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Cashless computerized video game system and method
Assignee: Oneida Indian Nation
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Filing: 1997-04-25
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Granted: 2000-07-18
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Expires: 2017-04-25
Abstract
Abstract A coinless video game system includes a plurality of electronic video game terminals, a game server corresponding to each player terminal, and a central control network for administering and controlling games and player accounts. A player initially establishes a player account in the central control network and receives a player I.D. card bearing the player's account number and other relevant information. Players use these I.D. cards to establish sessions at a player terminal. The server provides a random number to each player terminal at predefined intervals to determine wins and loses for each game selected by a player. Waged amounts are then debited or credited to a player's account in the central control network. Players may redeem any account balance from a cashier associated with the central control network.
Inventors
- 👤 Niels C. Holch
- 👤 Frank J. Riolo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:29
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/32; A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/08; A63F3/081; G07F17/3225; G07F17/3232; G07F17/3237; G07F17/326; G07F17/3262; A63F2300/00; A63F2300/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
210 words
A system for operating several games for a plurality of players, comprising: a plurality of player terminals that do not accept monetary value coupled together, each terminal including means for receiving player identification information from a participating one of the players, means for receiving game selection information from the participating player indicating one of the plurality of games, a video display for displaying a selected one of the games to the participating player, means for receiving a wager amount from the participating player, means for executing software application programs corresponding to a plurality of games of chance to determine the result of the selected one of the games, and means for transmitting game information after each game for which the wager amount was received, the game information including the result of the game and the wager amount; and a central controller, connected to each of the plurality of player terminals, and including means for storing player account information for each of the players, means for receiving from the player terminals the transmitted result after each game for which the wager amount was received, and means for adjusting the account information of the players according to the result of the games after each game for which the wager amount was received.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
210 words
A system for operating several games for a plurality of players, comprising: a plurality of player terminals that do not accept monetary value coupled together, each terminal including means for receiving player identification information from a participating one of the players, means for receiving game selection information from the participating player indicating one of the plurality of games, a video display for displaying a selected one of the games to the participating player, means for receiving a wager amount from the participating player, means for executing software application programs corresponding to a plurality of games of chance to determine the result of the selected one of the games, and means for transmitting game information after each game for which the wager amount was received, the game information including the result of the game and the wager amount; and a central controller, connected to each of the plurality of player terminals, and including means for storing player account information for each of the players, means for receiving from the player terminals the transmitted result after each game for which the wager amount was received, and means for adjusting the account information of the players according to the result of the games after each game for which the wager amount was received.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the adjusting means in the central controller includes means for crediting the player's account when the player wins the selected game of chance, and means for debiting the player's account when the player loses the selected game of chance.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
174 words
A method of operating games in a system comprising the steps of: establishing a player account file at a central controller for a participating player; receiving, at a player terminal coupled to the central controller, player identification information input by the participating player; displaying, on a video display of the player terminal, a plurality of games of chance; receiving, at the player terminal, information for a selected one of the plurality of games including a wager amount from the participating player, wherein the player terminal does not accept monetary value; executing software application programs corresponding to the selected game by the player terminal to determine the result of the selected game; transmitting, by the player terminal, game information to the central controller after each game for which the wager amount was received, the game information including the result of the selected game and the wager amount; and updating, by the central controller, the participating player's account file according to the result of the games after each game for which the wager amount was received.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
174 words
A method of operating games in a system comprising the steps of: establishing a player account file at a central controller for a participating player; receiving, at a player terminal coupled to the central controller, player identification information input by the participating player; displaying, on a video display of the player terminal, a plurality of games of chance; receiving, at the player terminal, information for a selected one of the plurality of games including a wager amount from the participating player, wherein the player terminal does not accept monetary value; executing software application programs corresponding to the selected game by the player terminal to determine the result of the selected game; transmitting, by the player terminal, game information to the central controller after each game for which the wager amount was received, the game information including the result of the selected game and the wager amount; and updating, by the central controller, the participating player's account file according to the result of the games after each game for which the wager amount was received.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the step of updating the player's account includes the steps of crediting the player's account file when the player wins the selected game of chance, and debiting the player's account file when the player loses the selected game of chance.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
224 words
A system for operating several games for a plurality of players, comprising: a plurality of groups of player terminals coupled together, each group of player terminals including a plurality of terminals that do not accept monetary value coupled together, each terminal including means for receiving player identification information from a participating one of the players, means for receiving game selection information from the participating player indicating one of the plurality of games, a video display for displaying a selected one of the games to the participating player, means for receiving a wager amount from the participating player, means for executing software application programs corresponding to a plurality of games of chance to determine the result of the selected one of the games, and means for transmitting game information after each game for which the wager amount was received, the game information including the result of the game and the wager amount; and a central controller, connected to each of the plurality of player terminals, and including means for storing player account information for each of the players, means for receiving from the player terminals the transmitted result after each game for which the wager amount was received, and means for adjusting the account information of the players according to the result of the games after each game for which the wager amount was received.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
224 words
A system for operating several games for a plurality of players, comprising: a plurality of groups of player terminals coupled together, each group of player terminals including a plurality of terminals that do not accept monetary value coupled together, each terminal including means for receiving player identification information from a participating one of the players, means for receiving game selection information from the participating player indicating one of the plurality of games, a video display for displaying a selected one of the games to the participating player, means for receiving a wager amount from the participating player, means for executing software application programs corresponding to a plurality of games of chance to determine the result of the selected one of the games, and means for transmitting game information after each game for which the wager amount was received, the game information including the result of the game and the wager amount; and a central controller, connected to each of the plurality of player terminals, and including means for storing player account information for each of the players, means for receiving from the player terminals the transmitted result after each game for which the wager amount was received, and means for adjusting the account information of the players according to the result of the games after each game for which the wager amount was received.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The system of claim 5, wherein the adjusting means includes means for crediting the player's account when the player wins the selected game of chance, and means for debiting the player's account when the player loses the selected game of chance.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
135 words
A player terminal that does not accept monetary value for a video game system comprising: means for executing a plurality of video games of chance; means for receiving player identification information from a participating player; means for receiving game selection information from the participating player indicating one of the plurality of games; a video display for displaying a selected one of the games to the participating player; means for receiving a wager amount from the participating player; means for executing software application programs corresponding to a plurality of games of chance to determine the result of the selected one of the games; and means for transmitting game information to a central controller after each game for which the wager amount was received, the game information including the result of the game and the wager amount.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
135 words
A player terminal that does not accept monetary value for a video game system comprising: means for executing a plurality of video games of chance; means for receiving player identification information from a participating player; means for receiving game selection information from the participating player indicating one of the plurality of games; a video display for displaying a selected one of the games to the participating player; means for receiving a wager amount from the participating player; means for executing software application programs corresponding to a plurality of games of chance to determine the result of the selected one of the games; and means for transmitting game information to a central controller after each game for which the wager amount was received, the game information including the result of the game and the wager amount.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
90 words
A central controller for a video game system comprising: means for connecting the central controller to each of a plurality of player terminals that do not accept monetary value; means for storing player account information for players who register; means for receiving from the player terminals result after each game for which a wager amount was received by the player terminals; and means for adjusting the account information of each of the players according to the results of the games after each game for which the wager amount was received.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
90 words
A central controller for a video game system comprising: means for connecting the central controller to each of a plurality of player terminals that do not accept monetary value; means for storing player account information for players who register; means for receiving from the player terminals result after each game for which a wager amount was received by the player terminals; and means for adjusting the account information of each of the players according to the results of the games after each game for which the wager amount was received.
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