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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2017
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Mark B. Gagner, West Chicago, IL (US);
Timothy T. Gronkowski, Chicago, IL (US);
Paul M. Lesley, Blue Island, IL (US);
Timothy C. Loose, Chicago, IL (US);
Jim Motyl, Chicago, IL (US);
James M. Rasmussen, Chicago, IL (US);
Victor T. Shi, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Alfred Thomas, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Jesse Smith, Chicago, IL (US);
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming system for conducting a multi-player wagering game includes a multi-touch table surface that is touched by a handheld electronic wager input device (EWID) carried by a player for placing wagers on a wagering game displayed on the multi-touch table surface. Each EWID carried by a player has an associated unique identification code, which is linked to the respective player's account. Players indicate an amount to be wagered by touching the EWID to designated wager amount areas, then place the wager by touching the EWID to a designated wagering area. Because each EWID is uniquely associable with distinct player accounts, the gaming system can support any number of players placing wagers. The funds remain safe in the player account and no funds are stored on the EWID. Only the identification code is detected, which is compared with the associated player account before allowing that player to place wagers.