

Abstract

An entertainment machine having a supplementary game displaying region 17 having one or more game feature areas 18 through which play can advance to make awards available therefrom. The machine further includes award enhancement means 24 which can be used to enhance awards made available. The award enhancement means provides variable award enhancement in correspondence with the award available and may comprise a display region of the machine operative to display award enhancement options from which a selection may be made.
EP01305370A 2000-06-21 2001-06-20 Entertainment machines Withdrawn EP1168261A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0015084 2000-06-21
GB0015084A GB0015084D0 (en) 2000-06-21 2000-06-21 Entertainment machine
GB0102909A GB2366435B (en) 2000-06-21 2001-02-06 Entertainment machines
GB0102909 2001-02-06

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EP1168261A2 EP1168261A2 (en) 2002-01-02
EP1168261A3 true EP1168261A3 (en) 2004-01-28

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Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1542179A3 (en) * 2003-12-11 2005-09-14 IGT-UK Limited Entertainment machine

Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0148001A2 (en) * 1983-12-19 1985-07-10 Arthur Edward Thomas Ltd Gaming machines
EP0281402A2 (en) * 1987-03-06 1988-09-07 Barcrest Limited Entertainment machines
GB2222712A (en) * 1988-06-08 1990-03-14 Barcrest Ltd Entertainment machines
WO1998015928A1 (en) * 1996-10-07 1998-04-16 Sigma Game Inc. Bonus award feature in linked gaming machines having a common feature controller
GB2335066A (en) * 1998-12-24 1999-09-08 Igt Uk Limited An entertainment machine with user selectable enhancement factors
EP0971326A2 (en) * 1998-07-09 2000-01-12 Barcrest Limited Entertainment machines
WO2000006267A1 (en) * 1998-07-31 2000-02-10 Krintzman Jeffrey S Enhanced payout feature for gaming machines
EP0984408A2 (en) * 1998-09-02 2000-03-08 Wms Gaming, Inc. Slot machine with pattern-driven award feature

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0148001A2 (en) * 1983-12-19 1985-07-10 Arthur Edward Thomas Ltd Gaming machines
EP0281402A2 (en) * 1987-03-06 1988-09-07 Barcrest Limited Entertainment machines
GB2222712A (en) * 1988-06-08 1990-03-14 Barcrest Ltd Entertainment machines
WO1998015928A1 (en) * 1996-10-07 1998-04-16 Sigma Game Inc. Bonus award feature in linked gaming machines having a common feature controller
EP0971326A2 (en) * 1998-07-09 2000-01-12 Barcrest Limited Entertainment machines
WO2000006267A1 (en) * 1998-07-31 2000-02-10 Krintzman Jeffrey S Enhanced payout feature for gaming machines
EP0984408A2 (en) * 1998-09-02 2000-03-08 Wms Gaming, Inc. Slot machine with pattern-driven award feature
GB2335066A (en) * 1998-12-24 1999-09-08 Igt Uk Limited An entertainment machine with user selectable enhancement factors

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NO20013067L (en) 2001-12-24
EP1168261A2 (en) 2002-01-02

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