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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2011
Applicants:
David Bunch, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Bryan M. Kelly, Alamo, CA (US);
Sean C. Martin, Reno, NV (US);
Roderick Ang, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Martin S. Lyons, Henderson, NV (US);
Inventors:
David Bunch, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Bryan M. Kelly, Alamo, CA (US);
Sean C. Martin, Reno, NV (US);
Roderick Ang, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Martin S. Lyons, Henderson, NV (US);
Assignee:
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2014.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3295 (2013.01); G07F 17/3255 (2013.01); G07F 17/3206 (2013.01); G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3276 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including a predetermined award presented in a manner in which a player's skill at the game appears to affect the amount of the award without actually having an effect on its amount.