US 6,001,016 A · Remote gaming device

Abstract

A method and system for remote play of a gaming device, such as a slot machine. A player enters play preferences at a remote wagering terminal. The remote wagering terminal transmits the play preferences to a slot network server that stores the play preferences. Based upon the play preferences, the slot network server identifies one or more slot machines and transmits outcome data from those slot machines to the remote wagering terminal. The outcome data may be live or historical. In one embodiment of the present invention, the slot network server generates visual representation data based on the historical data, and transmits same to the remote wagering terminal. The slot network server keeps track of the player's wins and losses based upon the outcome data.

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Dependent claims

A method for the remote play of a slot machine, comprising:

receiving data identifying a plurality of slot machines each engaged in local play;
transmitting from a remote location data selecting at least a one of said plurality of slot machines for remote play;
receiving at said remote location a live outcome resulting from a local play of said one slot machine;
and
using said live outcome to generate a payout.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

08/775,577Filed 31 Dec 1996

Granted

14 Dec 1999

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

G07F 17/32
Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services: for games, toys, sports, or amusements
G07F 17/3223
Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof: architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal…
G07F 17/323
Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users: wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds,…
G07F 17/3239
About the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players: tracking of individual players

Remote gaming device

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