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US 8,052,148 B1Granted
Wheel indicator and progressive bonus means
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.
Claims17
A multi-station game system comprising:
- a plurality of individual game units, where an outcome of each game unit is determined at least in part by chance, and where each game unit is provided with a spinning wheel indicator including a plurality of segments;
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- a progressive bonus apparatus coupled to said plurality of game units and operative to accumulate a progressive score based upon contributions from said plurality of game units and further operative to provide a bonus award based upon said progressive score to a player of an individual unit when a bonus event occurs at said individual game unit.
A multi-station game system comprising:
- a plurality of individual game units, where an outcome of each game unit is determined at least in part by chance, and where each game unit is provided with a spinning wheel indicator including a plurality of segments;
- a progressive bonus apparatus coupled to said plurality of game units and operative to accumulate a progressive score based upon contributions from said plurality of game units and further operative to provide a bonus award based upon said progressive score to a player of an individual unit when a bonus event occurs at said individual game unit;
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- wherein each game unit of the plurality of individual game units includes a wheel indicator with bonus apparatus comprising:
- a wheel having a plurality of segments;
- a motor coupled to said wheel;
- a controller providing signals to said motor and to said progressive bonus apparatus wherein said controller further communicates with an associated game unit of the plurality of individual game units which includes at least an element of chance and wherein said wheel may be rotated in response to an event resulting from skillful play by a player of said associated game unit.
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