Dual wagering game and amusement-style gaming unit
AssigneeAries Technology, LLC
InventorRonnie W. Harris
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Abstract
A “dual” gaming unit or machine is configured to implement both one or more traditional casino-style wagering games, such as games having outcomes determined primarily by chance and not skill, and one or more games which are traditionally not casino style games, such as amusement-type games or games having amusement-type game components, such as games where the outcome is determined substantially by skill. The wagering game portion of the gaming machine may award monetary awards to the player for winning wagering game outcomes, and the amusement portion of the gaming machine may be used to award promotional prizes to the player. A player rewards system may include such dual gaming units or other award dispensing mechanisms.
Claims19
A gaming machine comprising:
- a housing;
- an amusement-type game device comprising a prize area for containing one or more prizes for winning as a result of the play of the amusement-type game device, said prize area comprising a front, a pair of opposing sides, a rear, and an interior, said one or more prizes located in said interior, at least a portion of said front being transparent such that said rear and said prize are visible through said front;
- at least one player input device, said at least one player input device comprising a device for receiving input from a player to control the amusement-type game device;
- at least one display device located at said rear of said prize area, whereby said one or more prizes are located in front of said at least one display device, and said at least one display device is visible through said front;
- a monetary-value receiving device for creating a monetary value credit balance at the gaming machine;
- a processor, said processor configured to execute machine-readable code stored in memory to:
- present at least one wagering game to said player in response to a wager placed from said monetary value credit balance, comprising presenting wagering game information on at least one of the display devices;
- determine an outcome of said wagering game and award winnings for winning outcomes of said wagering game;
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- activate said amusement-type game device for play by said player one or more times.
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