Abstract: Arrangement and method for identifying fingerprints, including at least one fingerprint sensor and at least two electrodes, wherein a fingerprint can be detected by the sensor. A first electrode is arranged in the vicinity of a hand support surface at a distance from the support surface such that when a finger is placed on the support surface, the thumb can be placed on the first electrode. At least one second electrode is arranged on the support surface such that at least one finger can be placed on the second electrode. The sensor and the first electrode and/or the at least one second electrode are each designed as one unit. Electric signals are transmitted to the hand via the electrodes by a measuring unit for applying and analyzing the electric signals, and the changes of the electric signals are detected. An identification result is ascertained using the detected fingerprints and signals.

Abstract: Devices with a fingerprint sensor paired with a handle or a hand support. The fingerprint sensor is arranged in the vicinity of the handle or the hand support surface at a distance from the handle or hand support surface such that when an index, and/or middle, and/or ring, and/or little finger of a hand grips the handle or an index, and/or middle, and/or ring, and/or little finger of a hand is placed on the support surface, the thumb the hand can be placed on the fingerprint sensor such that a longitudinal axis of the thumb substantially coincides with a main axis of the fingerprint sensor. The thumb is placed either next to the handle and thus on the fingerprint sensor or the fingerprint sensor is arranged on a housing side of the device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an air cleaner for removing air pollutants from an air stream, for instance such as the cleaning exhaust/intake gas of an amusement machine, said air cleaner comprising a filter device including at least one filter layer (4a, 4b) held by a filter holder (5) in said airflow substantially perpendicular to a main flow direction thereof and including a plurality of preferably stick-shaped filter elements (6) neighbouring each other. In accordance with the present invention, the filter device has no closed surrounding along the circumference of the filter layers, but provides for an open side along at least a portion of the periphery of the filter layer. At least one circumferential side section (7, 8) of the filter layer parallel to or tangential to the longitudinal axis of an outermost filter element is formed as an open side free of flow control elements surrounding the filter layer.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a gambling and/or gaming apparatus comprising an input apparatus for inputting of a stake or and/or playing-tip information in the form of a number and/or number combination and/or a number matrix, an outcome ascertainment apparatus for ascertaining a winning number and/or a winning number combination and/or a winning number matrix, an indicator apparatus for indicating the ascertained winning number and/or the ascertained winning number combination and/or the ascertained winning number matrix, and a win ascertainment apparatus for ascertaining a gambling and/or gaming win from a comparison of the ascertained winning number and/or the ascertained winning number combination and/or the ascertained winning number matrix with the input stake and/or playing-tip information.

Abstract: A touch screen player interface includes a fiber optic plate, high-resolution infrared camera and projector. The fiber optic plate acts as a display surface for the output of the projector as well as a fingerprint and/or item scanner. Individual fiber optic plates acting as individual player interfaces or a single fiber optic plate configured to support multiple player interfaces are conceivable. The touchscreen provides an interactive gaming system capable of identifying and authenticating players during common touch interactions. The touch screen interface may be integrated into virtual gaming systems such as virtual roulette, poker and craps systems. Live, human-managed gaming tables may also incorporate the touch screen player interface described herein.

Abstract: A gaming machine having a standard game play mode and a bonus feature play mode that include winning and non-winning reel set spins. The gaming machine includes a housing having a user interface and a display attached to the housing to enable games having standard and bonus game play modes. Standard game play mode displays a matrix of symbols including scatter symbols. The gaming machine evaluates scatter symbols in the matrix, whereby appearance of a predetermined number of scatter symbols in the matrix triggers bonus feature play mode and initializes a win chain counter. During bonus game play mode a winning reel set spin enables a new reel set spin while leaving the value of the win chain counter unchanged and a non-winning reel set spin decrements the win chain counter. When the win chain counter reaches a threshold value then bonus game play mode terminates.

Abstract: A cable holding element includes a base body and rows of latching projections that project from the base body to define at least one channel area for holding cable. The latching projections each have a first section and a second section. The first section and the second section form an acute angle towards the base body. A first row of latching projections opposes a second row of latching projections. The opposing latching projections cooperate to interlock without contact, in a comb-like manner to hold cable within the cable holding element and to form guiding structure that guides cable into and out from the channel area.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gaming machine and/or entertainment machine, in particular in the form of slot machines and/or gambling machines operable by coins and/or by monetary equivalents, having a plurality of screens for the presentation of information, in particular of game contents and/or of game information, which are directed toward a machine operating position, and having a control device for the control of the screens and/or for the control of game procedures. It is proposed to arrange a plurality of screens staggered behind one another and overlapping one another so that the viewing window onto at least one screen remains behind the actual screen surface of the screen with respect to format and/or size in order to accommodate a maximum number of screens in a compact arrangement, on the one hand, and in order not to be restricted to the desired field of view with respect to the formats of the screens to be used.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to gaming systems for playing ball games where a ball is launched into a gaming area. More particularly, the present invention relates to a multiplayer gaming system comprising a ball game device having a launching mechanism for launching a ball into a gaming area to start a game, the gaming system further comprising a start control means for controlling start of the launching mechanism and a plurality of gaming terminals for a plurality of players, said gaming terminals including an input device for inputting a prediction and/or a bet for the outcome of a game.

Abstract: A cable holding element includes a base body and rows of latching projections that project from the base body to define at least one channel area for holding cable. The latching projections each have a first section and a second section. The first section and the second section form an acute angle towards the base body. A first row of latching projections opposes a second row of latching projections. The opposing latching projections cooperate to interlock without contact, in a comb-like manner to hold cable within the cable holding element and to form guiding structure that guides cable into and out from the channel area.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gaming apparatus comprising an input apparatus for inputting of a stake information in the form of a number, an outcome ascertainment apparatus for ascertaining a winning number, and a win ascertainment apparatus for ascertaining a gaming win from a comparison of the ascertained winning number with the input stake information. According to the invention, the outcome ascertainment apparatus comprises a monitoring apparatus for monitoring at least one skill/skilled sport installation on which a game of skill/skilled sport which provides at least one game outcome can be executed by at least one participant, wherein the monitoring apparatus comprises game outcome determination means for determining the game outcome, wherein the monitoring apparatus comprises a game outcome determination means for determining the game outcome, and a determination device for determining the winning number from the determined game outcome.

Abstract: A money dispensing unit, including an electric motor, a control device, which has a storage unit, wherein the electric motor is coupled to the control device of a controllable switch and can be activated with current/voltage of the switch in order to dispense money; and the control device is provided and designed to provide a code. Additionally, a comparison module for receiving the code and comparing the code with a predefined code, wherein if the received code is identical to the predefined code, the switch can be activated in order to supply voltage to the electric motor in order to dispense money is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic gaming and/or gambling machine, in particular to a slot machine which is coin operable or is operable by monetary equivalents, comprising a display apparatus for the display of at least one game and optionally additional information, with the display apparatus having at least a first and a second screen on which at least one screen display, preferably a main game, and one second screen display, preferably a bonus game and/or additional information, can be displayed as well as a control panel for the actuation of the gaming and/or gambling machine. In accordance with the invention, the electronic gaming and/or gambling machine is characterized in that a switching device is provided which is actuable by a machine user by an input device for the switching of the first screen representation from the first screen to the second screen and of the second screen representation from the second screen to the first screen or to a further screen and/or vice versa.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling an electronic gaming machine (“EGM”) from a mobile device during a remote access play session. The EGM is switched between a local access mode in which the inputs on the EGM are active and a remote access mode in which the inputs on the EGM are de-activated and a player interfaces the EGM using a mobile device such as a smartphone or a tablet computer. During remote access play sessions, all critical game play operations continue to be performed exclusively on the EGM and not on the mobile device. Critical game play operations include random number generation and determination of game outcome. Game content, including video, screenshot images and audio of the game is transmitted to the mobile device for display to the player. Player input and selections are made on the mobile device.

Abstract: A gaming machine has a standard game play mode, and a bonus feature game play mode. The bonus feature mode includes a win chain counter having an integer value. During standard game play mode, the user interface randomly displays a matrix of symbols and the computer calculates the wins based on the matrix of symbols. On appearance of a predetermined number of scatter symbols, bonus feature play commences and a the win chain counter is initialized. During bonus feature play, a winning spin initializes a first win chain, and a first non-winning spin decrements the win chain counter value, after a first win chain is initialized, and prior to a non-winning spin, winning spins are added to the first win chain. Subsequent win chains are generated and terminated by a non-winning spin until the win chain counter is decremented to zero. Then bonus feature game play terminates.

Abstract: A method pays out credit via a system having a server and a number of game machines connected to the server and operated by a player. A game machine has a game unit and a payout unit that can be activated by a player for paying out a credit via a confirmation ticket or a data storage medium. When a credit is present, the game unit allows a game to be played, and when a credit is present and the payout unit is activated, a data set is transmitted to the server, the data set contains the amount of the credit. The data set is stored upon being deposited in the server, and a release data set is transmitted back to the game machine if the data set is stored. A confirmation ticket is provided when the release data set is deposited at the respective game machine, and the confirmation ticket is dispensed to the player.

Abstract: A device for the acceptance of coins which allows the acceptance of individual coins as well as the acceptance of various coins for further processing of the coins, whereby the device includes a laterally moveable holding fixture. The holding fixture has both a side with a coin insertion slot, and a receptacle area for the reception of a plurality of coins.

Abstract: A method for identifying a selected playing ball from a prescribed number of playing balls, wherein each of the playing balls is provided with a different symbol, wherein: a) the selected playing ball is moved from a starting position past an image recording unit pickup, b) the mass center of the depiction of the selected playing ball in the image is kept unaltered for a prescribed, c) the image position and size of the depiction of the playing ball is ascertained, and a check is performed to determine whether portions of the depiction of the playing ball are situated outside a lateral of the image, and d) if portions of the depiction of the playing ball are situated outside said lateral edge, the playing ball is returned to the pickup area of the image recording unit and/or is repositioned and steps b) to d) are repeated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gaming machine and/or entertainment machine, in particular in the form of slot machines and/or gambling machines operable by coins and/or by monetary equivalents, having a plurality of screens for the presentation of information, in particular of game contents and/or of game information, which are directed toward a machine operating position, and having a control device for the control of the screens and/or for the control of game procedures. It is proposed to arrange a plurality of screens staggered behind one another and overlapping one another so that the viewing window onto at least one screen remains behind the actual screen surface of the screen with respect to format and/or size in order to accommodate a maximum number of screens in a compact arrangement, on the one hand, and in order not to be restricted to the desired field of view with respect to the formats of the screens to be used.

Abstract: The present invention is a gaming machine such as a slot machine having a housing with a light-effect arrangement for creation of light effects. The gaming machine has at least one reflector arranged on the housing such that the reflector is positioned with respect to a remote light source to reflect a light beam from the remote light source at least partly towards the front of the housing. The housing may include a light source, which may be a strip of LED lights that emits a light beam. This arrangement is particularly beneficial in modern gaming devices. A higher degree of design freedom relative to light source arrangement is achieved through the use of reflectors and the light source.