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US 2003/0144053 A1Published application
Gaming with fee-type wagering
OwnerRichard E. Michaelsoninventor
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Abstract
A gaming method may include receiving a value amount to initially define a value total, and causing video images to be generated, the video images representing a game including at least one value-generating event. The method also may include deducting a fee at intervals from the value total independent of play of said game represented by said video images, determining based on the fee a value payout associated with the at least one value-generating events, and adding the value payout to the value total. A gaming system or gaming apparatus may include a controller programmed to operate according to the gaming method. Further, a memory may have a computer program in accordance with the gaming method stored thereon.
Claims41
A gaming method comprising:
- receiving a value amount to initially define a value total;
- causing a video image representing a game to be generated, said video image representing one of the following games:
- video poker, video blackjack, video slots, video keno and video bingo,
- said video image comprising an image of at least five playing cards if said game comprises video poker,
- said video image comprising an image of a plurality of simulated slot machine reels if said game comprises video slots,
- said video image comprising an image of a plurality of playing cards if said game comprises video blackjack,
- said video image comprising an image of a plurality of keno numbers if said game comprises video keno, and
- said video image comprising an image of a bingo grid if said game comprises video bingo;
- deducting a fee at intervals from the value total independent of play of said game represented by said video image;
- determining based on the fee a value payout associated with an outcome of said game represented by said video image;
- and
- adding the value payout to the value total.
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A gaming method comprising:
- receiving a value amount to initially define a value total;
- causing a video image to be generated, the video image representing a game including at least one value-generating event;
- deducting a fee at intervals from the value total independent of play of said game represented by said video image;
- determining based on the fee a value payout associated with the at least one value-generating events;
- and
- adding the value payout to the value total.
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A gaming method comprising:
- receiving a value amount to initially define a value total;
- causing a video image to be generated, said video image representing a video slots game and comprising an image of a plurality of simulated slot machine reels, each of said slot machine reels having a plurality of slot machine symbols;
- deducting a fee at intervals from the value total independent of play of said video slots game represented by said video image;
- determining based on the fee a value payout associated with an outcome of said video slots game represented by said video image, said outcome of said video slots game based on a configuration of said slot machine symbols;
- and
- adding the value payout to the value total.
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A gaming apparatus comprising:
- a display unit that is capable of generating video images;
- a value input device;
- a controller operatively coupled to said display unit and said value input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor,
- said controller being programmed to allow a person to enter a value amount to initially define a value total,
- said controller being programmed to cause a video image to be generated on said display unit, said video image representing one of the following games:
- video poker, video blackjack, video slots, video keno and video bingo,
- said video image comprising an image of at least five playing cards if said game comprises video poker,
- said video image comprising an image of a plurality of simulated slot machine reels if said game comprises video slots,
- said video image comprising an image of a plurality of playing cards if said game comprises video blackjack,
- said video image comprising an image of a plurality of keno numbers if said game comprises video keno,
- said video image comprising an image of a bingo grid if said game comprises video bingo,
- said controller being programmed to deduct a fee at intervals from the value total independent of play of said game represented by said video image;
- said controller being programmed to determine based on the fee deducted a value payout associated with an outcome of said game represented by said video image;
- and
- said controller being programmed to add the value payout to the value total.
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A gaming apparatus comprising:
- a display unit that is capable of generating video images;
- a value input device;
- a controller operatively coupled to said display unit and said value input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor,
- said controller being programmed to allow a person to enter a value amount to initially define a value total,
- said controller being programmed to cause a video image to be generated on said display unit, said video image representing a game including at least one value-generating event;
- said controller being programmed to deduct a fee at intervals from the value total independent of play of said game represented by said video image;
- said controller being programmed to determine based on the fee a value payout associated with the at least one value-generating event;
- and
- said controller being programmed to add the value payout to the value total.
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A gaming apparatus comprising:
- a display unit that is capable of generating video images;
- a value input device;
- a controller operatively coupled to said display unit and said value input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor,
- said controller being programmed to allow a person to enter a value amount to initially define a value total,
- said controller being programmed to cause a video image to be generated on said display unit, said video image representing a video slots game and comprising a plurality of simulated slot machine reels of a slots game, each of said slot machine reels having a plurality of slot machine symbols,
- said controller being programmed to deduct a fee at intervals from the value total independent of said video slots game represented by said video image;
- said controller being programmed to determine based on the fee a value payout associated with an outcome of said video slots game, said controller being programmed to determine said outcome of said slots game based on a configuration of said slot machine symbols;
- and
- said controller being programmed to add the value payout to the value total.
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A memory having a computer program stored therein, said computer program being capable of being used in connection with a gaming apparatus, said memory comprising:
- a first memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to allow a person to enter a value amount to initially define a value total;
- a second memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to cause a video image to be generated on a display unit, said video image representing one of the following games:
- video poker, video blackjack, video slots, video keno and video bingo,
- said video image comprising an image of at least five playing cards if said game comprises video poker,
- said video image comprising an image of a plurality of simulated slot machine reels if said game comprises video slots,
- said video image comprising an image of a plurality of playing cards if said game comprises video blackjack,
- said video image comprising an image of a plurality of keno numbers if said game comprises video keno,
- said video image comprising an image of a bingo grid if said game comprises video bingo;
- a third memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to deduct a fee at intervals from the value total independent of said game represented by said video image;
- a fourth memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to determine based on the fee deducted a value payout associated with an outcome of said game represented by said video image;
- and
- a fifth memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to add the value payout to the value total.
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A memory having a computer program stored therein, said computer program being capable of being used in connection with a gaming apparatus, said memory comprising:
- a first memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to allow a person to enter a value amount to initially define a value total;
- a second memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to cause a video image to be generated on a display unit, said video image representing a game including at least one value-generating event;
- a third memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to deduct a fee at intervals from the value total independent of said game represented by said video image;
- a fourth memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to determine based on the fee deducted a value payout associated with the at least one value-generating event;
- and
- a fifth memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to add the value payout to the value total.
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A memory having a computer program stored therein, said computer program being capable of being used in connection with a gaming apparatus, said memory comprising:
- a first memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to allow a person to enter a value amount to initially define a value total;
- a second memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to cause a video image to be generated on a display unit, said video image representing a video slots game and comprising a plurality of simulated slot machine reels of a slots game, each of said slot machine reels having a plurality of slot machine symbols;
- a third memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to deduct a fee at intervals from the value total independent of said game represented by said video image;
- a fourth memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to determine based on the fee deducted a value payout associated with an outcome of said slots game, said controller being programmed to determine said outcome of said slots game based on a configuration of said slot machine symbols;
- and
- a fifth memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to add the value payout to the value total.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.