EP0354651A3 - Slot machine - Google Patents

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EP0354651A3
EP0354651A3 EP89306274A EP89306274A EP0354651A3 EP 0354651 A3 EP0354651 A3 EP 0354651A3 EP 89306274 A EP89306274 A EP 89306274A EP 89306274 A EP89306274 A EP 89306274A EP 0354651 A3 EP0354651 A3 EP 0354651A3
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slot machine
reels
symbol trains
symbols
losing
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Yuji Nagao
Yoshihiro Kinoshita
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Sigma Inc
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Priority to AT89306274T priority Critical patent/ATE95623T1/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
    • G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Slot Machines And Peripheral Devices (AREA)
  • Pinball Game Machines (AREA)
  • Eye Examination Apparatus (AREA)
  • Iron Core Of Rotating Electric Machines (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention provides a slot machine for determining winning or losing by selecting predetermined symbols from symbol trains arranged on X reels, in accordance with a random number, in which the X reels have symbol trains of different numbers of symbols arranged thereon.
EP89306274A 1988-08-12 1989-06-22 Slot machine Expired - Lifetime EP0354651B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT89306274T ATE95623T1 (en) 1988-08-12 1989-06-22 COIN-ACTIVATED GAMING DEVICE.

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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JP63201702A JP2815587B2 (en) 1988-08-12 1988-08-12 Slot machine
JP201702/88 1988-08-12

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EP0354651A2 EP0354651A2 (en) 1990-02-14
EP0354651A3 true EP0354651A3 (en) 1990-03-28
EP0354651B1 EP0354651B1 (en) 1993-10-06

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EP89306274A Expired - Lifetime EP0354651B1 (en) 1988-08-12 1989-06-22 Slot machine

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EP (1) EP0354651B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2815587B2 (en)
AT (1) ATE95623T1 (en)
AU (1) AU610408B2 (en)
DE (1) DE68909715T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2047115T3 (en)
MY (1) MY105199A (en)
NZ (1) NZ229554A (en)

Families Citing this family (3)

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GB2248712A (en) * 1990-09-01 1992-04-15 P C P Micro Products Ltd Multi-size reel symbols for fruit machines
JPH11169505A (en) 1997-12-10 1999-06-29 Aruze Corp Game display device and game machine
GB0213181D0 (en) * 2002-06-08 2002-07-17 Bell Fruit Games Ltd An entertainment machine

Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4037845A (en) * 1975-03-14 1977-07-26 Bally Manufacturing Corporation Amusement apparatus
GB2131587A (en) * 1982-11-29 1984-06-20 Sigma Enterprises Inc Amusement device and method for controlling the device
FR2621154A1 (en) * 1987-09-25 1989-03-31 Ainsworth Nominees Pty Ltd SLOT MACHINE

Family Cites Families (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2193025B (en) * 1986-07-25 1990-01-04 Ainsworth Nominees Pty Ltd Multi-size reel symbols

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4037845A (en) * 1975-03-14 1977-07-26 Bally Manufacturing Corporation Amusement apparatus
GB2131587A (en) * 1982-11-29 1984-06-20 Sigma Enterprises Inc Amusement device and method for controlling the device
FR2621154A1 (en) * 1987-09-25 1989-03-31 Ainsworth Nominees Pty Ltd SLOT MACHINE

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AU610408B2 (en) 1991-05-16
MY105199A (en) 1994-08-30
JPH0249681A (en) 1990-02-20
JP2815587B2 (en) 1998-10-27
AU3643789A (en) 1990-05-03
DE68909715T2 (en) 1994-02-03
NZ229554A (en) 1992-04-28
ES2047115T3 (en) 1994-02-16
ATE95623T1 (en) 1993-10-15
EP0354651B1 (en) 1993-10-06
EP0354651A2 (en) 1990-02-14
DE68909715D1 (en) 1993-11-11

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