WO2006039366A3 - System-level bonus game and related methods - Google Patents

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WO2006039366A3
WO2006039366A3 PCT/US2005/034924 US2005034924W WO2006039366A3 WO 2006039366 A3 WO2006039366 A3 WO 2006039366A3 US 2005034924 W US2005034924 W US 2005034924W WO 2006039366 A3 WO2006039366 A3 WO 2006039366A3
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bonus
gaming
gaming devices
player
bonus game
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Ronald C Gallaway
Carmen Dimichele
Melissa Juenger
Bill Decoux
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Bally Gaming Inc
Ronald C Gallaway
Carmen Dimichele
Melissa Juenger
Bill Decoux
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Priority claimed from US11/225,770 external-priority patent/US20060287098A1/en
Application filed by Bally Gaming Inc, Ronald C Gallaway, Carmen Dimichele, Melissa Juenger, Bill Decoux filed Critical Bally Gaming Inc
Priority to CA002582368A priority Critical patent/CA2582368A1/en
Priority to EP05803314A priority patent/EP1827632A4/en
Priority to AU2005292080A priority patent/AU2005292080A1/en
Publication of WO2006039366A2 publication Critical patent/WO2006039366A2/en
Publication of WO2006039366A3 publication Critical patent/WO2006039366A3/en

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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
    • G07F17/323—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions
    • 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
    • G07F17/3237—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users wherein the operator is informed about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players
    • G07F17/3239—Tracking of individual players
    • 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
    • G07F17/3267—Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games
    • 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
    • G07F17/3269—Timing aspects of game play, e.g. blocking/halting the operation of a gaming machine

Abstract

Bonus gaming systems for monitoring and controlling one or more gaming devices in a gaming system on at least one gaming floor are disclosed herein. The system includes one or more gaming devices interconnected via a network, a player tracking system in communication with the gaming devices, and a bonus gaming system in communication with the gaming devices. The bonus gaming system monitors and controls bonus sessions presented on the gaming devices, wherein the bonus sessions includes a plurality of bonus levels, wherein the bonus levels increase in bonus value in response to duration of game play by a player in order to maintain continued play by the player.
PCT/US2005/034924 2004-09-30 2005-09-30 System-level bonus game and related methods WO2006039366A2 (en)

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CA002582368A CA2582368A1 (en) 2004-09-30 2005-09-30 System-level bonus game and related methods
EP05803314A EP1827632A4 (en) 2004-09-30 2005-09-30 System-level bonus game and related methods
AU2005292080A AU2005292080A1 (en) 2004-09-30 2005-09-30 System-level bonus game and related methods

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US61504304P 2004-09-30 2004-09-30
US60/615,043 2004-09-30
US11/225,770 US20060287098A1 (en) 2001-09-28 2005-09-12 System and method for gaming-content configuration and management system
US11/225,770 2005-09-12

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WO2006039366A3 true WO2006039366A3 (en) 2007-11-15

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