DE69114029D1 - Vorrichtung zum Zuteilen eines Jackpots. - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Zuteilen eines Jackpots.

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DE69114029D1
DE69114029D1 DE69114029T DE69114029T DE69114029D1 DE 69114029 D1 DE69114029 D1 DE 69114029D1 DE 69114029 T DE69114029 T DE 69114029T DE 69114029 T DE69114029 T DE 69114029T DE 69114029 D1 DE69114029 D1 DE 69114029D1
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Stewart Milton Lamle
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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
    • G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
    • G07F17/3258—Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots
    • 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
    • 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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Pinball Game Machines (AREA)
  • Display Devices Of Pinball Game Machines (AREA)
  • Slot Machines And Peripheral Devices (AREA)
  • Non-Silver Salt Photosensitive Materials And Non-Silver Salt Photography (AREA)
  • Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)
  • Acyclic And Carbocyclic Compounds In Medicinal Compositions (AREA)
DE69114029T 1990-03-01 1991-02-28 Vorrichtung zum Zuteilen eines Jackpots. Expired - Lifetime DE69114029D1 (de)

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US07/486,784 US5048833A (en) 1990-03-01 1990-03-01 Apparatus for detecting a series of game outcomes

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EP (1) EP0444932B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE129585T1 (de)
DE (1) DE69114029D1 (de)
MC (1) MC2229A1 (de)

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MC2229A1 (fr) 1993-02-02
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