Patent ID: 6565435
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of permitting a player to play an amusement game using a game unit at a given amusement game location free of charge, comprising:transmitting information, independently of said game unit, from the player to an authorizing agent, including information identifying at least one amusement game location; creating free play authorization information by the authorizing agent and transmitting said free play authorization information from the authorizing agent to one or more game units in the location identified by the player-transmitted information; transmitting from the authorizing agent to the player free play identifying information corresponding to said free play authorization information; and after receiving said free play authorization information at said one or more game units at said location identified by the player, permitting at least one free play when said corresponding free play identifying information is entered to said one or more game units by the player.