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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2001
James M. Coleman, Reno, NV (US);
Dean A. Ehrlich, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Michael T. Tessmer, Bozeman, MT (US);
Jason R. deGrandmaison, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Anchor Gaming, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A bonus event configured for interaction between a player and a gaming machine initiated through a simulated telecommunications link including a telephone handset or similar device such as a speakerphone. The bonus event may be configured as an “incoming” call triggered by some outcome of a primary game on the gaming machine or as an “outgoing” call by a player to the gaming machine. In either instance, the bonus event includes one or more of positive player interactions with the gaming machine, as through a keypad, prior to generation of a bonus award.