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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2005
Applicants:
Thomas E. Soukup, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Jeffrey George, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Steve Sutherland, Henderson, NV (US);
Inventors:
Thomas E. Soukup, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Jeffrey George, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Steve Sutherland, Henderson, NV (US);
Assignee:
Konami Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
System and system award a player of a gaming machine an incentive award. The gaming machine has first and second playable games. A computer is connected to the machine. The player chooses to play one of the first and second games and play on the gaming machine is tracked. The incentive award is awarded as a function of the tracked play on the gaming machine and a set of predetermined award criteria.