Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for movement of hand counts between gaming devices. A gaming device can receive an indication of an amount of hand count credit. A hand count value on the gaming device can be incremented by the received amount of hand count credit. The gaming device can generate outcomes of wagering games. The hand count value can be incremented based on a number of outcomes of the wagering game generated. A payout of the wagering game can be determined based on the hand count value.

Abstract: A system and method for providing progressive awards can include a computing device in communication with a memory. The computing device can generate outcomes for a wagering game using a bet amount. The outcome can include one or more indicia. The computing device can update a progressive value using the bet amount and determine if a progressive threshold is satisfied based on an accrued hand count. In response to the progressive threshold being satisfied, the computing device can provide an award based on the progressive value.

Abstract: A gaming machine comprises a display and an electronic controller for playing a first game. The electronic controller is configured to randomly determine whether to display one or more bonus symbols in the first game, each bonus symbol being associated with a bonus value award. Where a trigger event occurs during the first game, such as the appearance of a predetermined order of bonus symbols, electronic controller is configured to display an array of the bonus symbols on the display or optionally on another display. Where bonus symbols appear in further plays of the first game or plays of a second game, the bonus symbols are added to the array and bonus symbols present on the array are sequentially transferred to a win meter, which increments by the amount of the associated bonus value award of each transferred bonus symbol.

Abstract: A game table is provided with a generally flat playing surface having opposed playing ends position spaced apart in a length dimension to allow players to participate from each of the playing ends. The playing surface has a length dimension greater than a width dimension of the playing surface. A plurality of holes is formed with a V-shaped pattern oriented in the length dimension. The V-shaped pattern is positioned adjacent each of the playing ends. The V-shaped pattern has a plurality of holes that increase in diameter away from the end hole. A gutter surrounds the playing surface.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to predicting aspects of an unknown event. A system may involve an electronic device communicatively coupled to a server. The server may provide a set of possible parameters relating to an unknown event to the electronic device. The electronic device may enable a user to select predicted parameters via a user interface and may further transmit the predicted parameters to the server. The server may generate a combination from the set of possible parameters to use to retrieve a pre-recorded event and transmit the event to the electronic device for display to the user. The server may also compare the predicted parameters to the generated parameters to determine a result and provide the result to the electronic device for display to the user.

Abstract: This invention allows the players of multiplayer games like poker, chess, backgammon, go, board games, and video games to play the game online while commenting on the game and explaining their strategies to an online audience without sharing that information with their opponents.

Abstract: This invention allows the players of multiplayer games like poker, chess, backgammon, go, board games, and video games to play the game online while commenting on the game and explaining their strategies to an online audience without sharing that information with their opponents.

Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods of revealing portions of outcomes of real-world wagers through interactive media by storing reserve wagers, receiving an indication a first token has been acquired by a user, determining a tracking wager associated with the first token, matching a stored reserve wager with the tracking wager, associating the matched reserve wager with the first token, and revealing at least a portion of the outcome of the matched reserve wager to the user by the user's interaction with the interactive media. By integrating real-world wager outcomes with user interactions, the system may provide an engaging user experience with interactive media. For example, a game may reveal an outcome of a real-world wager (which has already occurred), in response to in-game actions such as user actions in the game, other players' actions, game events, and/or other events.

Abstract: A gaming methodology with improved player and team interface may feature a cloud-based gaming architecture (410) with either cloud or locally based interactive game files. At least one processor (420) then controls at least one display (430) to provide direction, interaction, and otherwise advance gameplay. Players and teams interact with the game from personal devices (440a-440d), such as smartphones or tablets, to further advance gameplay. The methodology may incorporate actors (450), specialized tokens, or geographically significant tokens (460) to advance the game. The game methodology may also be implemented across a plurality of locations with multiple displays (430) and more particularly allow teams of players to cooperate.

Abstract: Gaming machine button decks are connected with a button deck filler for connecting between two adjacent gaming machines to provide continuity between button decks. Light sources may be controlled by a multimedia server operating to control various presentation interfaces for a group of adjacent gaming machines.

Abstract: An electronic game machine comprises a display, an interface device for receiving input from a human player and a controller. The controller, responsive to initiation of a machine implemented game, prompts the human player to select to play a first player state or a second player state. The controller receives in response to the prompt, an input from the human player through the interface device whereby the human player chooses the first player state or the second player state. The first player state enables the human player to select at least one of at least two predefined selections responsive to a game state and the second player state defines the response of the humane player according to predetermined rules.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods of enhancing the gameplay of a toy are disclosed herein. For example, the toy can be a remotely controlled vehicle that includes a radio frequency identification (“RFID”) reader, configured to detect signals generated by a plurality of markers with RFID tags. Each marker of the plurality can be arranged such that the markers define a course for the remotely controlled vehicle. Certain markers can be designated as a starting line, a finish line, and “special,” which would enable programmable and variable gameplay features and actions of the remotely controlled vehicle. The remotely controlled vehicle can be communicably coupled to a mobile computing device configured to receive and process signals from the vehicle, display metrics associated with the gameplay, enable immediate functioning of special tag features, display metrics, and generate control codes transmitted to the vehicle, which control certain features in accordance with the programmed gameplay.

Abstract: A system for simulating a gaming tournament with a quasi-tournament, the system including a central processor connected to one or more electronic game machines, the central processor configured to receive an input corresponding to an outcome of one or more games to determine one or more winners of the quasi-tournament, wherein the one or more human users select, as input, after a game is initiated and value received from the one or more human users, from one of at least two different potentially winning actions at a single stage in at least one of the one or more games played by the one or more human users, and wherein the system is operative to provide a human user winning the quasi-tournament with a payout from one or more prize pots upon winning the quasi-tournament.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for providing game maps. The apparatus for providing game maps includes memory configured to store maps for the play of a blast mission game, and a controller configured to provide a map including varied game play environment information for each round of the blast mission game.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for providing game replays. The apparatus for providing game replays includes: storage configured to store a game log for each game round of a game match including a plurality of game rounds that are performed sequentially; a controller configured to run the game round by providing a game screen of a three-dimensional game space to a plurality of players participating in the game match and also receiving control commands for characters from the plurality of players, and to, when the game round ends, generate a replay image showing changes in the location of a character corresponding to each of the plurality of players on a two-dimensional plan view of the three-dimensional game space based on the game log of the game round; and an input/output interface configured to provide the replay image to the plurality of players.

Abstract: A lottery ticket dispensing system includes a cabinet housing and a lottery ticket array insertable into the cabinet housing. The array includes a plurality of individual bins in a stacked configuration. A dispensing unit is inserted into each of the bins and includes a ticket compartment in which a continuous strip of lottery tickets is contained and an automatic separation module in which a leading ticket of the continuous strip of lottery tickets is automatically separated and dispensed from the bin. The bins are connected together in the stacked configuration such that the lottery ticket array is insertable into and removable from the cabinet housing as a single unit. The stacked configuration has opposite sides defined by the sides of the bins.

Abstract: A gaming machine, method, and program product provide a slot machine game with group gaming mode features. A set of gaming machines enter a group gaming mode in which prize objects are displayed on a group mode game board and are available to be awarded to individual gaming machines in the set, and are then removed from the group mode game board. Primary game results at each of the set of gaming machines are presented through the group gaming mode.