Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a bonus game that is common to a bank of electronic gaming devices. One or more pools accrue with each wager placed. A player qualifies to play the bonus game when at least one tracked player or game criterion, such as wagers made, exceeds a threshold, triggers a mystery-jackpot counter, or is selected by a weighted pay table. The bonus game includes a video display of a wheel bouncing against a brick wall with bricks being exploded by coins. After an opening is formed in the wall and the wheel escapes, a wheel spin determines the bonus game outcome. More than one player may play the bonus game in sequence until the last player spins the wheel.

Abstract: [Problem] The object of the present invention is to provide a management apparatus capable of converting payout information based on a predetermined currency unit and displaying it on an information processing apparatus. [Solution] A management apparatus, comprising: a storage unit for storing currency information including a currency unit, a receiving unit for receiving payout information, including a specified currency unit, transmitted from an information processing apparatus for providing profit to a user, a conversion unit for converting the payout information, received by the receiving unit, based on the currency unit stored in the storage unit, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the payout information converted by the conversion unit to the information processing apparatus in order to display the converted payout information on the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A system and method relate to interleaved video game play associated with a web-based or device-resident program application selected via a client device. Upon execution of the program application, a game server is linked to the client, wherein a first set of executable iterations/portions of the original application are interleaved with a second set of iterations/portions comprising specified gameplay objects programmed to interact with dynamic text objects. At least for the second set, text strings are obtained in association with a first text source. The dynamically applied text objects are generated via a first set of rules associated at least with the selected application. Further based on the obtained text strings, the interleaved gameplay involves interacting with the gameplay objects via a second set of rules associated with the selected program application. The first text source may be an advertisement selected from campaigns associated with an ad server.

Abstract: Nonconventional playing cards, nonconventional decks of playing cards and method of playing and presenting games using such cards are provided. A nonconventional deck of playing cards may comprise a plurality of playing cards each having a card face bearing at least a primary indicium and a secondary indicium, the primary indicium comprising a card rank, at least a first number of the plurality of playing cards having a first card rank and a second number of the plurality of playing cards having a second card rank, the first and second numbers of cards being different. The primary indicia may comprise characters and the secondary indicia may comprise card background colors. A deck may comprise cards of 6 ranks and cards of each rank varying between 6 and 12 cards.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system for automated generation and/or execution of an interactive content object having content related to a video game application. In some implementations, the interactive content object may comprise interactive digital content that may be distributed to and/or executed on one or more computer system gaming platforms and/or other interactive media devices. Interactive content objects may be configured such that they may be included in the video game application and/or executed by the video game application. Interactive content objects may also be configured as standalone products. Interactive content objects may be configured such that they may be remotely patched and/or updated without updating the video game application. In some implementations, the interactive content object may comprise one or more of an instruction manual, a strategy guidebook, a cheat book, a mini-game, episodic content, and/or other applications.

Abstract: Lighting kit (1) for weapons in use in fencing comprising: a light source (6); at least one guided propagation member (10) of light (L) generated by the source (6), said member (10) being disposed within a groove (11) formed on a blade (9) of said weapon for use in fencing; constraint means (16) for firmly engaging the propagation member (10) within said groove (11); and supply means (18) electrically connected to the light source (6).

Abstract: A method for assisting game play. The method includes monitoring game play of the user playing a gaming application, wherein the user has a defined task to accomplish, wherein the task is associated with a task type. The method includes determining a task type proficiency rule for the task type based on results of a plurality of players taking on a plurality of tasks having the task type. The method includes determining a player proficiency score for accomplishing the task based on the task type proficiency rule. The method includes determining a user predictive rate of success in accomplishing the task based on the player proficiency score, the task type proficiency rule, and the task. The method includes determining a recommendation for the user based on the user predictive rate of success.

Abstract: A method of incentivizing location-based actions by groups is disclosed. A group of users of a game networking system is notified that an incentive reward is to be provided based on a number of members of the group performing a location-based action transgressing a threshold. The incentive reward is provided based on the number of members of the group performing the location-based action transgressing the threshold.

Abstract: A gaming apparatus including a tracking system arranged to track at least one position of a user delivered projectile; and a processing unit for receiving tracking data detected by the tracking system to generate projectile data representative of a path of the user delivered projectile.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (EGM) may present first visual effects on a display system, including game play items, corresponding to one or more instances of a base game and determining instances of game play items that correspond to feature credits towards an automatic award of a feature comprising one or more bonus games. The EGM may present second visual effects corresponding to an accumulation of feature credits towards the automatic award of the feature, receive an indication of a player's initiation of an attempt to trigger an award of the feature, at a time during which less than a number of feature credits necessary for an automatic award of the feature has been accumulated, determine whether an award of the feature will be triggered and control the display system to present third visual effects corresponding to whether an award of the feature has been triggered.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing ultraviolet (UV) sterilization, disinfection and decontamination of electronic gaming machines (EGMs), gaming chips, dice, playing cards, currency, TITO tickets, etc. The ultraviolet sterilization, disinfection and decontamination may include a singular or plurality of UV lamps of any type or style or UV LEDs or RGB-UV LEDs or any type or style of UV LEDs of at least such wavelengths to be effective in at least partially reducing or eliminating viruses or the like. The UV sources are mounted on, in or proximate to a variety of gaming devices or equipment such as EGMs, mechanical gaming machines, chip trays, chippers, dice holders, automatic card shufflers, bill validators, currency counting devices, currency dispensing devices, printers, magnetic card readers, playing card and currency sterilization, disinfection or decontamination storage mechanisms, ATMs, redemption machines, promotional kiosks, etc., or similar devices used in other industries.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a mechanical wheel display assembly including a mechanical rotatable bezel surrounding a mechanical wheel. The mechanical wheel display input assembly is suitable for use in a gaming terminal, a gaming cabinet or a gaming machine. Direction and speed of a manual rotation of the bezel is detected and interpreted. The result may be used to control various aspects of operation of the gaming terminal, gaming cabinet or gaming machine, including providing input for game play. The mechanical wheel may be rotated in real-time to reflect the rotation of the bezel. A motor may be coupled to the rotatable bezel to provide resistance, assistance or operator feedback.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a display in the form of a matrix of rows and columns and a controller configured to conduct a game instance upon receiving a wager via a player input. In conducting each game instance, the controller activates a number of columns on the display based on the wager and controls a display to indicate which columns in the display have been activated. The controller determines if any of the activated columns meets a triggering condition and controls the display to display the activated columns which meet the triggering condition with a modified background. The controller then determines an outcome of the game instance based on whether a predetermined number of activated columns which meet the triggering condition are adjacent one another and makes an award to the player based on the outcome of the instance.

Abstract: A gaming machine which includes a display unit configured to display a gaming interface, and a score interface; a console for receiving payment instructions from a player; a game controller programmed to present at least one game of chance and at least one game of skill. The machine includes a display controller activated by said game controller to display at least one of a game of chance and one of said game of skill and to display a score and a game timer. The game controller includes a program that runs an algorithm that determines that the long term return to player (RTP) from the gaming machine lies between a minimum specified percentage and a maximum specified percentage. The algorithm includes functions dependent on the random number generator (RNG), the score from the game of skill and the time elapsed during the game of skill.

Abstract: A record display system includes an interactive controller configured to: communicate, to an application controller, application telemetry; display initial outcomes; receive a record indicating an official result of a series of wagers associated with the user interaction; and display the record; a wager controller constructed to: receive a wager request; determine a wager outcome; communicate the wager outcome; and communicate the record; and the application controller operatively connecting the interactive controller and the wager controller, and constructed to: receive the application telemetry; communicate the wager request; receive the wager outcome; receive the record; communicate the record, wherein the record comprises the official wager outcome.

Abstract: A skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system is disclosed, including an interactive controller connected to an application controller, and configured to: communicate application telemetry; provide a skill proposition; communicate secondary telemetry; receive and display award information; a wager controller connected to the application controller, and constructed to: receive wager request instructions; determine and communicate the wager outcome; and the application controller connecting the interactive controller and the wager controller, connected to a session controller, and constructed to: receive application telemetry and the wager outcome; receive indication to provide a skill proposition; receive the secondary telemetry; determine whether an award should be awarded.

Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure are directed to a method, a system, and an article for managing the use of global position information in a multi-player online game. An example computer-implemented method can include: identifying a number of random events for which each random event has a plurality of possible outcomes and each possible outcome has a respective probability of occurrence for each random event; selecting a first possible outcome from the plurality of possible outcomes; determining a probability distribution for the first possible outcome that defines a relationship between (i) a number of occurrences of the first possible outcome in the number of random events and (ii) a range of probabilities; selecting a first probability from the range of probabilities; and determining the number of occurrences of the first possible outcome based on the probability distribution and the selected first probability.

Abstract: A game apparatus includes: a moving image acquirer configured to acquire a movement image of an operation result generation device that generates an operation result used in a game; a movable display device having a transformable display surface; a game related information acquirer configured to acquire game related information including at least one of information on the operation result generation device and information on the game; and a form determiner configured to determine a form of the display surface based on the game related information, and the movable display device displays the movement image acquired by the moving image acquirer in the form determined by the form determiner.

Abstract: A server device including: a memory configured to store lottery information, winning information, and computer-readable instructions; and a processor. The lottery information is obtained by conversion processing for input information that is input via an input interface in a terminal device of a user. The winning information is a predetermined character string. The processor is configured to execute the computer readable instructions to determine whether the lottery information matches the winning information, to create lottery result information, and to transmit the lottery result information to the terminal device according to the determination.

Abstract: A gaming system including a housing and one or more deformable devices supported by the housing, wherein the deformable devices are configured to selectively take multiple different shapes.