Patent ID: 6623357
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
An electronic gambling unit for allowing a user to play a video gambling game selected from the group of video gambling games consisting of video poker, video slots and video black jack, and for dispensing at least one of a plurality of types of value to the user at the conclusion of the video gambling game, the electronic gambling unit comprising:a display unit capable of generating color images; an input device that allows the user to input information; a value-accepting mechanism that is capable of allowing the user to deposit a medium of currency; a value-dispensing mechanism having a first area containing a first item representing a first type of value and a second area containing a second item representing a second type of value, the value-dispensing mechanism being capable of dispensing the first and the second items to the user; and a controller operatively coupled to the display unit, the input device, the value-accepting mechanism, and the value-dispensing mechanism, the controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the controller being programmed to allow the user to make a wager, the controller being programmed to cause a video image to be generated on the display unit after the user makes a wager, the video image representing a video gambling game selected from the group of video gambling games consisting of video poker, video slots and video blackjack, the controller being programmed to determine, after the video image has been displayed, an outcome of the video gambling game represented by the video image and to determine a payout associated with the outcome of the video gambling game, and the controller being programmed to cause the value-dispensing mechanism to dispense at least one of the first and the second items to the user after the payout has been determined, wherein the at least one item dispensed is determined based on user preference information corresponding to the information input by the user at the input device.