Cashing out independent wagering games

US10282941B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10282941-B2
Application numberUS-201514684950-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 13, 2015
Priority dateApr 16, 2014
Publication dateMay 7, 2019
Grant dateMay 7, 2019

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A gaming system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include controlling a first casino wagering game. The first casino wagering game has a first credit meter balance. The operations can further include intercepting an electronic request sent from a second device to cash out a second credit meter balance for a second casino wagering game controlled by the second device. In some examples, the gaming system is independent from the second device. The operations can further include, after intercepting the electronic request, cashing out a combined total of the first credit meter balance and the second credit meter balance.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for facilitating electronic cooperation between a first content control device and a second content control device in an electronic wagering game system, the method comprising: intercepting, by the second content control device, first video content for a first wagering game, the first video content originating from the first video content control device and destined for a video display device of the electronic wagering game system; causing,…

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What does patent US10282941B2 cover?
A gaming system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include controlling a first casino wagering game. The first casino wagering game has a first credit meter balance. The operations can further include intercepting an electronic request sent from a second device to cash out a second credit meter balance for a second casino wagering game controlled by…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Wms Gaming Inc, Bally Gaming Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G07F17/3244. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 07 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 5 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).