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EP0798676B1
EP0798676B1 EP96104770A EP96104770A EP0798676B1 EP 0798676 B1 EP0798676 B1 EP 0798676B1 EP 96104770 A EP96104770 A EP 96104770A EP 96104770 A EP96104770 A EP 96104770A EP 0798676 B1 EP0798676 B1 EP 0798676B1
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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
    • G07F17/326—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
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    • 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
    • G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes

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  • the present invention is directed to novel gaming devices and, more particularly, to gaming devices comprising at least one bonus indicator capable of indicating at least one of a plurality of bonuses.
  • German Patent 37 00 861 discloses a coin operated gaming machine with a plurality of rotatable members and a rotatable disk with flashing arrows which alternately illuminate about the disk.
  • the flashing arrows can be stopped by a player utilizing the operation of a stop button.
  • the outcome provided by the rotating disk and flashing arrows is dependent upon the player's skill.
  • U.K. Patent 2,084,371 discloses a gaming machine wherein a player is displayed one of an ordered series of indicia such as the letters of the alphabet or numbers. The player must then guess whether a subsequent indicia will be higher or lower than the first displayed indicia. If he guesses correctly, he receives a standard value.
  • U.K. Patent 2,202,984 to Rivero discloses a slot machine with three reels. If a player does not win on the basic game, he receives a chance at a consolation prize.
  • the consolation game comprises a lottery with numbered balls removed from a rotating drum.
  • German Patent DE 4,014,477 to Bergmann GmbH discloses a roulette-type gaming machine wherein a single number is selected and displayed by the roulette pan. If a player's number is selected, an additional processor activates a multiplier.
  • the bonus indicator is connected to a drive mechanism which gradually reduces the rate of spin of the bonus wheel before the bonus wheel stops.
  • the present invention also comprises a method for playing a game of chance.
  • FIG. 1 One preferred embodiment of the present invention, illustrated in FIG. 1, comprises a primary gaming unit 1 which comprises the rotatable reels 10, each of which comprise a plurality of indicia on the periphery thereof.
  • the illustrated gaming device comprises a mechanical lever 12, coin slot 14, currency validator 16 and a credit card validator 18.
  • each reel 10 is designed to rotate and then stop in order to visually display at least one, and preferably a number of indicia.
  • the player can typically be provided with a winning payout either through coin chute 20 which deposits winnings into a coin trough 30 or by increasing the player's credits in a credit window 40.
  • bonus indicator 70 is in the form of a rotatable wheel.
  • the wheel may be a carnival-type wheel comprising pegs and a clapper or could take one or more other forms, such as a fanciful wheel typically used in a roulette game as shown in the embodiment of FIG. 2.
  • the bonus indicator has areas indicating bonuses of $25.00, $50.00, $100.00, and $2,000.00.
  • an indicator (not shown) will indicate the area on the bonus wheel corresponding to the amounts of the bonus to be provided to the player.
  • bonus indicator 70 can be operatively linked to a "payout" mechanism which provides a bonus payout to a player through currency chute 20 or by increasing the amount of winnings shown in credit window 40.
  • the payout of the bonus indicator can be in addition to a standard payout by the primary gaming unit or can be in place of the payout normally associated with the primary gaming unit.
  • bonus indicator of the present invention is readily discernible, e.g., clearly visible and/or audible to the player.
  • a bonus indicator is connected to a electro-mechanical control unit, for example a motor, which gradually decreases the rate of movement of the bonus indicator before the bonus indicator stops.
  • a control unit for example a motor
  • players can be provided with a realistic sense of a totally mechanical indicator.
  • control unit can also readily be connected to a random generator which will randomly select the winning payout according to a predetermined frequency of occurrence for each individual bonus payout, and then cause the bonus indicator to stop at the desired area.
  • the bonus indicator when reels 10 display an indicia set which will provide a bonus, the bonus indicator becomes activatable but requires intervention by a house attendant, such as a casino attendant, in order to actuate the bonus indicator.
  • a house attendant such as a casino attendant
  • the casino is provided with greater control over the actuation of the bonus indicator and, if desired, can accompany the actuation of the bonus indicator with great fanfare.
  • the amounts of the bonus indicated in the figures are merely for purposes of illustration and, if desired, one of the amounts on the bonus indicator can have a significantly greater value.
  • one of the areas on the bonus indicator may correspond to a new automobile, a luxury vacation or a very large sum of money.
  • FIG. 1 While the illustrated embodiment of the present invention in FIG. 1 is generally in the form of a rotatable wheel, other visible, mechanical indicia can be provided, whether controlled totally mechanically, electro-mechanically, or electronically without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • indicia of the possible bonuses are preferably visibly displayed within the slot machine.
  • a shelf is preferably displayed comprising piles of currency equal to the amounts on the bonus indicator. While actual cash is preferred, the slot machine may also be provided with fake currency or simply indicia of actual currency or the other bonus prizes.
  • a gaming device 100 comprises a primary gaming unit in the form a standard three-reel slot machine which displays reels 110.
  • Suitable controls and currency mechanisms including a coin slot 114, bill validator 118, payout shoot 120 are provided.
  • suitable player controls including CHANGE button 132, CASH/CREDIT button 134, BET ONE button 136, SPIN button 138 and BET MAX button 130 are also provided.
  • control panel of this preferred illustrated embodiment of the present invention comprises a SPIN THE WHEEL button 140 which becomes actuatable when the primary gaming unit, as indicated by reels 110, has randomly selected one of a plurality of predetermined indicia sets. While the primary gaming unit shown in the lower portion of the cabinet of gaming device 100 will typically have the ability to provide a plurality of winning payouts, the SPIN THE WHEEL button 140 can become actuatable when the stopped reels 110 indicate some subset of the primary unit's winning indicia, when any one of the winning reel indicia are displayed, or further in response to one or more other predetermined indicia, or a combination thereof.
  • bonus wheel 150 When the SPIN THE WHEEL button 140 is actuated by a player, bonus wheel 150 is caused to rotate and randomly select and display one of a plurality of different areas. According to the preferred illustrated embodiment, all of the bonus areas indicate an increased winning value for the player. However, it is within the scope of the present invention to provide non-monetary prizes or losing spaces wherein no additional prize is provided and/or wherein the prize normally associated with the indicia shown on the primary gaming unit reels 110 is reduced. In the illustrated embodiment, a pointer 160 advantageously indicates the result of the bonus indicator 150.
  • this preferred illustrated embodiment of the present invention also comprises a bonus multiplier 170.
  • the multiplier 170 preferably randomly selects a value by which the bonus indicated by bonus wheel 150 is multiplied.
  • the bonus indicator 170 can have an LED screen which cycles through multipliers of "times one", “times two" and “times three" which will indicate that the bonus is as indicated, doubled, or tripled, respectively.
  • the multiplier 170 can be programmed to select a multiplier either totally randomly or according to some other predetermined frequency of occurrence wherein certain multipliers will occur more frequently than other multipliers.
  • a multiplier sequence could include a "times zero" value.
  • the multiplier LED window can be set to an attract mode wherein a message is displayed to players or potential players.
  • the LED display could show a message, either in complete form or can be set to sequentially display either words or individual letters, such as "S P I N - T H E - W H E E L".
  • the gaming device comprises a coin slot 214, a currency validator 218, and a coin chute 220.
  • a player determines the amount of his wager by either pressing the BET ONE button 236 or the BET MAX button 230.
  • the SPIN button 238 which "spins" the reels shown in video display window 210.
  • Each indicia of a displayed reel 210 is designed to indicate rotation and then stop in order to visually display at least one, and preferably a number of indicia.
  • the additional payout mode is activated and video display 250 displaying payout indicator is placed in an operable state.
  • the displayed payout indicator 250 displays an indicia of a rotating wheel comprising a plurality of distinct areas bearing indicia of payouts to the player.
  • Payout indicator 250 is caused to selectively indicate one of the plurality of indicia, either automatically, upon intervention of a casino or house attendant, or upon a player depressing SPIN THE WHEEL button 240 in order to start indicator 250 spinning. It will be appreciated that the amounts of the payout indicated in FIG. 2 are merely for purposes of illustration and, if desired, one of the amounts on the bonus indicator can have a greater value, e.g., a new automobile, a luxury vacation or large sum of money which may be collected subsequently, or lesser values, e.g., no payout.
  • the displayed reels 210 and displayed bonus indicator 250 can be operably controlled by suitable controls to slow down as they come to a complete stop, displaying a selected reel indicia and a bonus indicia, respectively.
  • FIG. 2 The embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 2 is considered most preferable since it is believed that players prefer to see actual slot reels and an actual bonus wheel spinning in a gaming device.
  • Other, less preferred embodiments are also possible while providing some of the advantages of the present invention.
  • both of the standard gaming unit and bonus indicator are controlled to provide random results.
  • embodiments of the present invention which are specifically directed to gaming and gaming devices, comprise three different indicators.
  • the most preferred embodiments comprise a primary (standard) gaming unit, an additional payout indicator, preferably in the form of a wheel, and a payout multiplier.
  • the illustrated payout multiplier of the illustrated embodiments is in the form of an electronically selected value, it is also within the scope of the present invention to have a multiplier which involves some skill on the part of a player.
  • a player will shoot actual projectiles, such as coins, at one or more targets in an effort to increase the value of the multiplier.
  • the multiplier can affect the value of a payout from the standard gaming unit, the additional payout indicator, or both the standard gaming unit and the payout indicator.
  • the present invention also includes methods of conducting a wagering game of chance comprising the steps of providing a player with an opportunity to place a wager; displaying a randomly selected combination of indicia, said displayed indicia selected from the group consisting of reels, indicia of reels, indicia of playing cards, and combination thereof; generating at least one signal corresponding to at least one select display of said indicia; providing at least one discernible indicia of a mechanical bonus indicator, said bonus indicator indicia indicating at least one of a plurality of possible bonuses, wherein said bonus indicator indicia is in the form of a wheel or reel and is actuatable in response to said signal.
  • a further preferred method comprises the step of displaying at least one value by which a payout may be multiplied.

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  1. Dispositif de jeu (1,100,200) comprenant :
    une première unité de jeu standard pour l'affichage d'une combinaison d'indices (10,110,210) sélectionnée de façon aléatoire, lesdits indices affichés étant sélectionnés à partir de rouleaux, indices de rouleaux, indices de cartes à jouer ou combinaisons de ceux-ci;
    et des moyens pour générer au moins un signal correspondant à au moins un affichage sélectionné d'indices par ladite première unité de jeu standard, des moyens de mise à disposition d'au moins un indice visible d'un indicateur mécanique de prime, ledit indice visible indiquant au moins l'une d'une pluralité de primes possibles, dans lequel lesdits moyens de mise à disposition sont raccordés de façon opérante à ladite première unité de jeu standard et deviennent actionnables en réponse audit signal ; caractérisé en ce que
    l'indicateur de prime est une roue mécanique commandée de façon aléatoire, raccordée à un mécanisme d'entraínement qui réduit progressivement la vitesse de rotation de la roue avant que la roue ne s'arrête.
  2. Dispositif de jeu selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite première unité de jeu standard comprend des indices de rouleaux.
  3. Dispositif de jeu selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ladite première unité de jeu standard comprend des indices de cartes à jouer.
  4. Dispositif de jeu selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, comprenant de plus des moyens pour générer au moins un indice visible d'un multiplicateur de gain (170,270).
  5. Dispositif de jeu selon la revendication 4, dans lequel lesdits moyens de génération de multiplicateur annoncent une pluralité de valeurs par lesquelles un gain peut être multiplié.
  6. Dispositif de jeu selon la revendication 4 ou 5, dans lequel lesdits moyens de génération de multiplicateur annoncent au moins un message autre qu'un multiplicateur par lequel un gain peut être multiplié.
  7. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 6, dans lequel lesdits moyens de génération de multiplicateur sont commandés de façon aléatoire.
  8. Dispositif de jeu selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 7, dans lequel lesdits moyens de génération de multiplicateur sont commandés, au moins en partie, par l'adresse d'un joueur.
  9. Dispositif de jeu selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 8, dans lequel lesdits moyens de génération de multiplicateur comprennent un dispositif pour tirer des projectiles.
  10. Dispositif de jeu selon la revendication 9, dans lequel lesdits projectiles sont des pièces.
  11. Dispositif de jeu selon la revendication 1, comprenant de plus des moyens (50,140,240) pour recevoir des données entrées par le joueur,
    lesdits moyens de réception de données entrées sont raccordés de façon opérante auxdits moyens de mise à disposition pour actionner lesdits moyens de mise à disposition, et
    dans lequel lesdits moyens de réception de données entrées reçoivent ledit signal.
  12. Dispositif de jeu selon la revendication 11, comprenant de plus des moyens pour générer au moins un indice visible d'un multiplicateur de gain.
  13. Dispositif de jeu selon la revendication 12, dans lequel lesdits moyens de génération de multiplicateur annoncent une pluralité de valeurs par lesquelles un gain supplémentaire peut être multiplié.
  14. Dispositif de jeu selon la revendication 12, dans lequel lesdits moyens de génération de multiplicateur annoncent au moins un message autre qu'un multiplicateur par lequel un gain supplémentaire peut être multiplié.
  15. Dispositif de jeu selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 à 14, dans lequel lesdits moyens de génération de multiplicateur sont commandés de façon aléatoire.
  16. Dispositif de jeu selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 à 15, dans lequel lesdits moyens de génération de multiplicateur sont commandés, au moins en partie, par l'adresse d'un joueur.
  17. Dispositif de jeu selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 16, dans lequel lesdits moyens de mise à disposition comprennent un écran vidéo.
  18. Dispositif de jeu selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 17, dans lequel lesdits moyens de mise à disposition comprennent un haut-parleur audio.
  19. Dispositif de jeu selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit indicateur de gain additionnel comprend en outre des indications selon lesquelles un joueur recevra un gain réduit.
  20. Dispositif de jeu selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 18, dans lequel ledit indicateur de gain additionnel comprend de plus des indications selon lesquelles un joueur ne recevra pas de gain.
  21. Procédé de conduite d'un jeu de pari de hasard comprenant les étapes consistant à :
    offrir à un joueur l'occasion de faire un pari;
    afficher une combinaison d'indices (10,110,210) sélectionnée de façon aléatoire, lesdits indices affichés étant sélectionnés à partir de rouleaux, indices de rouleaux, indices de cartes à jouer ou de combinaisons de ceux-ci; et
    générer au moins un signal correspondant à au moins un affichage sélectionné desdits indices;
    mettre à disposition au moins un indice visible d'un indicateur mécanique de prime, ledit indice d'indicateur de prime indiquant au moins l'une d'une pluralité de primes possibles, dans lequel ledit indice d'indicateur de prime peut être actionné en réponse audit signal ; caractérisé en ce que
    l'indicateur de prime est une roue mécanique raccordée à un mécanisme d'entraínement qui réduit progressivement la vitesse de rotation de la roue avant que la roue ne s'arrête.
  22. Procédé pour la conduite d'un jeu de hasard selon la revendication 21, dans lequel ladite étape d'affichage comprend l'affichage d'une pluralité de rouleaux.
  23. Procédé pour la conduite d'un jeu de hasard selon la revendication 21 ou 22, dans lequel ladite de mise à disposition comprend l'affichage d'une pluralité d'indices de prime sur la roue.
  24. Procédé pour la conduite d'un jeu de hasard selon l'une quelconque des revendications 21 à 23, comprenant de plus l'étape consistant à afficher au moins une valeur par laquelle un gain peut être multiplié.
  25. Procédé pour la conduite d'un jeu de hasard selon l'une quelconque des revendications 21 à 23, comprenant de plus l'étape consistant à afficher une pluralité de valeurs par lesquelles un gain peut être multiplié.
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EP96104770A EP0798676B1 (fr) 1996-03-26 1996-03-26 Méthode et machine de jeu avec affichage de gains additionnels
DE69624788T DE69624788T2 (de) 1996-03-26 1996-03-26 Spielverfahren und Spielgerät mit Anzeige für Zusatzgewinne
EP02024123A EP1288877A1 (fr) 1996-03-26 1996-03-26 Procédé et dispositif de jeu avec affichage de distribution supplémentaire
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