WO2004079670A3 - Method and apparatus for early termination of a game - Google Patents

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WO2004079670A3
WO2004079670A3 PCT/US2004/006708 US2004006708W WO2004079670A3 WO 2004079670 A3 WO2004079670 A3 WO 2004079670A3 US 2004006708 W US2004006708 W US 2004006708W WO 2004079670 A3 WO2004079670 A3 WO 2004079670A3
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early termination
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Jay S Walker
James A Jorasch
Geoffrey M Gelman
Stephen C Tulley
Daniel E Tedesco
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Jay S Walker
James A Jorasch
Geoffrey M Gelman
Stephen C Tulley
Daniel E Tedesco
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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
    • 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
    • G07F17/3225—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
    • G07F17/3232—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users wherein the operator is informed
    • 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
    • G07F17/326—Game play aspects of gaming systems
    • G07F17/3262—Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played

Abstract

Methods (800) and apparatus (700) are provided for allowing a player of an extended game to terminate the game prior to its natural conclusion. The extended game may include a secondary game or a bonus game at a gaming device. The player may choose to terminate the game as an alternative to continuing play.
PCT/US2004/006708 2003-03-04 2004-03-04 Method and apparatus for early termination of a game WO2004079670A2 (en)

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