EP0753331A3 - Game-playing apparatus - Google Patents

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EP0753331A3
EP0753331A3 EP96305034A EP96305034A EP0753331A3 EP 0753331 A3 EP0753331 A3 EP 0753331A3 EP 96305034 A EP96305034 A EP 96305034A EP 96305034 A EP96305034 A EP 96305034A EP 0753331 A3 EP0753331 A3 EP 0753331A3
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Prior art keywords
game
playing apparatus
wild indicia
games
reserve
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EP96305034A
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French (fr)
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EP0753331B1 (en
EP0753331A2 (en
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William Randall Adams
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International Game Technology
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Anchor Gaming
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes

Abstract

Games of skill or chance which provide a player, who has received a wild indicia during one game, with the opportunity to reserve that wild indicia for use in a subsequent game.
EP96305034A 1995-07-11 1996-07-08 Game-playing apparatus Expired - Lifetime EP0753331B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US50053295A 1995-07-11 1995-07-11
US500532 1995-07-11

Publications (3)

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EP0753331A2 EP0753331A2 (en) 1997-01-15
EP0753331A3 true EP0753331A3 (en) 1997-05-14
EP0753331B1 EP0753331B1 (en) 2001-10-04

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EP96305034A Expired - Lifetime EP0753331B1 (en) 1995-07-11 1996-07-08 Game-playing apparatus

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EP (1) EP0753331B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE206324T1 (en)
AU (1) AU5942096A (en)
CA (1) CA2180693C (en)
DE (1) DE69615617T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2163592T3 (en)

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US6120031A (en) 1994-09-23 2000-09-19 D. D. Stud, Inc. Game with reservable wild indicia
AU686556B3 (en) * 1996-02-28 1998-02-05 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited Slot machine game with roaming wild card
AU755879B2 (en) * 1996-02-28 2003-01-02 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited Slot machine game with roaming wild card
AUPN836296A0 (en) * 1996-02-28 1996-03-21 Aristocrat Leisure Industries Pty Ltd Roaming wild card
WO1999042186A1 (en) * 1998-02-18 1999-08-26 John Huxley Limited Casino games and gaming apparatus
US6793575B2 (en) 2000-11-10 2004-09-21 Case Venture Management, Llc Racing game
US6612927B1 (en) 2000-11-10 2003-09-02 Case Venture Management, Llc Multi-stage multi-bet game, gaming device and method
US6890255B2 (en) 2001-12-17 2005-05-10 Igt Multiple wheel roulette game
US8480482B2 (en) 2002-04-18 2013-07-09 Igt Method and apparatus for providing a bonus to a player based on a credit balance
US7749071B2 (en) 2004-01-02 2010-07-06 Igt Gaming device including player selectable wild symbols
WO2005081958A2 (en) 2004-02-23 2005-09-09 Wagerworks, Inc. Bonus structures for multi-outcome/multi-bet gambling games
US7674172B2 (en) 2004-02-23 2010-03-09 Igt Gaming device having a wheel-based game
US7708630B2 (en) 2005-12-09 2010-05-04 Igt Rotor-based gaming device having a system for changing the quantity of potential game outcomes for subsequent plays
EP1960068A4 (en) 2005-12-09 2011-08-17 Igt Reno Nev Rotor-based gaming device having a secondary award system
US8235801B2 (en) 2006-10-30 2012-08-07 Igt Gaming system and method for providing enhanced player opportunities for depositing monetary amounts above a designated level
US7846018B2 (en) 2006-11-08 2010-12-07 Igt Gaming device and method having purchasable enhanced paytables
US8308549B2 (en) 2008-11-14 2012-11-13 Igt Gaming system and method for adjusting the average expected payback associated with a play of a wagering game
US8197335B2 (en) 2008-11-14 2012-06-12 Igt Gaming system, gaming device, and method for enabling a current bet to be placed on a future play of a wagering game
US8408990B2 (en) 2008-11-14 2013-04-02 Igt Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing benefit in a future play of a wagering game
US8562419B2 (en) 2011-06-30 2013-10-22 Igt Gaming system, device, and method providing a multiple streak game
US8986106B2 (en) 2011-09-02 2015-03-24 Igt Gaming system, gaming device, and method providing selectable different roulette wheels for play of roulette game
US9005004B2 (en) 2011-09-02 2015-04-14 Igt Gaming system, gaming device, and method providing selectable different roulette wheels for play of roulette game
US8814661B2 (en) 2011-12-20 2014-08-26 Igt Gaming machines having normal and hot modes

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GB2050028A (en) * 1979-05-25 1980-12-31 Barcrest Ltd Entertainment Machines
GB2062922A (en) * 1979-10-27 1981-05-28 Jpm Automatic Machines Ltd Improvements relating to coin-operated or coin-freed gaming or amusement machines
GB2170938A (en) * 1984-11-30 1986-08-13 Thomas Limited Arthur Edward Gaming machine
EP0238289A2 (en) * 1986-03-17 1987-09-23 Kabushiki Kaisha Universal Slot machine
US5431408A (en) * 1994-09-23 1995-07-11 Dd Stud, Inc. Card game with travelling wild card

Patent Citations (5)

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GB2050028A (en) * 1979-05-25 1980-12-31 Barcrest Ltd Entertainment Machines
GB2062922A (en) * 1979-10-27 1981-05-28 Jpm Automatic Machines Ltd Improvements relating to coin-operated or coin-freed gaming or amusement machines
GB2170938A (en) * 1984-11-30 1986-08-13 Thomas Limited Arthur Edward Gaming machine
EP0238289A2 (en) * 1986-03-17 1987-09-23 Kabushiki Kaisha Universal Slot machine
US5431408A (en) * 1994-09-23 1995-07-11 Dd Stud, Inc. Card game with travelling wild card

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ATE206324T1 (en) 2001-10-15
DE69615617D1 (en) 2001-11-08
CA2180693C (en) 2005-06-28
EP0753331B1 (en) 2001-10-04
EP0753331A2 (en) 1997-01-15
ES2163592T3 (en) 2002-02-01
CA2180693A1 (en) 1997-01-12
DE69615617T2 (en) 2002-07-11
AU5942096A (en) 1997-01-23

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