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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2008
Larry R. Hollibaugh, Reno, NV (US);
Ronald P. Papson, Reno, NV (US);
Larry R. Hollibaugh, Reno, NV (US);
Ronald P. Papson, Reno, NV (US);
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
Many implementations of the invention involve discounted wager gaming. Some such implementations involve discounted tickets, which may or may not be 'guaranteed play' tickets valid for at least a predetermined number of plays of a wagering game. Some implementations associate a code, sometimes referred to as a Group ID code or the like, with one or more types of contracts for guaranteed play tickets. Other implementations of the invention involve determining a discounted ticket cost C and wagering game value V and determining a coin in amount for a wagering game according to a function of C and V. Still other implementations of the invention provide solutions to accounting challenges relating to discounted tickets.