Wheel indicator and progressive bonus apparatus
AssigneeBally Gaming, Inc.
InventorsBryan M. Kelly, Norman B. Petermeier, Matthew F. Kelly, J. Richard Oltmann
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Abstract
A game system including a progressive bonus apparatus connected to a plurality of individual game units. In an exemplary embodiment, the progressive bonus apparatus receives score contributions from each game unit to increase a progressive score. When players achieve a predetermined result on a game unit, they receive an award based on the progressive score. Each game unit connected to the progressive bonus apparatus may take the form of a game with a rotating wheel.
Claims14
A wheel indicator with bonus apparatus comprising:
- a wheel-shaped indicator having a surface displaying a plurality of segments radially extending from an axis of rotation, at least one of which is associated with a numeric value;
- a motor coupled to said wheel-shaped indicator to rotate said wheel-shaped indicator around said axis of rotation;
- a bonus apparatus;
- a controller providing signals to said motor and to said bonus apparatus such that said wheel shaped indicator can be rotated by said motor to align a selected segment with a pointer and such that said bonus apparatus may be affected by said selected segment.
A wheel indicator with bonus apparatus comprising:
- a wheel-shaped indicator having a surface displaying a plurality of segments radially extending from an axis of rotation;
- a motor coupled to said wheel-shaped indicator to rotate said wheel-shaped indicator around said axis of rotation;
- a bonus apparatus;
- a controller providing signals to said motor and to said bonus apparatus;
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- a detector coupled to said controller, said detector to detect each segment of the plurality of segments;
- wherein said wheel-shaped indicator can be rotated in both a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction under the control of said controller.
A wheel indicator with bonus apparatus comprising:
- a wheel-shaped indicator having a surface displaying a plurality of segments radially extending from an axis of rotation, where at least one of said plurality of segments is associated with a quantitative value including at least one of a number and a multiplier;
- a motor coupled to said wheel-shaped indicator to rotate said wheel-shaped indicator around said axis of rotation;
- a bonus apparatus;
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- a controller providing signals to said motor and to said bonus apparatus, wherein at least one signal provided by said controller to said bonus apparatus is related to a quantitative value of a selected segment of said wheel-shaped indicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.