EP0919965A3 - Gaming machines providing bonus games - Google Patents

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EP0919965A3
EP0919965A3 EP98111289A EP98111289A EP0919965A3 EP 0919965 A3 EP0919965 A3 EP 0919965A3 EP 98111289 A EP98111289 A EP 98111289A EP 98111289 A EP98111289 A EP 98111289A EP 0919965 A3 EP0919965 A3 EP 0919965A3
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gaming machine
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glass portion
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Robert A. Bittman
Jean M. Brossard
Anthony J. Baerlocher
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    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07FCOIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3244Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes

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A gaming machine includes main and secondary displays. The secondary display is disposed apart from the primary display and is used for presenting primary, secondary, or even tertiary information. The main display is controlled electronically by a gaming machine controller, which main display presents the results of a play on the gaming machine. In the case of a slot machine, the main display may be the glass display through which the spinning reels of a game play are viewed. In a video poker gaming machine, the main display is usually a cathode ray tube ("CRT") which displays a video game image to the player and other information directly associated with the game play. The secondary display may be provided at various locations on the gaming machine such as in a top glass portion of the gaming machine or a belly glass portion of the gaming machine, which belly glass portion is located below a main display portion of the gaming machine. The secondary display itself may be a liquid crystal display, a cathode ray tube, a field emission display, a plasma display, a digital micromirror device (DMD), etc.
EP98111289A 1997-08-08 1998-06-18 Gaming machines providing bonus games Withdrawn EP0919965A3 (en)

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