Method and apparatus for conditional payouts in a gaming device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9576420
APP PUB NO 20160104340A1
SERIAL NO

14973203

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A gaming device incentivizes additional game play by combining payouts with conditional payouts. During game play, players are informed of the conditions, which must be satisfied so as to vest the conditional payouts. Subsequent game play is monitored to see if the player has satisfied the conditions. If the player has satisfied the conditions, then the conditional payout vests. If the condition is not met, then the conditional payout terminates.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hayashida, Jeffrey Y San Francisco, US 70 2159
Sammon, Russell P San Francisco, US 206 12522
Tedesco, Daniel E Huntington, US 537 29399
Tedesco, Robert C Trumbull, US 220 13865
Walker, Jay S Ridgefield, US 1530 120330

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