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Multi-play central determination system
US8932129B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8932129-B2 |
| Application number | US-72351210-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | Mar 12, 2010 |
| Publication date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
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Disclosed are methods, apparatus, and systems implementing techniques for using a central determination system with multi-play gaming machines having sub-games and with gaming machines having a base game and a bonus game. A seed value is provided for each of the games (i.e., each of the sub-games or the base game and the bonus game). This ensures that all possible game outcomes may be displayed for each of the games.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of presenting one or more sub-games on a multi-play gaming machine, a controller of the multi-play gaming machine configured to display the one or more sub-games on a display of the multi-play gaming machine, each sub-game including a single instance of a wager-based game of chance, an outcome of the single instance of the wager-based game of chance being a sub-game outcome, the multi-play gaming machine connected to one or more servers over a networ…
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- What does patent US8932129B2 cover?
- Disclosed are methods, apparatus, and systems implementing techniques for using a central determination system with multi-play gaming machines having sub-games and with gaming machines having a base game and a bonus game. A seed value is provided for each of the games (i.e., each of the sub-games or the base game and the bonus game). This ensures that all possible game outcomes may be displayed…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Powell Tracy, Oh Meng, Lemay Steven G, and 8 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G07F17/32. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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