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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2008
Jean-marie Gatto, London, GB;
Sylvie Linard, London, GB;
Thierry Brunet DE Courssou, Henderson, NV (US);
Jean-Marie Gatto, London, GB;
Sylvie Linard, London, GB;
Thierry Brunet De Courssou, Henderson, NV (US);
IGT, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Chip-Based Gaming includes methods for playing electronic games of chance or skill that provide players with a greater number of options and greater wagering flexibility than previous methods have afforded them. In the present Chip-Based gaming model, players may select virtual betting chips from an onscreen palette and apply those chips to various wagering opportunities throughout a game. Using this model, players are able to make individual bets on each of a slot machine's paylines or wager on making specific hands in Video Poker. Players are also able to buy and/or wager on symbol 'nudges' and to buy symbol 're-spins' within a multi-line slot machine, options which provide the player with a much richer, more flexible gaming experience than he or she had heretofore enjoyed.