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Patent US8221224 - Method for distributing large payouts with minimal interruption of a gaming ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsApparatus and methods for administering payouts in gaming machines are disclosed. More particularly, improved techniques for distributing large payouts with minimal interruption of a gaming session at a gaming apparatus are disclosed....http://www.google.com/patents/US8221224?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8221224 - Method for distributing large payouts with minimal interruption of a gaming sessionAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8221224 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/541,060Publication dateJul 17, 2012Priority dateFeb 28, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS8246450, US20070099696, US20120046097Publication number11541060, 541060, US 8221224 B2, US 8221224B2, US-B2-8221224, US8221224 B2, US8221224B2InventorsBinh Nguyen, William Brosnan, Craig PaulsenOriginal AssigneeIgtExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (139), Non-Patent Citations (67), Referenced by (1), Classifications (13), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod for distributing large payouts with minimal interruption of a gaming session
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