NZ330189A - Method of providing incentive to play gaming devices connected by network by allowing players to wager credit from respective accounts - Google Patents

Method of providing incentive to play gaming devices connected by network by allowing players to wager credit from respective accounts

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Publication number
NZ330189A
NZ330189A NZ33018998A NZ33018998A NZ330189A NZ 330189 A NZ330189 A NZ 330189A NZ 33018998 A NZ33018998 A NZ 33018998A NZ 33018998 A NZ33018998 A NZ 33018998A NZ 330189 A NZ330189 A NZ 330189A
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Prior art keywords
network
devices connected
gaming devices
respective accounts
allowing players
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NZ33018998A
Inventor
John F Acres
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Acres Gaming Inc
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Priority claimed from US08/843,411 external-priority patent/US6319125B1/en
Application filed by Acres Gaming Inc filed Critical Acres Gaming Inc
Priority to NZ500706A priority Critical patent/NZ500706A/en
Publication of NZ330189A publication Critical patent/NZ330189A/en

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Abstract

Gaming device 300 is connected to a network by a host computer. A player account is created accessible by the host computer, into which points are accrued and which are converted into a credit by player conversion command. The player is permitted to wager the credit on gaming device 300.
NZ33018998A 1997-04-15 1998-04-15 Method of providing incentive to play gaming devices connected by network by allowing players to wager credit from respective accounts NZ330189A (en)

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NZ500706A NZ500706A (en) 1997-04-15 1998-04-15 Method of controlling bonus promotion system by awarding to player a bonus from a bonus pool based on a predetermined event

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US08/843,411 US6319125B1 (en) 1994-10-12 1997-04-15 Method apparatus for promoting play on a network of gaming devices

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NZ330189A true NZ330189A (en) 2000-03-27

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CA (1) CA2234681C (en)
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US6575832B1 (en) 2001-09-28 2003-06-10 Acres Gaming Incorporated Method for implementing scheduled return play at gaming machine networks
US6878063B2 (en) 2001-09-28 2005-04-12 Acres Gaming Incorporated Method for implementing scheduled return play at gaming machine networks
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US8157644B2 (en) 2001-09-28 2012-04-17 Igt Apparatus and methods for implementing bonuses in gaming machine networks using weighted pay tables
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