Title:
IMPROVED COMPUTER-CONTROLLED GAMING APPARATUS AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001036059
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A computer-controlled machine (101) and a method to facilitate a single user and tournament play of wagering games. A player provides control input in order to control the game. The machine (101) simulates the rolling of dice (541) to obtain scoring combinations (503), and the player makes strategic gaming decisions concerning the holding, releasing and re-rolling of the dice, and the assignment of the resulting dice combinations to scoring categories (503). A game progresses as a player attempts to fill a plurality of scoring categories (503) in order to achieve a high total score. A player wagers on each simulated roll of the dice, and is paid for winning assignments of combinations to categories. The computer-controlled slot machines (101) are generally linked to a wide area network, facilitating tournament play among multiple players and progressive jackpots (121). Computer-controlled slot machines (101) include machine-readable media reading and writing devices (129), allowing players to save and restore games in progress.
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Inventors:
TARANTINO ELIA R (US)
MAISS ERIC J (US)
MAISS ERIC J (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2000/000655
Publication Date:
September 07, 2001
Filing Date:
January 10, 2000
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Assignee:
DICE INC Z (US)
TARANTINO ELIA R (US)
MAISS ERIC J (US)
TARANTINO ELIA R (US)
MAISS ERIC J (US)
International Classes:
A63F3/00; G07F17/32; (IPC1-7): A63F5/02; A63F9/24; A63F1/00; A63F7/00; A63F71/00; A63F5/04; G07F17/34
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