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Patent US7909692 - Apparatus for pre-determined game outcomes - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA remote gaming system and method provides for portable memory devices having predetermined game play outcomes for play on PGDs. The portable memory device having a memory to store at least one predetermined game play outcome for a wager-based game, a processor coupled to the memory, and a biometric...http://www.google.com/patents/US7909692?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7909692 - Apparatus for pre-determined game outcomesAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7909692 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/480,189Publication dateMar 22, 2011Filing dateJun 29, 2006Priority dateSep 10, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20060247064, WO2008005236A2, WO2008005236A3Publication number11480189, 480189, US 7909692 B2, US 7909692B2, US-B2-7909692, US7909692 B2, US7909692B2InventorsBinh T. Nguyen, Craig A. Paulsen, Brian UnderdahlOriginal AssigneeIgtExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (162), Non-Patent Citations (35), Referenced by (16), Classifications (12), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetApparatus for pre-determined game outcomes
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