US Patent No: 7,597,621

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Gaming device having progressive awards and supplemental awards

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Abstract

A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. The central server monitors wagers on the gaming machines. Based at least in part on the wagers the central server determines when bonus events will occur and which gaming machine(s) will provide the bonus awards. In one embodiment, the central server determines which gaming machine(s) will provide progressive awards and/or supplemental bonus awards, wherein the number of provided supplemental awards is determined based on the number of active gaming machines. Each supplemental bonus award provided by each gaming device is based on any accumulated wagers placed at that gaming device.

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Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
IGTRENO, NV775

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baerlocher, Anthony J Reno, NV 750 19610

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
IGT (51)
4,448,419 Electronic gaming device utilizing a random number generator for selecting the reel stop positions 594 1982
4,837,728 Multiple progressive gaming system that freezes payouts at start of game 513 1984
5,344,144 Progressive jackpot gaming system with enhanced accumulator 443 1990
5,265,874 Cashless gaming apparatus and method 442 1992
5,280,909 Gaming system with progressive jackpot 388 1992
5,326,104 Secure automated electronic casino gaming system 476 1992
5,655,961 Method for operating networked gaming devices 720 1994
5,722,891 Slot machine having two distinct sets of reels 546 1995
5,702,304 Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices 274 1995
5,741,183 Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices 393 1995
5,820,459 Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices 389 1995
5,876,284 Method and apparatus for implementing a jackpot bonus on a network of gaming devices 395 1996
6,244,958 Method for providing incentive to play gaming devices connected by a network to a host computer 314 1996
5,848,932 Method of playing game and gaming games with an additional payout indicator 903 1997
6,257,981 Computer network for controlling and monitoring gaming devices 198 1997
6,110,043 Controller-based progressive jackpot linked gaming system 307 1997
6,162,122 Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices 280 1997
6,146,273 Progressive jackpot gaming system with secret bonus pool 468 1998
6,375,567 Method and apparatus for implementing in video a secondary game responsive to player interaction with a primary game 292 1998
6,231,445 Method for awarding variable bonus awards to gaming machines over a network 485 1998
6,312,333 Networked credit adjust meter for electronic gaming 139 1998
6,371,852 Method for crediting a player of an electronic gaming device 234 1998
6,607,441 Method for transferring credit from one gaming machine to another 130 1998
6,089,978 Method of playing game and gaming games with an additional payout indicator 548 1998
6,334,814 Method of playing game and gaming games with an additional payout indicator 290 1998
6,358,149 Dynamic threshold for pool-based bonus promotions in electronic gaming systems 186 1999
6,364,768 Networked gaming devices that end a bonus and concurrently initiate another bonus 286 1999
6,210,275 Progressive jackpot game with guaranteed winner 341 1999
6,346,043 Image matching game method and apparatus 336 1999
6,217,448 Controller-based linked gaming machine bonus system 387 1999
6,656,047 Computer-controlled gaming apparatus and method 103 1999
6,471,591 Non-banked gaming system 116 2000
RE37885 Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices 202 2000
RE38812 Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices 138 2000
6,569,015 Gaming device having separately changeable value and modifier bonus scheme 240 2000
6,966,834 Prize awarding system 96 2000
6,656,048 Controller-based linked gaming machine bonus system 141 2001
2003/0228,904 Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices 91 2001
6,431,983 Method for providing incentive to play gaming devices connected by a network to a host computer 199 2001
2002/0039,923 Method and apparatus for gaming machines with a tournament play bonus feature 130 2001
2003/0027,625 Multiple progressive and bonusing table game methods and apparatus 119 2001
6,575,832 Method for implementing scheduled return play at gaming machine networks 169 2001
6,776,715 Method and apparatus for providing a personal wide area progressive for gaming apparatus 109 2002
6,712,697 Method for crediting a player of an electronic gaming device 108 2002
6,800,030 Method for providing incentive to play gaming devices connected by a network to a host computer 126 2002
2003/0092,484 System for awarding a bonus to a gaming device on a wide area network 74 2002
6,910,964 Selective indication of a bonus at a gaming device with player input 102 2003
6,832,958 Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices 122 2003
2005/0054,430 Celebration pay 34 2004
2005/0032,573 Computer network and method for changing the pay schedules of gaming devices 89 2004
2006/0025,210 Method of awarding prizes for jackpot and gaming machines based on amount wagered during a time period 99 2005
 
IGT (47)
5,766,076 Progressive gaming system and method for wide applicability 273 1996
5,788,573 Electronic game method and apparatus with hierarchy of simulated wheels 733 1996
5,779,545 Central random number generation for gaming system 290 1996
5,885,158 Gaming system for multiple progressive games 294 1996
5,769,716 Symbol fall game method and apparatus 475 1996
5,851,148 Game with bonus display 459 1996
5,855,515 Progressive gaming system 299 1996
6,050,895 Hybrid gaming apparatus and method 248 1997
6,319,125 Method apparatus for promoting play on a network of gaming devices 382 1997
5,947,820 Electronic game method and apparatus with hierarchy of simulated wheels 540 1997
6,135,884 Gaming machine having secondary display for providing video content 523 1997
6,254,483 Method and apparatus for controlling the cost of playing an electronic gaming device 326 1998
6,168,520 Electronic game method and apparatus with hierarchy of simulated wheels 421 1998
6,162,121 Value wheel game method and apparatus 464 1998
6,315,662 System and method for automatically initiating game play on an electronic gaming device 155 1998
6,203,010 Method and apparatus for a progressive jackpot determinant 165 1998
6,059,289 Gaming machines with bonusing 533 1999
6,471,208 Method of playing a game, apparatus for playing a game and game with multiplier bonus feature 274 1999
6,565,434 Method and apparatus for promoting play on a network of gaming devices 188 1999
6,533,664 Gaming system with individualized centrally generated random number generator seeds 186 2000
6,398,218 Gaming machine with bonusing 313 2000
6,454,651 Method of scoring a video wagering game 161 2000
6,309,300 Gaming bonus apparatus and method with player interaction 468 2000
6,419,583 Large prize central management 158 2000
6,328,649 Gaming device having multiple award enhancing levels 358 2000
6,406,369 Gaming device having a competition bonus scheme 249 2000
6,311,976 Video game with bonusing or wild feature 347 2000
6,675,152 Transaction signature 102 2000
6,461,241 Gaming device having a primary game scheme involving a symbol generator and secondary award triggering games 256 2000
6,645,077 Gaming terminal data repository and information distribution system 241 2000
6,589,115 Gaming method and apparatus having a proportional payout 126 2001
6,837,788 Method of playing a dual wagering game 95 2001
6,481,713 Poker dice casino game method of play 223 2001
6,620,046 Method and system for funding and awarding bonuses in a gaming environment 136 2001
6,599,193 Progressive gaming device 203 2001
6,648,759 Gaming machines with bonusing 70 2002
6,692,355 Gaming device having separately changeable value and modifier bonus scheme 136 2003
2006/0040,723 Gaming system having multiple gaming machines which provide bonus awards 67 2005
2006/0040,732 Gaming system having multiple gaming machines which provide bonus awards 129 2005
2006/0040,733 Gaming system having multiple gaming machines which provide bonus awards 64 2005
2006/0040,734 Gaming system having multiple gaming machines which provide bonus awards 69 2005
2006/0040,736 Gaming system having multiple gaming machines which provide bonus awards 79 2005
7,311,598 Gaming system having multiple gaming devices that share a multi-outcome display 68 2005
7,311,604 Gaming system having multiple gaming devices that share a multi-outcome display 66 2005
2007/0105,619 GAMING SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE GAMING MACHINES WHICH PROVIDE BONUS AWARDS 57 2006
2007/0149,292 GAMING SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE GAMING DEVICES THAT SHARE A MULTI-OUTCOME DISPLAY 41 2007
2008/0020,817 GAMING SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE GAMING DEVICES THAT SHARE A MULTI-OUTCOME DISPLAY 34 2007
 
WMS GAMING INC. (18)
5,401,024 Keno type video gaming device 266 1994
5,456,465 Method for determining payoffs in reel-type slot machines 371 1994
6,068,553 Gaming machines 151 1997
6,004,207 Slot machine with incremental pay-off multiplier 535 1997
6,159,098 Dual-award bonus game for a gaming machine 638 1998
6,358,147 Gaming machine with multiple payoff modes and award presentation schemes 194 1999
6,159,097 Gaming machine with variable probability of obtaining bonus game payouts 677 1999
6,155,925 Bonus game for gaming machine with payout percentage varying as function of wager 466 1999
6,364,766 Gaming machine with sorting feature 304 2000
6,347,996 Gaming machine with concealed image bonus feature 399 2000
6,428,412 Gaming machine with interlinked arrangements of puzzle elements 190 2000
6,749,510 Centralized gaming system with modifiable remote display terminals 139 2001
6,561,904 Decreasing or increasing number of multipliers for a multi-spin slot game 194 2001
6,939,234 Dynamic configuration of gaming system 89 2002
2005/0159,211 Gaming machine with feature triggering scheme 67 2004
2006/0003,829 Wagering game having progressive amounts represented in various ways 94 2004
2007/0202,943 Symbol Driven Contributions For A Prize Pool In A Wagering Game 40 2005
2006/0009,285 Gaming machine environment having controlled audio and visual media presentation 66 2005
 
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (10)
5,580,053 Multi-line gaming machine 179 1994
5,941,773 Mystery jackpot controller 180 1996
6,056,642 Slot machine with color changing symbols 502 1997
7,056,215 Slot machine game and system with improved jackpot feature 127 1998
6,089,977 Slot machine game with roaming wild card 549 1998
6,224,482 Slot machine game-progressive jackpot with decrementing jackpot 394 1998
6,419,579 Slot machine - with random line multiplier 320 1998
RE37414 Poker machine communication system 84 2000
6,572,471 Slot machine game--find the prize 137 2000
2003/0222,402 Linked progressive jackpot system 127 2003
 
BALLY GAMING INTERNATIONAL, INC. (10)
4,238,127 Electronic gaming apparatus 133 1977
4,624,459 Gaming device having random multiple payouts 582 1985
4,991,848 Gaming machine with a plateaued pay schedule 455 1989
5,123,649 Gaming machine with dynamic pay schedule 257 1991
5,429,361 Gaming machine information, communication and display system 613 1991
5,342,047 Touch screen video gaming machine 670 1992
5,249,800 Progressive gaming control and communication system 269 1992
5,524,888 Gaming machine having electronic circuit for generating game results with non-uniform probabilities 341 1994
5,470,079 Game machine accounting and monitoring system 352 1994
5,611,535 Gaming machine having compound win line 379 1995
 
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (8)
5,611,730 Progressive gaming system tailored for use in multiple remote sites: apparatus and method 486 1995
6,077,162 Cooperative group gaming system: apparatus and method 230 1997
6,039,648 Automated tournament gaming system: apparatus and method 252 1997
5,947,822 Method and apparatus for wagering 98 1997
5,919,088 Gaming method and apparatus including a simulation of a combination safe 222 1997
6,071,190 Gaming device security system: apparatus and method 204 1997
6,364,769 Gaming device security system: apparatus and method 106 2000
6,609,973 Gaming device with bingo bonus game 98 2000
 
ARUZE CORP. (8)
4,573,681 Slot machine with random number generation 140 1984
4,721,307 Slot machine 135 1987
4,964,638 Control apparatus for game machines 246 1989
5,074,559 Slot machine 109 1990
5,127,651 Slot machine 120 1991
5,209,479 Clot machine 151 1992
2005/0192,083 Gaming machine with payout table 64 2005
2005/0267,610 Game system and game server 62 2005
 
PROGRESSIVE GAMING INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (8)
5,342,049 Gaming machine with skill feature 335 1993
5,626,341 Methods of progressive jackpot gaming 160 1994
6,312,330 Methods of progressive jackpot gaming 69 1999
6,340,158 Pachinko stand-alone and bonusing game 216 2001
6,435,511 Apportionment of pay out of casino game with progressive account 194 2001
6,918,834 Casino game with hidden bonus feature 75 2002
6,554,283 Apportionment of casino game bonus pay out 45 2002
2004/0102,243 Controller-based linked gaming machine bonus system 48 2003
 
ZYNGA INC. (8)
5,707,286 Universal gaming engine 183 1994
6,142,872 Method and apparatus for team play of slot machines 299 1998
6,312,332 Method and apparatus for team play of slot machines 178 1998
6,206,782 System and method for facilitating casino team play 205 1998
6,319,122 Electronic amusement device and method for providing payouts based on the activity of other devices 149 1998
6,361,441 Method and apparatus for team play of slot machines 161 2000
6,733,390 Method and apparatus for team play of slot machines 137 2001
2004/0242,297 Method and apparatus for team play of slot machines 102 2004
 
SIERRA DESIGN GROUP (7)
4,494,197 Automatic lottery system 492 1984
5,292,127 Arcade game 215 1992
5,584,763 Arcade game having multiple rotating pointers 201 1995
5,816,918 Prize redemption system for games 629 1996
6,537,150 Gaming devices having reverse-mapped game set 292 1999
6,899,625 Countdown game for a gaming device 79 2001
6,887,154 Shared progressive gaming system and method 146 2002
 
UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION (6)
5,423,539 Slot machine with payout modifying symbols 234 1993
5,547,192 Display apparatus for gaming machine 113 1994
5,989,121 Game machine in capable of controlling game aspect 102 1996
6,595,853 Game machine for playing a self-contained game in a first mode or, in a second mode participating as a terminal, in a game conducted by a remote game machine 48 2000
6,599,190 Game machine system including game machine for playing a self-contained game or, used as a terminal, a game conducted by a remote game machine 44 2001
6,634,944 Audience terminal game machine for playing a self-contained game in a first mode or, in a second mode wagering on a game conducted by a remote game machine 44 2001
 
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC (6)
6,110,041 Method and system for adapting gaming devices to playing preferences 448 1996
6,099,408 Method and apparatus for securing electronic games 302 1996
6,203,430 Electronic amusement device and method for enhanced slot machine play 184 1998
6,293,866 System for adapting gaming devices to playing preferences 201 2000
6,264,557 Method and apparatus for securing electronic games 99 2000
2003/0224,852 Method and apparatus for linked play gaming with combined outcomes and shared indicia 114 2003
 
MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC. (5)
5,116,055 Progressive jackpot gaming system linking gaming machines with different hit frequencies and denominations 464 1991
5,580,309 Linked gaming machines having a common feature controller 315 1994
5,807,172 Three reel slot machine with nine ways to win 257 1996
6,012,982 Bonus award feature in linked gaming machines having a common feature controller 406 1996
6,149,521 Video poker game with multiplier card 235 1998
 
SHUFFLE MASTER, INC. (4)
5,472,194 Progressive gaming apparatus 201 1993
5,536,016 Progressive system for a match number game and method therefor 395 1994
5,732,948 Dice game method 130 1997
6,206,374 Methods of playing poker games 117 1999
 
ACRES GAMING INCORPORATED (3)
5,752,882 Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices 343 1995
5,836,817 Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices 419 1995
2001/0055,990 Method and apparatus for controlling the cost of playing an electronic gaming device 89 2001
 
ATLANTIC CITY COIN & SLOT SERVICE COMPANY, INC. (3)
5,560,603 Combined slot machine and racing game 442 1995
5,997,400 Combined slot machine and racing game 348 1998
6,719,630 Image alignment gaming device and method 113 2001
 
BATTLE BORN GAMING (3)
6,186,894 Reel slot machine 331 1998
6,231,442 Video slot machine with multi-choice second bonus 482 1998
6,224,483 Multi-spin rotating wheel bonus for video slot machine 540 1998
 
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE INDUSTRIES PTY. LTD. (2)
5,902,184 Slot machine game with dynamic scorecard 296 1997
2005/0119,047 Slot machine game and system with improved jackpot feature 104 2004
 
ATRONIC INTERNATIONAL GMBH (2)
2004/0087,368 Free game bonus round for gaming machines 87 2003
2004/0229,683 Jackpot system 30 2004
 
FOREVER ENDEAVOR SOFTWARE, INC. (2)
5,833,537 Gaming apparatus and method with persistence effect 413 1996
5,980,384 Gaming apparatus and method having an integrated first and second game 635 1997
 
GTECH RHODE ISLAND CORPORATION (2)
4,842,278 Hierarchical lottery network with selection from differentiated playing pools 322 1988
5,276,312 Wagering system using smartcards for transfer of agent terminal data 280 1990
 
IGT (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED (2)
6,375,569 Operation of gaming machines in a linked bonus prize winning mode 185 1998
2001/0018,361 OPERATION OF GAMING MACHINES IN A LINKED BONUS PRIZE WINNING MODE 97 1998
 
KONAMI AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. (2)
2005/0119,044 Jackpot system 35 2004
2005/0079,911 Linked jackpot controller 126 2004
 
ONEIDA INDIAN NATION (2)
5,674,128 Cashless computerized video game system and method 305 1996
5,800,269 Cashless computerized video game system and method 185 1997
 
PALTRONICS, INC. (2)
5,707,285 Method and apparatus for random prize selection in wagering games 187 1996
7,008,324 Gaming device video display system 85 1999
 
SCIENTIFIC GAMES, INC. (2)
4,582,324 Illusion of skill game machine for a gaming system 595 1984
4,652,998 Video gaming system with pool prize structures 566 1984
 
UNITED GAMES, INC. (2)
5,511,781 Stop play award wagering system 359 1993
5,833,540 Cardless distributed video gaming system 239 1996
 
WALKER ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (2)
6,001,016 Remote gaming device 401 1996
6,238,288 Method and apparatus for directing a game in accordance with speed of play 248 1997
 
ZDI GAMING, INC. (2)
5,944,606 Method, apparatus and pull-tab gaming set for use in a progressive pull-tab game 191 1997
6,309,298 Method, apparatus and gaming set for use in a progressive game 225 1999
 
ADVANCED CASINO SYSTEMS CORPORATION (1)
2003/0013,521 Method and apparatus for allowing uninterrupted gaming 6 2001
 
AINSWORTH NOMINEES PTY. LTD. (1)
4,636,951 Poker machine communication system 440 1984
 
ALLIANCE GAMING CORPORATION (1)
5,277,424 Video gaming device utilizing player-activated variable betting 209 1992
 
APPLE INC. (1)
5,566,337 Method and apparatus for distributing events in an operating system 161 1994
 
ARCADE PLANET, INC. (1)
2003/0027,630 System, method and article of manufacture for providing a progressive-type prize awarding scheme in an intermittently accessed network game environment 63 2002
 
ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
4,775,155 Method and apparatus for playing a bingo line game 183 1987
 
ATRONIC CASINO TECHNOLOGY DISTRIBUTION GMBH (1)
6,089,980 Method for the determination of a shared jackpot winning 243 1997
 
ATRONIC INTERNATIONAL AG (1)
6,712,695 Jackpot system 174 2001
 
B.C.D. MECANIQUE (1)
5,743,800 Auxiliary game with random prize generation 202 1996
 
BALLY GAMING, INC. (1)
2007/0207,850 BONUS GAME SIMULATING AUCTIONS 32 2007
 
BARCREST LIMITED (1)
4,335,809 Entertainment machines 395 1980
 
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (1)
7,148,307 Water-dilutable polyesters with cyclic imide and isocyanurate structure 43 2003
 
CALCULUS MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION (1)
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CASINO DATA SYSTEMS (1)
5,833,538 Automatically varying multiple theoretical expectations on a gaming device: apparatus and method 321 1996
 
CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. (1)
5,601,487 Electronic game devices and methods 98 1995
 
CLAAS OHG BESCHRAENKT HAFTENDE OFFENE HANDELSGESELLSCHAFT (1)
5,351,970 Methods and apparatus for playing bingo over a wide geographic area 332 1992
 
COMPU-PIC INCORPORATED (1)
4,277,064 Lottery number generating method and apparatus 56 1978
 
COYLE, JAN R. (1)
5,993,316 Selective coin and game slot machine 160 1996
 
ELTON FABRICATIONS LIMITED (1)
4,743,024 Amusement arcade machines for use in amusement and/or gaming or the like 120 1985
 
ENLIL-ENKI ENTERPRISES, S.A. (1)
6,805,352 Craps game with progressive jackpot 59 2003
 
ERNEST MOODY REVOCABLE TRUST (1)
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EXPONENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (1)
2002/0028,706 Method and system for pool betting 12 2001
 
GAMING CONCEPTS INC. (1)
6,336,857 Method for playing two casino games and a method and an apparatus for related progressive jackpot 80 1999
 
GAMING ENHANCEMENTS, INC. (1)
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GAMING, ANCHOR (1)
5,823,874 Method of playing game and gaming device with an additional payout indicator 777 1996
 
GOLDBERG, SHELDON (1)
6,183,366 Network gaming system 222 1998
 
GOLDEN GAMING, INC. (1)
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HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE (1)
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HITACHI-OMRON TERMINAL SOLUTIONS CORP. (1)
2005/0200,073 Paper sheet accumulating/feeding apparatus 2005
 
HORSE SENSE CORPORATION (1)
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HOSHIKO LLC (1)
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I.D. GOLF, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION (1)
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INGENIO, FILIALE DE LOTO-QUEBEC INC. (1)
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KAMILLE; STUART J. (1)
5,855,514 Probability game with insured winning 307 1997
 
KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD. (1)
6,224,484 Progressive gaming system 269 1998
 
MAO, INC. (1)
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MARCOR RESORTS, L.P.V. A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF NEVADA (1)
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MEGABINGO, INC. (1)
5,275,400 Pari-mutuel electronic gaming 454 1992
 
MGM GRAND, INC. (1)
6,048,269 Coinless slot machine system and method 437 1993
 
MIDWEST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (1)
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MIRAGE RESORTS, INCORPORATED (1)
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MONACO INFORMATIQUES SYSTEMS - USA, INC. (1)
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NP IP HOLDINGS LLC (1)
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NSM AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (1)
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POKERTEK, L.L.C. (1)
4,926,327 Computerized gaming system 369 1988
 
POWERHOUSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
5,398,932 Video lottery system with improved site controller and validation unit 356 1993
 
RECREATIVUS FRANCO, S.A. (1)
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ROFFMAN, ELIZABETH M. (1)
6,375,568 Interactive gaming system and process 202 1999
 
SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
6,416,408 Method of playing a group participation game 222 1999
 
SCOTCH TWIST, INC. (1)
5,038,022 Apparatus and method for providing credit for operating a gaming machine 278 1989
 
SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. (1)
5,645,486 Gaming system that pays out a progressive bonus using a lottery 272 1995
 
SHFL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (1)
5,417,430 Progressive wagering method and game 260 1993
 
SHOWS, E. WADE (1)
5,286,023 Video lottery game 198 1991
 
SIGMA GAME, INC. (1)
4,805,907 Slot machine 381 1986
 
STARGAMES CORPORATION PTY LIMITED (1)
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SUMMIT SYSTEMS, INC. (INTERSCIENCE SYSTEMS) (1)
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TECH LINK INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT LTD. (1)
5,851,149 Distributed gaming system 444 1995
 
TRANSPACIFIC INFORMATION, LLC (1)
2002/0027,612 Spatio-temporal channel for images 3 2001
 
TRUMP TAJ MAHAL ASSOCIATES (1)
5,564,700 Proportional payout method for progressive linked gaming machines 421 1995
 
UNGARO, MARK CURRAN (1)
6,776,714 Progressive roulette 60 2001
 
VT TECH CORP. (1)
5,762,552 Interactive real-time network gaming system 478 1995
 
WALKER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD. PARTNERSHIP (1)
5,779,549 Database driven online distributed tournament system 504 1996
 
WEBCRAFT GAMES, INC. (1)
5,772,511 Method for the conduct of lotteries 170 1996
 
WINTECH INVESTMENTS PTY. LTD. (1)
2001/0049,303 MULTIVENUE JACKPOT SYSTEM 75 1998
 
YURI ITKIS (1)
4,856,787 Concurrent game network 684 1988
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (28)
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4,760,527 System for interactively playing poker with a plurality of players 340 1986
4,880,237 Tokenless slot machine system 224 1987
5,048,833 Apparatus for detecting a series of game outcomes 154 1990
5,158,293 Lottery game and method for playing same 255 1991
5,217,224 Prize award system for coin laundry 84 1991
5,259,616 Roulette-type coin-operated gaming machine 262 1992
5,377,993 Wagering game 172 1994
RE35864 Pari-mutuel electronic and live table gaming 165 1996
5,910,048 Loss limit method for slot machines 261 1996
5,951,011 Method of progressive jackpot gaming 138 1997
6,117,013 Playing device system 166 1997
6,007,427 Method and apparatus for playing a gambling game with athletic game features 124 1997
5,851,011 Multi-deck poker progressive wagering system with multiple winners and including jackpot, bust, and insurance options 185 1997
6,241,608 Progressive wagering system 228 1998
6,210,277 Game of chance 222 1998
6,634,946 Pari-mutuel networks, devices and games 41 1999
6,554,710 Lotto gaming apparatus and method 16 2000
6,435,968 Progressive wagering system 159 2000
6,656,052 Progressive gaming method 88 2000
7,172,508 Multi-person parimutuel betting games based on sporting events 31 2001
6,592,460 Progressive wagering system 145 2001
2004/0072,613 Method and apparatus for gaming 32 2003
2005/0239,542 Method and apparatus for multi-coin and multi-denomination progressive jackpots 136 2004
2005/0070,356 Gaming machine with hidden jackpot 62 2004
2005/0143,168 Progressive wagering system 116 2005
2005/0209,004 Progressive system and methods 102 2005
2006/0052,158 Entrance-exchange structure and method 21 2005

Patent Citation Ranking

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IGT (2)
8,231,453 Gaming system, gaming device and method for providing a player an opportunity to win a designated award based on one or more aspects of the player's skill 0 2009
8,342,947 Gaming system, gaming device and method for determining an outcome of a secondary game based on one or more events which occur in association with a primary game 0 2009
 
IGT (1)
8,435,111 Gaming systems, gaming devices and methods for providing progressive awards 0 2009
 
LABTRONIX CONCEPT INC. (1)
8,057,301 Game feature associated with an enhancement of a progressive prize 0 2006
 
UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION (1)
8,192,278 Gaming machine and playing method thereof, which qualifies player to join special game through chance game run at the same time base game is run 0 2008

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Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee
Surcharge - 3.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable $700.00 $350.00 $175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional $1,640.00 $820.00 $410.00