NZ500706A - Method of controlling bonus promotion system by awarding to player a bonus from a bonus pool based on a predetermined event - Google Patents

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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NZ500706A
NZ500706A NZ500706A NZ50070698A NZ500706A NZ 500706 A NZ500706 A NZ 500706A NZ 500706 A NZ500706 A NZ 500706A NZ 50070698 A NZ50070698 A NZ 50070698A NZ 500706 A NZ500706 A NZ 500706A
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bonus
player
predetermined event
awarding
controlling
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NZ500706A
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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 claimed from NZ33018998A external-priority patent/NZ330189A/en
Publication of NZ500706A publication Critical patent/NZ500706A/en

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Abstract

A player is awarded a bonus based on a predetermined event. The "trigger" may be a threshold value stored on a bonus server, selection of a gaming device, or the initiation of a bonus period.
NZ500706A 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 NZ500706A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/843,411 US6319125B1 (en) 1994-10-12 1997-04-15 Method apparatus for promoting play on a network of gaming devices
NZ33018998A NZ330189A (en) 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

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NZ500706A true NZ500706A (en) 2000-04-28

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6575832B1 (en) 2001-09-28 2003-06-10 Acres Gaming Incorporated Method for implementing scheduled return play at gaming machine networks
US7798899B2 (en) 1994-10-12 2010-09-21 Igt Method and apparatus for controlling the cost of playing an electronic gaming device
US8157644B2 (en) 2001-09-28 2012-04-17 Igt Apparatus and methods for implementing bonuses in gaming machine networks using weighted pay tables

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7798899B2 (en) 1994-10-12 2010-09-21 Igt Method and apparatus for controlling the cost of playing an electronic gaming device
US8172682B2 (en) 1994-10-12 2012-05-08 Igt Computer network and method for changing the pay schedules of gaming devices
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
US8052517B2 (en) 2001-09-28 2011-11-08 Igt Method for implementing play at gaming machine networks using player rating
US8157644B2 (en) 2001-09-28 2012-04-17 Igt Apparatus and methods for implementing bonuses in gaming machine networks using weighted pay tables
US8616961B2 (en) 2001-09-28 2013-12-31 Igt Apparatus and methods for implementing bonuses in gaming machine networks using weighted pay tables

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