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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde, AU;
Inventors:
Louis Lui, Beverly Hills, AU;
Robert Linley Muir, Artarmon, AU;
David Thomas Francis Curry, Roseville, AU;
John Leslie Boesen, Menai, AU;
David Samuel Jack, Northmead, AU;
Assignee:
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde, NSW, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3255 (2013.01); G07F 17/3262 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gaming machine and a gaming system is described. Gaming machines may be reserved by operating a button panel. In certain embodiments the reserved gaming machine or a head system causes the printing of a ticket and when that ticket is read by a bill acceptor, the gaming machine unlocks. In other embodiments, reservation is made by other means, including player cards.