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Patent US7794322 - System for awarding a bonus to a gaming device on a wide area network - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA method for awarding a bonus to a player of an electronic gaming device at one of a plurality of casino properties is implemented with a slave server networked with gaming devices at each property. The slave servers are networked with a master server that accumulates a pool comprising a percentage of...http://www.google.com/patents/US7794322?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7794322 - System for awarding a bonus to a gaming device on a wide area networkAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7794322 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/256,949Publication dateSep 14, 2010Filing dateSep 27, 2002Priority dateSep 28, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2425881A1, US7819746, US20030092484, US20040063499, WO2003030066A2, WO2003030066A3Publication number10256949, 256949, US 7794322 B2, US 7794322B2, US-B2-7794322, US7794322 B2, US7794322B2InventorsRichard J. Schneider, Michael B. Shelby, Lawrence R. Pitman, Carrie D. Porterfield, Erik B. PetersenOriginal AssigneeIgtExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (328), Non-Patent Citations (90), Referenced by (7), Classifications (32), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem for awarding a bonus to a gaming device on a wide area network
US 7794322 B2Abstract
forming a new bonus pool using a second portion of the delayed pool value. Description
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