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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1999
Mark L. Yoseloff, Henderson, NV (US);
Russell Brooke Dunn, Henderson, NV (US);
Shuffle Master, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A reel slot casino wagering apparatus comprises a housing having at least three displayed reels thereon, each reel having symbols, characters or alphanumerics that are displayed, a wager entering system, a CPU and a sound system. The CPU has software and/or hardware that provides distinctly different audio signals for at least one of 1) availability of the apparatus to start a new wagering game, 2) presence of bet credits, 3) amount of bet credits available, 4) number or amount of bet credits wagered or coins or token wagered, 5) revelation of a non-payout configuration, 6) position of only particular symbols where the total configuration of all symbols does not provide a payout, 7) size of a payout inclusive of payouts for non-jackpot awards, 8) denomination of currency or credits deposited, and 9) denoting one or more game losses.