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US 11,769,376 B1Granted
Systems and methods for repurposing Class III electronic gaming device components for use in Class II electronic gaming device systems
OwnerJames R. Acresinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for repurposing existing Class III electronic gaming device components for use in Class II electronic gaming device systems, as the terms “Class II” and “Class III” are defined in the regulations relating to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of the United States of America.
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A Class II gaming device system comprising:
- a Class II electronic gaming device including a legacy Class III gaming device being purpose-built only for Class III gaming adapted to function as an electronic aid for a Class II electronic game implemented via the Class II gaming device system, the legacy Class III gaming device including one or more of a credit meter, a data port, a result display, or a button, wherein functionality of the legacy Class III gaming device is limited to functioning as the electronic aid for the Class II electronic game.
A Class II gaming device system comprising:
- a Class II bingo server providing an electronically-aided Bingo game;
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- a plurality of networked Class II gaming devices communicatively connected to the Class II bingo server, the plurality of networked Class II gaming devices configured to receive data from the Class II bingo server via a serial communication protocol including a Slot Accounting System (SAS) protocol,
- wherein each of the Class II gaming devices comprises a legacy Class III gaming device being purpose-built only for Class III gaming, the legacy Class III gaming device being adapted to function as an electronic aid for a Class II electronic game implemented via that Class II gaming device, the legacy Class III gaming device including one or more of a credit meter, a data port, a result display, or a button, wherein functionality of the legacy Class III gaming device is transformed such that the legacy Class III gaming device is repurposed to function solely as the electronic aid for a Class II electronic game.
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A method of repurposing a Class III gaming device for use in a Class II gaming device system, the method comprising:
- connecting a legacy Class III gaming device in data communication with a Class II governor and a Class II bingo server, the legacy Class III gaming device being purpose-built only for Class III gaming,
- the legacy Class III gaming device being adapted to function as an electronic aid for the Class II gaming device system, and
- the legacy Class III gaming device including one or more of a credit meter, a data port, a result display, or a button,
- wherein the Class II governor controls, using a serial communications protocol including a Slots Accounting System (SAS) protocol, the legacy Class III gaming device by preventing use of the legacy Class III gaming device except for use as the electronic aid for the Class II gaming device system.
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