Patents Assigned to Action Gaming, Inc.
  • Patent number: 7070503
    Abstract: A slot machine is provided with a plurality of slot symbols which results in a display matrix having a plurality of reel stop locations. A player makes a wager for each pay line on the slot machine that the player wishes to be active. Prior to the reels being spun, the player selects two of the reel stop locations as the player's lucky reel stop locations. The slot reels are spun and the player receives an award for any winning symbol combinations that appear on active pay lines. Then the reel stop locations selected by the player are switched and the pay lines are reanalyzed to determine if winning combinations have been achieved as a result of the switching of the two reel stop locations. The player receives an award for any winning symbol combinations that appear on active pay lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Action Gaming, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian A. Rudolph
  • Patent number: 6533279
    Abstract: An initial hand of three cards is dealt to the player and three community cards are dealt face down. The player decides which cards to hold and which cards to discard. For each card that is discarded, the player uses one of the community cards as the replacement card. If the player discards one card, Card #1 is used as the replacement card. If the player discards two cards, Card #1 and Card #2 are used as the replacement cards. If the player discards all three cards, Card #1, Card #2 and Card #3 are used as the replacement cards. After the player has made his decision, all of the community cards are turned face up and the outcome of the player's final three card hand is determined. Winning and losing outcomes are determined based on a pay table and the amount of the player's wager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignees: Action Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest W. Moody, Kathlene A. Bouffleur